Tim Harlow
Reporter
Traffic and transportationHarlow previously spent four years covering Washington County news and writing about family events and festivals. He is a resident of Robbinsdale and earned a communications degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., and a masters degree in communications from Bethel University.
Latest from Tim Harlow
More rain, thunderstorms, tornado watches as severe weather materializes in southern Minnesota
Rochester residents were asked to shelter in place Thursday afternoon. Torrential rain a day earlier caused some flooding, and a tornado touched down in Freeborn County.
June 26, 2025
Soaker promises several inches of rain in near future
A flood watch is in effect for west-central, east-central and southern Minnesota through Thursday morning.
June 26, 2025
Roadwork closing parts of three Twin Cities freeways will make for difficult weekend travel
The closures will affect drivers on I-94, I-35W and I-494 as MnDOT repairs and removes bridges.
June 26, 2025
MVTA proposes returning service to Dakota County Technical College, express service to Savage
The agency is asking the public for its thoughts during meetings this week.
June 23, 2025
Buses will replace trains on south end of Blue Line most of Monday
Buses are running between 46th Street and Mall of America on Monday.
June 23, 2025
Is Twin Cities traffic getting worse? Depends when and where you go.
By some metrics, overall congestion and travel times have dropped, but getting across town this spring has been hard.
June 22, 2025
Police cracking down as riders on motorized bikes become a problem in west metro
It is against state law to drive an off-highway motorcycle on any roadway at any speed. Yet officers have spotted cyclists zooming along at more than 45 mph on highways and city streets.
June 20, 2025
Rear-end crash on I-94 northwest of Twin Cities leaves one dead
The eastbound lanes were shut down for a few hours, but have reopened.
June 19, 2025
Buses will replace trains on south end of Blue Line most of Monday
Buses are running between 46th Street and Mall of America on Monday.
June 23, 2025
Is Twin Cities traffic getting worse? Depends when and where you go.
By some metrics, overall congestion and travel times have dropped, but getting across town this spring has been hard.
June 22, 2025
Police cracking down as riders on motorized bikes become a problem in west metro
It is against state law to drive an off-highway motorcycle on any roadway at any speed. Yet officers have spotted cyclists zooming along at more than 45 mph on highways and city streets.
June 20, 2025
Rear-end crash on I-94 northwest of Twin Cities leaves one dead
The eastbound lanes were shut down for a few hours, but have reopened.
June 19, 2025