MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sleet made roads slippery and resulted in numerous crashes and spinouts in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area on Saturday.
Metro Transit resumed bus service in the Twin Cities early Saturday afternoon after suspending it that morning. A spokesman said it was the first time Metro Transit suspended bus service in eight years. Light-rail service continued to operate.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation lifted a no travel advisory for the Twin Cities area but urged motorists to postpone travel if possible.
The Minnesota State Patrol reported hundreds of crashes in the state Saturday morning. The patrol reported 357 crashes statewide from 5 to 10 a.m. Thirty-four of those crashes resulted in injuries and two crashes - in St. Cloud and Lino Lakes - were fatal, the patrol said. In addition, 149 vehicles spun out or left the road, and 13 semis jackknifed.
The sleet is part of a slow-moving weekend storm system, the Star Tribune reported. A winter storm warning will remain in effect until 6 a.m. Monday for much of western and northwestern Minnesota. The St. Cloud area could see 2 to 5 inches (5 to 13 centimeters) of snow, with 6 to 11 inches (15 to 28 centimeters) possible in Alexandria.
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