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Tim Harlow

Reporter
Traffic and transportation
Harlow 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

17-year-old girl ID’d as fatal shooting victim in Brooklyn Park

No arrests have been made in the Tuesday night shooting.
July 3, 2025

Authorities find remains of missing Columbia Heights teen in landfill

Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr. was last seen on May 8 and reported missing four days later.
July 1, 2025

New law allowing Minnesota motorcyclists to ride between lanes of traffic starts Tuesday

Lane splitting and lane filtering will add complexity to the roads, officials said.
June 30, 2025

Minnesota’s ignition interlock program enters its 15th year. What is it?

The program allows motorists with alcohol- and drug-related offenses to drive while monitored by the Department of Public Safety.
June 29, 2025
A male driver is blowing into an ignition interlock system which checks his alcohol concentration before allowing the vehicle to be started. Ignition interlock devices may be an alternative sentence for drunk driving or a probation requirement for those who have received a DUI.

New facial recognition technology aims to get travelers through customs faster at MSP Airport

U.S. citizens returning home can now use screens to verify their identity in seconds. The screens went live this week.
June 27, 2025

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

New facial recognition technology aims to get travelers through customs faster at MSP Airport

U.S. citizens returning home can now use screens to verify their identity in seconds. The screens went live this week.
June 27, 2025

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
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