Twin Cities drivers will see lane and ramp closures on Interstate 35W from Bloomington to Burnsville next week.

Both directions of I-35W between Interstate 494 and the Interstate 35/Interstate 35E/I-35W split will close for two nights starting Monday.

The lanes will close at 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and reopen at 5 a.m. the following mornings, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Northbound, southbound detours

During the closures, traffic traveling northbound can detour on northbound I-35E to northbound U.S. 77 to westbound I-494 to northbound I-35W.

Motorists traveling southbound on I-35W can use eastbound I-494 to southbound U.S. 77 to southbound I-35E to southbound I-35 as a detour.

Ramp closures

The ramp from eastbound U.S. 13 to southbound I-35W and the ramp from southbound I-35W to westbound U.S. 13 will close 5 a.m. Tuesday through September.

Traffic for the eastbound U.S. 13 ramp will detour on westbound U.S. 13 to southbound County Road 5 to eastbound County Road 42 to southbound I-35E.

Traffic for the westbound U.S. 13 ramp will detour on southbound I-35W to westbound Burnsville Parkway to northbound County Road 5 to westbound U.S. 13.

The ramp from southbound I-35W to County Road 42 will close 5 a.m. Tuesday, through October. Traffic for the County Road 42 ramp will have two detour options:

• Southbound I-35W to westbound Burnsville Parkway to southbound County Road 5 to County Road 42.

• Southbound I-35 to westbound County Road 46 to northbound Buck Hill Road to westbound Southcross Drive to northbound County Road 5 to County Road 42.

I-35W in Lakeville

Meanwhile, beginning shortly after midnight on Friday, Aug. 22, crews will shut down northbound I-35 between 210th Street and 185th Street in Lakeville to install a digital traffic sign, according to state transportation officials.

The stretch of freeway is slated to be closed from 12:01 a.m. to 3 a.m. that day. Detour signs will direct motorists via Kenrick Avenue.

Beginning at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, the same portion of roadway will be reduced to one lane.

Crews will close and detour northbound Interstate 35 between 210th Street and 185th Street in Lakeville from 12:01 to 3 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22. Motorists will be detoured using Kenrick Avenue.

Before the closure, beginning at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, crews will reduce northbound I-35 to one lane in the same area to prepare for the work.

For more information about the project, visit mndot.gov/metro/projects/i35wburnsville.

For real-time Minnesota travel and traffic information, go to 511mn.org.

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The history of the St. Croix River will be the featured topic during next week’s St. Croix River Historic Cruise, a fundraiser for the Washington County Historical Society.

The cruise, which will be 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, will be narrated by Stillwater Gazette columnist Angie Hong.

Hong will discuss historic points along the river, which “has been used as a main thoroughfare for centuries,” said Brent Peterson, the society’s executive director.

The fundraiser includes the river cruise, appetizers and a full cash bar. Tickets, which are $60 per person, must be purchased in advance.

Boarding begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Stillwater River Boats dock, located at 525 S. Main St., Stillwater. The boat leaves the dock at 6 p.m. and returns at 8 p.m.

For more information, call the Washington County Historical Society at 651-439-2298 or visit www.wchsmn.org.

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NEW YORK — Target and Ulta Beauty are parting ways, ending a partnership launched in 2021 that created in-store shops filled with beauty products at hundreds of the discounter’s stores.

According to a joint release issued Thursday, the companies said they have “mutually agreed” not to renew their pact, which concludes in August 2026. Until then, the Ulta Beauty experience at Target will continue in Target stores and on Target.com, the release said.

Ulta is currently in 600 of Target’s roughly 1,980 stores, according to a Target spokesperson.

“For 35 years, Ulta Beauty has revolutionized how people experience beauty — bringing together an unmatched assortment from mass to luxury — and our partnership with Target was one of many unique ways we have brought the power of beauty to guests nationwide,” said Amiee Bayer-Thomas, chief retail officer of Ulta Beauty, in a statement.

Rick Gomez, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Target, said in a statement he was committed to “offering the beauty experience consumers have come to expect from Target.”

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The partnership was announced in 2020 and came as the coronavirus pandemic upended shopping habits and more people tried to minimize potential exposure to the virus through one-stop shopping. COVID had dampened sales of lipstick as people wore masks, but the skincare business enjoyed stronger sales.

The shops are about 1,000 square feet and carry makeup, skincare, and fragrance and operated beside existing beauty sections in Target stores. The deal was a way for both Target and Ulta to increase their customer base.

“It’s a combination of two winning retailers that have great momentum in the market that can redefine the category,” Target CEO Brian Cornell told The Associated Press back in 2020.

The announcement comes as Target is struggling to regain its footing with its shoppers who are pulling back on discretionary items and are shopping at other rivals that they believe to be lower price or offer better merchandise.

Target is slated to report its fiscal second-quarter results on Wednesday.

In September 2022, Target extended its contract for its chairman and CEO Brian Cornell for another three years. It has not announced its succession plan.

Minnesota lawmakers are calling for more transparency and a public hearing on the Stillwater prison’s closure as hundreds of inmates have already been transferred.

The gradual closure of the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater in Bayport was announced on May 15 as part of a budget deal, but it quickly drew pushback from lawmakers, correctional staff and unions who said there was no notice or public discussion of the decision.

Five Republican senators — Warren Limmer, Michael Kreun, Karin Housley, Jeff Howe and Torrey Westrom — recently sent a letter to the Judiciary Committee chairs asking to schedule a public hearing on the closure.

“Prior to the announcement of Stillwater’s closure, there were no committee hearings to discuss the closure, so it was a shock to hear it was placed in the final budget bill without any input from legislators, officers, or family members of those incarcerated,” said Limmer, R- Maple Grove. “A change like this deserves proper vetting. Gov. Walz and his Department of Corrections Commissioner did a great disservice to the public when they circumvented that process.”

As of July 25, Stillwater’s population had been reduced from 1,120 to 802, including inmates who have been released, the DOC told Forum News Service. The DOC plans to further reduce Stillwater’s population to 550 by mid-September, according to the Aug. 8 letter from the Senate Republicans.

Senators wrote that given this “aggressive timeline,” the public should be afforded a hearing as the closure unfolds.

“Even though the plan has been set in motion by Governor Walz and Commissioner Schnell, the public deserves the opportunity to engage and provide feedback throughout this process,” said Kreun, R-Blaine.

Most inmates from Stillwater have been transferred to Oak Park Heights — the closest facility — with 84 moved there. Another 78 have gone to Lino Lakes, 44 to Rush City, 37 to Faribault and 10 to Moose Lake, according to July 25 reports from the DOC.

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In a statement from the Department of Corrections in July, the agency confirmed that inmates do not have a say in where they are being moved.

“Facility transfers and placement decisions prioritize medical and mental health continuity, educational and rehabilitative programming, and to the extent possible, proximity to support systems as is required by law,” the DOC said. “As planning continues, we welcome the input and suggestions of impacted incarcerated persons.”

The phased closure of Stillwater is expected to conclude by June 2029. Paul Schnell, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections, said in May that the decision was driven by the facility’s deteriorating infrastructure.