Washington County starts work Monday to replace the Hwy. 36/Lake Elmo Avenue signal with bridges and new ramps. The project aims to cut crashes and traffic snarls through 2027.

Footage from Inglewood shows a Waymo robotaxi briefly in the oncoming lane near Century and Crenshaw, raising fresh safety questions.

The White House restored a $50M DOE grant to Minnesota Power for a $940M HVDC upgrade, reversing an October cut that rattled Duluth officials. The move clears one funding hurdle on a project aimed at moving more low‑carbon power across the Midwest.