7 DVS Exam Stations Open In MN, Dozens More To Open By Year's End

MINNESOTA — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety reopened seven of its Driver and Vehicle Services exam stations this month after shutting down almost 80 locations across the state at the start of the coronavirus pandemic last spring.

Exam stations reopened in November in Gaylord, New Ulm, St. Peter, Thief River Falls, Glencoe, Red Wing and Hutchinson.

The Department of Public Safety's Driver and Vehicle Services division consolidated exam locations in March 2020 due to staffing and safety issues, with only 15 staying open to provide services, officials said in a release.

Minnesota lawmakers approved funding earlier this year to help the state reopen 67 exam stations, but most remain closed.

Officials said they are working to hire enough employees to staff 93 exam stations, with 43 set to reopen by the end of December. The remaining 50 are due to reopen by the end of January.

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