Light-rail trains moving again in downtown Minneapolis after suspicious package is found

A "suspicious package" had been found at the U.S. Bank Stadium stop, Metro Transit said.

April 26, 2016 at 10:28PM
A Blue Line train say at the Government Center station in downtown Minneapolis on Tuesday afternoon.
A Blue Line train say at the Government Center station in downtown Minneapolis on Tuesday afternoon. (Vince Tuss — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Metro Transit was getting the Green and Blue light-rail coming into downtown Minneapolis back in service after replacing them with buses early in Tuesday afternoon's rush hours.

The trains were halted because of a "suspicious package" found at the U.S. Bank Stadium stop.

The Green Line had been stopped at the West Bank station, the Blue Line at the Cedar Avenue station.

There was no word about what was found in the package.

Check back with StarTribune.com for more on this developing story.

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