Winter storm in Dakotas, Minnesota make travel frightful
FARGO, N.D. — A storm that brought snow, strong winds and bitter cold into the eastern Dakotas and western Minnesota early Wednesday, Dec. 23, was
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Former trucking company employee ordered to pay back nearly $600,000 in wire fraud case
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A former payroll clerk for a South Dakota trucking company accused of writing checks to herself for more than a decade
Seattle scales back bridge earthquake retrofits after estimate jumps from $67 million to $731 million
SEATTLE — The Seattle Department of Transportation now says reinforcing 16 bridges to better withstand earthquakes would cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than
New Mexico tosses 75 COVID-19 vaccine doses over temperature issues
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico has discarded a 75-dose shipment of the new COVID-19 vaccine this week after a digital device showed it overheated
AP sources: Biden to pick Buttigieg as transportation chief
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the Transportation Department, according to three people
COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic U.S. effort
PORTAGE, Mich. — The first of many freezer-packed COVID-19 vaccine vials made their way to distribution sites across the U.S. on Sunday, Dec. 13, as
Wyoming truckers note variances in COVID-19 response from state to state
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — While many Wyomingites’ experiences during the pandemic have been shaped by state- or county-level reactions, truck drivers in the area have been
Police: Masked men kidnapped, killed 2 truckers in South Florida
MIAMI — Police want to know who kidnapped, tortured and fatally shot two truckers execution-style before dumping their bodies on a South Florida street over
Washington state expects lower toll revenue amid pandemic, considers increasing rates
SEATTLE — Transportation officials in Washington state have considered increasing toll route prices and other finances as the coronavirus pandemic resulted in lower revenues previously
Maryland man pleads guilty to scheme to steal over $233,000 in billing fraud
BALTIMORE — A Maryland man pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a scheme to steal more than $200,000 from the company where he worked and
Brent Spence Bridge repairs on track for re-opening Dec. 23
COVINGTON, Ky. — Repairs to a heavily traveled bridge linking Kentucky and Ohio remain on schedule for a Dec. 23 reopening, Kentucky’s transportation secretary said
Prosecutors seek to have three tossed Pilot convictions restored
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Federal prosecutors are seeking to restore the tossed convictions for the former president of Pilot Flying J and two of his former
GM walks away from stake in electric vehicle maker Nikola
NEW YORK — General Motors will not be taking a stake in the electric vehicle company Nikola, which announced Monday, Nov. 30, that it would
Judge tosses cases involving Omaha protesters who blocked bridge
OMAHA, Neb. — A judge has dismissed cases against 25 people who were arrested and jailed for blocking traffic at a bridge during a summer
Idaho transportation agency plans third bridge across Snake River near Twin Falls
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Officials from Jerome and Twin Falls counties in Idaho have announced plans to build a third rim-to-rim bridge over the Snake
Proposed I-10 bridge construction spanning Alabama’s Mobile River, Mobile Bay back on table
MOBILE, Ala. — The idea of constructing a new bridge to span the Mobile River is back on the table on Alabama’s coast, where opposition
Seattle mayor elects to repair, not replace, the West Seattle Bridge
SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said the city will repair, instead of replace, the West Seattle Bridge, a critical link between that community and
Mississippi adds road signs on Interstate 55 for Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash site
GILLSBURG, Miss. — Lynyrd Skynyrd, the rock band famous for “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Free Bird,” now has highway signs pointing to the site of
Fiery crash closes bridge linking Ohio, Kentucky for extended period
CINCINNATI — A fiery crash on a bridge linking Ohio and Kentucky could force the span to remain closed for days as intense heat from
Nevada trucking firm gets COVID-19 fine for Trump Jr. rally
RENO, Nev. — State regulators have fined a trucking firm in Sparks more than $4,500 for violating coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings during a political