Drivers dodge mattress in the road

Drivers swerved Thursday to avoid what appears to be a mattress that ended up in the roadway along Highway 77 in Eagan. The bed was eventually moved to the side of the road by a law enforcement officer.

Fire burns at construction site off I-494

A power line down caused a fire at a construction site near I-494 and East Bush Lake Road in Bloomington on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Both directions of I-494 were closed due to the wire being down in the highway. Xcel Energy responded to secure the power and remove the wire. The Bloomington Fire Department extinguished the fire and the highway was reopened by 8:23 a.m.

Getting to the Minnesota State Fair

As people travel to the state fairgrounds for the first day of the Great Minnesota Get-Together, it’s drastically different from last year’s traffic jam.