gas prices

Gas prices over the past few months have mostly been on the rise. St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs, King Banaian joined me on WJON this week. He says gas stations buy their gas from a distributor who charges them a certain price.

Gas prices in Minnesota fell by a penny in the past week now averaging $3.02 a gallon.

Is there any limit to what gas prices can be per gallon?

Gas prices could continue to fall with the oil market in turmoil. Collapsing demand for fuel during the COVID-19 pandemic has created a glut of oil, with storage capacity running short.

Gas prices are starting to drop below a dollar a gallon now here in Minnesota.

Gas prices have dropped below $2 here in the St. Cloud metro area and are inching closer to a buck in other parts of the state.

Have you ever kicked yourself for filling up your tank only to realize you could have gotten gas cheaper at a different station in town?

Gas prices in some parts of the country could spike after oil refineries in Texas were shut down ahead of Tropical Storm Harvey. But, AAA Minnesota spokewoman Gail Weinholzer says we may only see a small price spike here in the Midwest.

Have you ever kicked yourself for filling up your tank only to realize you could have gotten gas cheaper at a different station in town?

The upcoming gas price hike may become a long term situation.

I stumbled across this neat tool from our sister station WJON. They've got up-to-date gas prices for the St. Cloud area. It's pretty cool, especially if you're trying to compare prices.

The gas-tracking website gasbuddy.com says some Midwestern states could see gas prices drop below a dollar a gallon later this year. GasBuddy reports that nine states in the nation are currently witnessing the lowest average gasoline prices since early 2004.