Cheap gas? Minnesota sees lowest gas prices in nearly 2 decades in some locations

RED WING, MINN. – Wednesday afternoon in Red Wing, Minnesota, drivers were able to fill up their gas tanks for under a dollar-a-gallon.

GasBuddy-dot-com calls current prices “an unprecedented event,” pointing to one of the biggest historical collapses in gas prices ever. The statewide average is $1.82.

The cheapest gas can be found in Red Wing where several stations are selling regular unleaded for between .94 cents and .99 cents a gallon, according to the website GasBuddy.com.

Prices are not that low yet in Moorhead. Many stations are at $1.79 a gallon. Prices in Fargo and West Fargo range from $1.49 to $1.59 a gallon at the low end. The average gas price statewide in North Dakota is $1.84.