{
  "id": "2025-03-05-university-of-minnesota-winter-weather-transit",
  "slug": "university-of-minnesota-winter-weather-transit-2025-03-05",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Minnesota",
    "shortName": "UMN",
    "state": "MN",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "SAFE-U"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-03-05",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Due to hazardous winter weather conditions, campus transit services on the Twin Cities",
    "headlinePublic": "Due to hazardous winter weather conditions, campus transit services on the Twin Cities",
    "summary": "UMN Public Safety posted [2 Safety Notification(s)](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts) on 2025-03-05. Verbatim from the official alerts archive.",
    "outcome": "Official SAFE-U/Dinkytown sequence of 2 message(s).",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    },
    "resolution": "under-investigation"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "March 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM (UMN publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "Due to hazardous winter weather conditions, campus transit services on the Twin Cities campus are paused this morning until further notice. This includes regular routes and paratransit services. We will provide an additional update later today when these transit services resume. You can use the Gopher Trip app to track the status of service at any time. https://pts.umn.edu/transit/campus/gophertrip-ride-tracking",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts",
      "sourceDescription": "UMN Department of Public Safety Safety Notifications (SAFE-U / Dinkytown)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts archive page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 415,
      "timestamp": "2025-03-05T06:56:00-06:00"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "March 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM (UMN publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "Campus buses will resume service at 10:30 a.m., anticipate delays and detours as we work to safely get back on schedule. Use the GopherTrip App to track arrivals at z.umn.edu/gophertrip. SAFE-U ADVISORY: UMN Transit Disruption",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts",
      "sourceDescription": "UMN Department of Public Safety Safety Notifications (SAFE-U / Dinkytown)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts archive page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 226,
      "timestamp": "2025-03-05T10:31:00-06:00"
    }
  ],
  "context": "From the official [UMN Safety Notifications archive](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts) on 2025-03-05: 2 transmitted notice(s).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Verbatim from publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts.",
    "2 confirmed message(s)."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UMN Safety Notifications (Alerts)",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "UMN Department of Public Safety",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "winter-storm",
    "safe-u",
    "minnesota",
    "umn-alerts"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}