Minnesota
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Rail
US DOT grants benefit handful of freight rail projects
The rail-related projects awarded federal grants seek to expand infrastructure capacity in the Midwest, Tampa and Houston.
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American Shipper
CBP intercepts shipment of counterfeit LED screens
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at International Falls, Minnesota, discovered the illegal product in two 40-foot containers from China.
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Weather and Critical Events
Midwest farmers hit hard by weather-delayed harvests
"The weather has not been kind to farmers this year. It’s been blow after blow after blow.” Downward pressure on prices hurting growers.
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Weather and Critical Events
Mother Nature turns Midwestern spuds to duds
“We’ve only harvested 40% of our acres and still have about 60% in the ground.” Tens of millions of dollars of potato crops damaged.
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Weather and Critical Events
Snowfall to cover High Plains, Midwest
Several inches of messy snow coming to northern Rockies, Dakotas, upper Midwest. Short-term delays in freight movement.
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Weather and Critical Events
Plains snowstorm breaks records, kills crops
“I’m expecting massive crop losses – as devastating as we’ve ever seen...A lot of the standing stuff is flattened to the ground."
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Weather and Critical Events
Flood threat increasing across the South
Torrential downpours, several inches of rainfall may flood areas from Texas to the Carolinas next few days.
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Weather and Critical Events
Historic snowstorm to keep slamming Plains into weekend
Up to three feet of snow Friday through Saturday for parts of Dakotas, Minnesota. Fierce winds, blizzard conditions.
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Weather and Critical Events
Record-breaking snowstorm trudging through Plains (forecast video)
Two feet of snow possible for parts of Dakotas, Minnesota as powerful early season storm stalls over northern Plains.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Neither rain nor sleet nor snow…
Plus.ai partners with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to see how its self-driving trucks perform in cold weather.
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