Officials in northeastern Minnesota believe a new highway bridge can spark economic development and help tourism by providing an entryway into the city of Virginia.
Ten years ago Tuesday, a bridge on a busy freeway collapsed without warning into the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis during the evening rush hour.
The rehabilitation of a bridge in southeast Minnesota is expected to finish on time and on budget after the state transportation department ordered it closed nearly nine years ago due to dangerous corrosion.
St. Cloud police have released the name of the man who's body was found along the Mississippi River under the Granite City Crossing Bridge last Sunday.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a construction worker has died and another has been injured on the Bong Bridge between Duluth and Superior, Wisconsin. Authorities say the incident happened about 7 a.m. Monday on the Highway 2 bridge, which is in the second year of a major reconstruction.