The 4th of July travel weekend is underway for some and will be soon for others. Sargent Jesse Grabow from the Minnesota State Patrol and MN-DOT Regional Coordinator Bill Van Koevering.
Fireworks stands pop-up everywhere like perennial flowers this time of year. They show up in the parking lots of your favorite businesses and are gone just a couple weeks later.
If you happen to purchase a type of firework called "TNT Red, White, and Blue" what ever you do, DO NOT LIGHT THEM! The reason why I'm telling you all this is because they got recalled last week from the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the news is just getting to the public now...
This coming weekend, and 4th of July holiday is one of the worst days of the year for sitting in traffic. Here's when the best and worst times to hit the road in Minnesota are.