"Snowfall, crashes, traffic snarls provoke some snarling at Capital," by Laurie Blake and Mark Brunswick, Star Tribune
Summary:
On the morning of February 7, nearly 300 hundred accidents occured between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Although no one was killed, the abundance of serious injuries had some legislators looking at MnDOT as to why this wasn't under more control.
Challenge:
The challenge in this story was getting a response from MnDOT as to why this occured. The most that was said about MnDOT was that the incidents could have been prevented if MnDOT was not underfunded. MnDOT spokeswoman then refutes the claim and says it was not due to underfunding and does not give another explaination.
Comparison:
John Brewer of the Pioneer Press wrote about the rush-hour disaster also. The main difference between the two stories is that Brewer's says most of the injuries were not serious and his story focused on the lengthy time delays rather than why MnDOT was or was not doing their job.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/16638500.htm