Eastbound I-394 to close all weekend between I-94 and downtown Minneapolis

October 16, 2026 · 29 sources

Quick Hits

Plan your commute: Eastbound I-394 closes between I-94 and downtown Minneapolis at 10 p.m. Friday and stays shut all weekend for highway repairs — the main downtown artery for many Golden Valley drivers will need a detour.
Protect your property: Hennepin County is offering a free program to help keep fraudsters from getting their hands on your home.
The Minneapolis City Council voted 10-3 Thursday to direct staff to clarify whether the body has the authority to subpoena city employees for information.
Minneapolis has begun the emergency relocation of families out of the troubled Heritage Park apartments.
Measles cases keep rising among unvaccinated Minnesotans — 42 state cases this year, part of more than 4,000 confirmed nationwide.

Eastbound I-394 closes at 10 p.m. Friday and remains shut all weekend between I-94 and downtown Minneapolis for repairs, KSTP reports. If you commute from Golden Valley into the city, plan an alternate route — the closure runs through Sunday.
Free property protection program: Hennepin County has launched a program to help residents protect their homes from fraudsters, KSTP reports. A no-cost safeguard worth a look for Golden Valley homeowners.
Just north of the west-metro ring, Sebestyen James Lamar Warren, 24, was sentenced to 15 years in connection with a Brooklyn Park homicide earlier this year, after being convicted on one count of second-degree murder, KSTP reports.

The City Council's 10-3 vote Thursday directs staff to determine whether council members can compel testimony from city employees — a bid to get answers from city staff, per KSTP.
Heritage Park: The city has kicked off its emergency relocation of residents at the troubled Heritage Park apartments, moving families out as the relocation effort begins.
The BCA has released the name of the officer who fired his gun at a 16-year-old carjacking suspect last week in Minneapolis, KSTP reports.
Schools: The Minneapolis Public Schools board chair is speaking out after the board unanimously voted Tuesday to pause up to 16 school closures planned for next fall, KARE11 reports.
Life sentence: Jose Luis Lopez Xique, 27, will serve life in prison for killing a Richfield woman who rejected his romantic advances. Found guilty earlier this month, he faces life without parole — the mandatory sentence for first-degree murder in Minnesota (KSTP/KARE11).
Luther Seminary will relocate to River Parkway Place in downtown east Minneapolis, opening in 2027, KARE11 reports.
Police are seeking a missing teen last seen in Minneapolis, saying there is concern for her well-being.
Happier notes: The Minneapolis Institute of Art's new "Paris Couture" exhibit on the history of haute couture arrived this month, and Minneapolis firefighter Andi Barrickz is headed to the Firefighter Challenge League World Championship in Las Vegas after the team won nationals.

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing St. Paul over two ordinances enacted this year that require law enforcement operating in the city to wear identification and keep their faces uncovered, KSTP reports.

Big one at Ridder: The No. 3 Gopher women's hockey team (4-0) hosts No. 1 Ohio State (6-0) Friday and Saturday — an early-season heavyweight matchup.
Minnesota United settled for a 2-2 draw at Colorado Wednesday night despite Kelvin Yeboah's career-high 16th goal of the season.
High school boys soccer: Two Rivers stunned top-seeded East Ridge 1-0 in double overtime in Thursday's section playoff in Woodbury.
Eden Prairie High School added metal detectors, bag checks and extra police at its home football game following a shooting at a game last week.

Measles: Cases continue to rise among unvaccinated Minnesotans — 42 of the more than 4,000 U.S. cases this year were in Minnesota, KARE11 reports.
Medicare gap: Medicare Advantage plans with prescription drug coverage are no longer an option in 18 Minnesota counties, and KARE11 found Crow Wing County residents who say they can't afford the alternative.
Colleges: Minnesota State's Board of Trustees approved a "tough medicine" plan to transfer up to $25 million a year for the next four years — money that would come largely from community college funds — to universities in financial crisis, MinnPost reports.
Election watch: KSTP's Truth Test gave a B-minus to a Michele Tafoya campaign ad tying opponent Peggy Flanagan to fraud in state government. Meanwhile, MinnPost digs into the outside money flooding St. Cloud legislative races, where DFL Sen. Aric Putnam jokes his 1,400-vote 2022 win was a "St. Cloud landslide."
Community: Rosinda Majano founded the Hispanic Nurses Association of Minnesota to help bridge the gap between healthcare and the Hispanic community.
Oddity of the day: A possible "space object" was found in a Minnesota cornfield — federal agencies have been notified, KARE11 reports.