With too many passengers for the drivers on hand, the Metropolitan Council has launched a pilot program that lets Metro Mobility customers ride regular-route buses and light-rail trains at no cost.

James Almen, of St. Paul, uses Metro Mobility to get to his doctor’s appointments at the Allina Clinic in Vadnais Heights. But when Almen, who is blind, tried to book a ride home from his 1:30 p.m.

A motorist who shot at other vehicles in the southwest metro and seriously wounded a Metro Mobility passenger has been sentenced to 15 years. Luke M. Campbell, 28, of Chaska, was sentenced in Scott ...