Ghost towns of the southwest metro (copy)
It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we consider them ...
School’s out – but building may be in luck (copy)
Driving around Carver County with nothing but an 1880 map, Lou Longhenry kept to his mission: Find historic one-room schoolhouses. Results? “Not too many,” the San Francisco Township retiree said, ...
Changes ahead at 494/35W interchange in Twin Cities
Construction on Interstate 494 through Bloomington – and its outdated cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 35W – is slated to begin in June 2021. There will be a turbine interchange.
Minnesota River receding; Port Cargill loading halted
The Minnesota River crested Sunday at 27.76 feet in Jordan and was slowly going down, checking in at 27.4 feet Tuesday afternoon. Last Thursday, the Scott County Road 9/Carver County Road 11 river ...
State highways near Cosmos to be repaved
Repaving of state highways 7 and 22 is in the works this year, with construction on the first project to start May 12. The Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to repave 16.3 miles of Highway ...