A couple incidents off the mainline that are affecting traffic: There is word that the crossing arms are stuck down on Crooked Lake Blvd. in Coon Rapids.
In Brooklyn Center, a passenger appears to be trapped in a vehicle that crashed at Summit Drive and Earle Brown Drive.
Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather.
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