Transportation

Ford is recalling 229,609 U.S. vehicles — 101,002 Ford Broncos and 128,607 Bronco Sports from model years 2025–2026 — because the instrument panel may fail to display at startup, leaving drivers without critical safety information and increasing crash risk. NHTSA says owner notification letters begin Dec. 8 and dealers will install a software update at no cost; Ford reports no known injuries. Twin Cities owners can reference NHTSA recall 25V540 and contact local Ford/Lincoln dealers for repairs.

St. Paul police say a vehicle left the roadway around 2:30 p.m. Sunday and crashed into a backyard along Stinson Street near Oxford Street North, striking and killing a 36-year-old woman. The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating; the cause of the crash is under investigation.