Driving conditions in central Minnesota are deteriorating. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says roads are generally in difficult to fair condition.
State transportation officials are opening some western Minnesota highways that were closed due to the snow storm. Highway 10 between Moorhead and Audubon reopened Monday, as well as Highway 210 between Fergus Falls and Breckenridge.
The Minnesota State Patrol says, as of 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, they've responded to 239 crashes statewide. Thirty-two of them involved injuries, but none were serious or deadly. They also assisted with 398 incidents where vehicles spun out or left the road. And they also had two semis jacknife.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation says there are some slippery roads in Central Minnesota. MnDOT has issued an alert this (Monday) afternoon as conditions on some roads have been downgraded to "fair".
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has received a national award for its planning for the Mississippi River Trail bikeway. Minnesota was the first state to develop a plan for bicycling along the Mississippi River.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation says icy conditions are making travel difficult in southern Minnesota. MNDOT spokeswoman Rebecca Arndt said Sunday morning that a mix of rain and freezing rain is falling on top of already-icy roads near Mankato and all along Interstate 90.
Someone has been destroying a safety fence along Highway 10 in Sauk Rapids. MnDOT officials say the fence has been vandalized twice in less than three weeks, and three times in four years.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is gearing up for another round of wintry weather in the Twin Cities this weekend. The National Weather Service is forecasting freezing rain and snow for the metro area that will change to snow between Friday night and late Saturday.