traffic safety

With 72.2 million travelers expected, it’s more important than ever to stay alert and informed about Minnesota's most dangerous highways.

The numbers are out through April.

It's free and they can help install new seats too.

The 4th of July travel weekend is underway for some and will be soon for others. Sargent Jesse Grabow from the Minnesota State Patrol and MN-DOT Regional Coordinator Bill Van Koevering.

It's part of a larger effort meant to improve safety along Hwy. 14 west of Rochester.

Not only do we have a lot of speeders in Minnesota, but right here in Olmsted County its costs a ton of money.

On Monday, the widow of a man killed in a crash in NewParague in August filed a Wrongful Death suit against the driver of the vehicle her husband was a passenger in, and Carbone's Pizza & Sports Bar, its parent company, m2Food.

According to the National Safety Council, traffic deaths went up about 6 percent nationwide to an approximate total of 40,200 deaths compared to 37,757 the previous year. The last time the number was that high was 2007, just before the recession when there were 41,000 fatalities...