A project that is projected to have large traffic impacts will get a public meeting from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. In focus will be the overlay work scheduled to take place on Highway 53 between the Twin Ports and the Iron Range. Similar to their public meetings held over the past year (since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic), this session on Tuesday, May 25 will happen virtually via a link.
On the agenda for that meeting will be the overlay project scheduled to occur in St. Louis County - near Pike Lake, Twig, and Independence. The work will happen in both southbound lanes, with all traffic traveling in the northbound lanes. Due to the busy nature of Highway 53 and particularly since all traffic will be impacted - with the single-lane in each direction situation - the Minnesota Department of Transportation is looking to get as much information out about the work as soon as possible.
Paroled killer charged with kidnapping, sexual assault
May 19, 2021
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DULUTH, Minn. (AP) A paroled killer is charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in rural St. Louis County.
Dennis Hannuksela, 62, picked up the 20-year-old woman he has known for several years last Saturday, according to a criminal complaint.
The two smoked marijuana and drove north of Duluth on Highway 53 where they stopped to dump a couch, authorities said. That s when Hannuksela lunged at the woman who got out of the vehicle and ran down the road before he tackled, zip-tied and sexually assaulted her, the complaint said.
The injured woman went to the hospital after she was dropped off at her home early Sunday morning, according to prosecutors.
Interactive Map Lets You See Blatnik Bridge Replacement Proposals
There s a lot of talk about the planned replacement for the Blatnik Bridge - but what will those plans look like? One of the elements that came out of the most-recent public meetings about the project is the desire by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to encourage and collect as much feedback as possible; and the earlier in the design process the better. But before you can comment on a plan, it helps to be able to see it and compare it to the other proposals on the table.
Human remains discovered along highway in Onalaska
April 26, 2021
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ONALASKA, Wis. (AP) Police are investigating after human remains were found by people picking up litter along a La Crosse County highway.
The remains were discovered along an embankment near Highway 53 in Onalaska Sunday, authorities said. Officials at the scene said it appears the remains had been there for some time. And, it could take several weeks or longer to make a positive identification, WKBT-TV reported.
Several other agencies assisted Onalaska police on scene, including the State Patrol, state Department of Justice and La Crosse County Medical Examiner s Office. Top Picks In Shopping
A closure and detour is coming to I-35 during the overnight hours to facilitate some ancillary work related to the Twin Ports Interchange (Can of Worms) project. According to details released by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, drivers should expect to see a complete closure of the southbound lane of I-35 on Thursday, April 15 - starting at 9:00 PM.
The closure will occur near 14th Avenue East. A detour will be posted to take drivers to an alternate route during the closure. That detour will occur at 26th Avenue East to London Road, to Superior Street, and then to Lake Avenue.