A semi-truck driver who was reportedly seen on dashcam footage watching Netflix at the time of a fatal car crash in Minnesota has pleaded guilty. In August 2023, Billy Joe Grimes, 57, rear-ended two ... Read More

Billie Joe Grimes originally pleaded not guilty to two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and criminal vehicular operation, but changed his plea on Monday. Read More

A truck driver has admitted fault after authorities said he was watching Netflix when he crashed into a couple on a Minnesota interstate, killing them. Read More

The driver in a rollover crash, which left two men hurt in Faribault, is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. Read More

A 27-year-old Kasson man was transported to Mayo Clinic Hospital-Saint Marys with non-life-threatening injuries. Read More

A Tennessee truck driver accused of watching Netflix before a crash that killed an Iowa couple on Interstate 35 near Faribault has pleaded guilty to three criminal charges. 57-year-old Billie Grimes ... Read More

A car rolled over on southbound Interstate 35 near Faribault late Monday, sending two men to the hospital. The crash happened around 11:53 p.m. near Mile Marker 61. A 2006 Mini Cooper was traveling ... Read More

A Mini Cooper rolled off Interstate 35 near Faribault Monday night after 11:50 p.m. The driver from Kasson and his passenger from Northfield both walked away with non-life-threatening injuries, though ... Read More

DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - A pedestrian bridge over Interstate 35 just south of Mesaba Avenue in Duluth will reopen Oct. 31 by 5 p.m., the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced. Read More

The Carlton County Sheriff's Office reported finding a deceased individual near the SOO Line Trail by County Road 8 and Interstate 35 east of Moose Lake. Read More

Minneapolis police say "a young male" was killed in a shooting Wednesday night just west of Interstate 35W near the Midtown Greenway. Read More

The man was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul after the collision in Wyoming, Minnesota. Read More

Drivers in Minneapolis needing to go north or south should make their way to thoroughfares such as I-35W or Hwy. 55. Drivers needing to go east or west can use I-94. Lake Street will stay open, but ... Read More

Traffic cameras captured the crash around 4:15 a.m. at Interstate 35W southbound and Fourth Street. Read More

Three men received Citizen Lifesaving Awards after pulling a critically injured passenger from a burning vehicle following a deadly June crash on I-35E in Eagan. Read More

Antonio Carlos Grajeda Jr., 20, of Savage, is accused of opening fire on two vehicles during a road rage confrontation on Interstate 35E northbound on July 11. Read More

The State Patrol says 80-year-old Alfred Holton was driving south in a small SUV when he lost control and the vehicle rolled into the southbound ditch. Motorcyclist crashes near A ... Read More

Motorists on Highway 14 and Interstate 35 near Owatonna will experience lane and ramp closures beginning Aug. 24 as crews resurface the roads, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Read More

Authorities say hundreds of scooter and bike riders rolled through downtown Minneapolis Saturday night, at times disrupting traffic and briefly entering Interstate 35-W. The Minnesota State Patrol ... Read More

A car and a coach bus carrying 31 passengers collided on Interstate 35 near Faribault Saturday evening. The car's driver was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Read More

Opaque glass and a large flashing neon green open sign highlight a new store off Henderson Road right off Interstate 35. Nearly three years to the date after ... Read More

Westbound I-94 near downtown Minneapolis turned into a crime scene early Wednesday, as a crash by the I-35W split left at least one person dead and shut down the major artery right as the morning ... Read More

All westbound lanes of I-94 in downtown Minneapolis are closed Wednesday morning as the State Patrol investigates a fatal crash. The wreck near the I-35W interchange happened about 2:30 a.m. and left ... Read More

All westbound lanes of I-94 in downtown Minneapolis are back open Wednesday morning following a closure related to a fatal crash. The wreck near the I-35W interchange happened about 2:30 a.m. and left ... Read More

Minnesota Highway 62 will be closed between Minnesota Highway 100 and Interstate Highway 35W from 10 p.m. Friday, June 26, to 5 a.m. Monday, June 29. Read More

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has launched a public construction camera for the Interstate 35E / Shepard Road bridge replacement project in St. Paul. The south-facing camera, mounted on ... Read More

MnDOT is preparing to close a section of I-35 in Duluth as they begin replacing the pedestrian bridge over the interstate, south of Mesaba Ave. Read More

DULUTH - Replacement of the pedestrian bridge over I-35, just south of Mesaba Avenue, will require complete closure of Interstate 35. The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced the ... Read More

I got a call during our broadcast today from a friend to alert me of a car fire on I-35. It was around 8:25 am on Thursday morning. Thanks to Joe, I was able to give listeners a heads-up about the ... Read More

TWIN CITIES, MN - Memorial Day weekend drivers should plan around several major construction zones across the Twin Cities metro, including work on I-494, I-394, I-94, I-35W, Highway 12, Highway 10 and ... Read More

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man died in a motorcycle crash on I-35W this past weekend. According to Minnesota State Patrol it happened shortly after 9 p.m. near Stinson Boulevard. Officials say the ... Read More

Authorities in Chisago County, Minnesota, are investigating after large rocks and motor oil were thrown from an I-35 overpass near Rush City, damaging multiple vehicles. The latest incident on Sunday ... Read More

Police in Chisago County are hunting for the suspect(s) responsible for throwing rocks and motor oil at vehicles from an Interstate 35 overpass. The Chisago County Sheriff's Office says it has taken ... Read More

A pair of Twin Cities highways will be inaccessible to motorists this weekend as they close for construction projects. In the south metro, I-35W will be fully closed in both directions between I-494 ... Read More

Interstate 35W will close in both directions between I-494 and the I-35E / I-35W split in Burnsville beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, May 1, through 5 a.m. Monday, May 4, according to ... Read More

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash on Interstate 35 that occurred at 7:55 p.m. last night in Somerset Township at Milepost 37. Read More

A section of westbound Interstate 94 will be closed between Interstate 35E and John Ireland Boulevard this weekend. Part of Interstate 35E southbound will also be closed between University Avenue and ... Read More

A construction worker was fatally struck in a work zone on I-35W in Burnsville Wednesday morning. The worker was hit by the driver of a construction vehicle, and no outside vehicles were involved. The ... Read More

Dramatic video shows the moment an ambulance crashed into a stalled truck on the side of a busy highway in Forest Lake on Wednesday. Read More

An Albert Lea man pleaded guilty Monday in Freeborn County District Court to four counts of criminal vehicular operation after reportedly driving the wrong way on Interstate 35 in October and causing ... Read More

Emergency vehicles blocked I-35W southbound in Lino Lakes Sunday night. The closure was expected to last only a couple of hours. The circumstances for the closure were unclear. LINO LAKES, Minn. (FOX ... Read More

Starting in April, the entire length of Highway 280 - between Interstate 94 in St. Paul and Highway 36 / Interstate 35W in Roseville - will close for a major construction project. Read More

Outside the Twin Cities metro area, one of the most frequently traveled stretches of freeway-especially on summer weekends-is Interstate 35 between Minneapolis / St. Paul and Duluth. If you travel this ... Read More

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa DOT said it is closing Interstate 35 from Ames to the Minnesota border beginning at 3:00 pm Sunday. The DOT said I-35 will close in both directions from US 30 ... Read More

Minnesota transportation officials said they'll close southbound Interstate 35 south of Albert Lea by mid-afternoon Sunday amid ongoing blizzard conditions. MnDOT said that's because officials in Iowa ... Read More

It was a busy day for the Minnesota State Patrol on Saturday, as troopers reported over 190 crashes occurred. The Minnesota State Patrol said there were 173 property damage crashes, 23 injury crashes, ... Read More

A 59-year-old Florida man was injured Monday afternoon when a semi crashed on Interstate 35 south of Albert Lea. Read More

On Aug. 1, 2007, the Interstate 35W bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed into the water during rush hour. Thirteen people died, and dozens more were injured. In the immediate ... Read More

Bloomington Planning Commission approved a 40,000-square-foot fleet maintenance facility near Interstate 35W, set to start construction in spring 2026. As part of an $80 million project, crews will ... Read More

Starting Sunday night, southbound Interstate-35W in Burnsville will be reduced to one lane between Cliff Road and Minnesota Highway 13 nightly until Wednesday morning and the entire freeway will close ... Read More

An investigation determined that 37 year old victim, identified as Mathias Turbes, may have been hit by a vehicle. Following further investigation, a 35 year old man was arrested on preliminary ... Read More

The preliminary crash report says the vehicle went into the median where it smashed into a tree. The driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was identified as 35-year-old Benjamin Scott Cervenka ... Read More

No students were hurt when a school bus was involved in a crash on a highway in the northern Twin Cities metro Tuesday morning, authorities said.The crash occurred on Interstate 35W at County Road 10 ... Read More

A 35-year-old Askov man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Monday, September 8, around 10:30 p.m. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the man was driving a Toyota Camry north-bound on I-35 ... Read More

Sandstone, MN (KROC-AM News) - Authorities released the name of a Minnesota man who was killed last night in a single-vehicle crash on I-35 in east-central Minnesota. The preliminary crash report says ... Read More

Crews will close both directions of Interstate 35W between I-494 and the I-35 / I-35E / I-35W split in Burnsville nightly beginning Monday, Aug. 18, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation ... Read More

The westbound lanes between Interstate 35E and Interstate 35W will be shut down all weekend for bridge work and detours. Read More

MnDOT reported that all lanes of eastbound I-94 between I-35W in Minneapolis and Highway 280 in St. Paul reopened just after 3 p.m. on Saturday. The westbound interstate will remain closed in the same ... Read More

The Minnesota Department of Transportation had predicted that traffic would increase on I-35W while traffic flow should improve on alternative routes, such as University Avenue and 4th Street. Read More

The separate crashes happened within a construction zone on the interstate at Highway 13 and have blocked two lanes, causing traffic to back up for miles. Social media car stunt challenges turn deadly ... Read More

Twin Cities drivers will see road construction involving key traffic arteries this week. Work is to begin on Interstate 694, Interstate 35E, Interstate 35W and Interstate 94. Here's a rundown on the ... Read More

Motorists who use Interstate 35's Exit 55 to get to and from Lyndale Avenue S in Faribault will soon notice road closed signs while construction crews repair a section of ... Read More

Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, July 11, the westbound lanes of interstate 694 will close between Interstate 35W in New Brighton and Shingle Creek Parkway in Brooklyn Center through 5 ... Read More

The preliminary investigation indicates a 1997 Crestliner, crossing the lake at a high rate of speed, collided with the left side of a stationary pontoon. The crestliner went to shore to park as it ... Read More

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will be closing the I-35 southbound ramps at Highway 48 in Hinckley starting the morning of July 7. Southbound I-35 traffic to Highway 48 will ... Read More

There will also be no traffic on I-494 between Highway 100 and 35W. Westbound I-494 is also closed from Highway 77 to Highway 100. The closures are all because a portion of the I-494 bridge. Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-35 NB @ 11th Ave (Leif Ericson Tunnel) in Cloquet, MN. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

A busy stretch of Interstate-35E is closed Thursday evening due to an incident north of downtown St. Paul . As of 7:30 p.m., all northbound lanes are closed and northbound traffic being diverted onto ... Read More

A busy stretch of Interstate-35E is closed Thursday evening due to a crash north of downtown St. Paul . As of 7:30 p.m., all northbound lanes are closed and northbound traffic being diverted onto ... Read More

According to MnDOT, Interstates 494 and 35W through Richfield and Bloomington will be fully closed to traffic beginning 8 p.m. Friday, June 27, until 5 a.m. Monday. ... Minneapolis, MN ... Read More

Another freeway closing this weekend. 94 will be closed in both directions between Interstate 35W and Huron Boulevard from 10pm Friday through 5am Monday for bridge work. The detour goes from 35W to ... Read More

Motorists will encounter a road closure and detour on Highway 97 as crews work to reconstruct a segment of the road in Forest Lake, according to the Minnesota Department of ... Read More

WEBSTER TOWNSHIP, Minn. - A Lyle man was injured in a crash with a semi-truck Monday, June 9, 2025, on Interstate 35 in Rice County. A 2011 Jeep Liberty and a 2022 International semi-truck were ... Read More

John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. Efforts are underway in ... Read More

Work is also underway at the Minnesota River Bridge. MnDOT is constructing E-ZPass lanes on I-494 from Highway 100 to I-35W in both directions. Crews are also adding a new ramp at the I-35W and I ... Read More

The crash occurred on I-35 near Wyoming, but officials didn't provide any additional information about the crash, including whether there were any injuries ... Read More

Interstate 35 in Wyoming had to be shut down ... FOX 9's Leon Purvis has the full story. The Minnesota State Patrol says at least two kids were hospitalized after a crash involving a dump truck ... Read More

St. Paul, Minn. - Debris from the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in 2007 will soon be moved to a storage site in Afton, Minnesota Department of Transportation officials said. Mangled steel from the ... Read More

His corner Florence Court apartment overlooks 10th Avenue and what was the Interstate 35W bridge. He had plans to meet up with family around 6:30 p.m., he said. Neumann heard the collapse and ... Read More

The State Patrol says a pickup truck traveling east on I-90 collided head-on with a westbound car about a mile west of the I-35 interchange. The driver of the pickup was identified as 36-year-old ... Read More

Charges have been filed against 24-year-old Damien John Brown, of Duluth, for a 2024 vehicle accident that took the life of Sister Arlene Louise Kleeman. Brown is facing charges for Criminal Vehicular ... Read More

The State Patrol says the seven-vehicle pileup in Mounds View Tuesday morning caused one death and five injuries. The investigation is still ongoing. Read More

A portion of southbound Interstate 35W north of the Twin Cities was shut down for several hours Tuesday due to a fatal crash involving multiple vehicles. Read More

Traffic is shutdown along lanes of I-35W southbound after a fatal crash Tuesday morning in Mounds View, just south of Highway 10. Read More

A massive crash on Interstate 35W has claimed the life of one person, according to the Minnesota State Patrol, and traffic is being redirected away from the area. Read More

The southbound lanes of I-35W are shut down beginning at County Road I, with traffic diverted from I-35W and Highway 10. The Mounds View Police Department is asking the public to ... Read More

Interstate-35W will be closed in both directions this weekend between Burnsville and Bloomington. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) said the closure between the I-35 / 35E / 35W split in ... Read More

Nestled along Interstate 35 in Hinckley, where road-weary travelers often stop ... Where: 327 Fire Monument Rd, Hinckley, MN 55037 This Mother's Day, consider skipping the flower delivery and scented ... Read More

Interstate 41 is undergoing resurfacing and culvert replacement until October. FOND DU LAC - With spring season comes an increase in orange barrels, detours and "road work ahead" signs. Read More