Sleep Number’s Minneapolis headquarters turns into a data center
MINNEAPOLIS — Debate over data centers continues to grow in the suburbs, but they're gaining ground in Minneapolis. The former Sleep Number headquarters building there just sold for $235 million and a small data center is now running inside it. Minneapolis Downtown Council CEO Adam Duininck says redevelopment like...
Busy stretch of I-394 to see construction beginning this weekend going through the fall
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Get ready for another summer of road construction. Starting this Sunday, work begins again on I-394 between downtown Minneapolis and Highway 100 in Golden Valley. According to MnDOT, westbound I-394 will be reduced to two lanes using the E-ZPass lanes, which will operate as normal...
Sonnesyn, Jager win Birkebeiner 50K race
Alayna Sonnesyn of Plymouth, Minnesota won her fifth American Birkebeiner 50-kilometer women’s cross-country skate-ski race between Cable and Hayward Saturday Feb. 21, while Luke Jager of Anchorage, Alaska, won the men’s 50K skate race. It was the first Birkie win for Jager, a member of the U.S. Ski Team who skis for...
I-494 closing for the weekend in south metro
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Drivers will want to steer clear of Interstate 494 in the south metro this weekend. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will close the freeway in both directions between I-35W and Highway 77 in Bloomington and Richfield starting at 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 and continuing through 5...
The pro-gun case liberals don’t want to hear
The Gray Area is now publishing twice a week on audio and video. Subscribe to Vox’s YouTube channel or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Tyler Austin Harper didn’t set out to become a culture warrior. He trained as a scholar. His PhD was in comparative literature. He...
Drivers Beware: Two major road projects in the Twin Cities will close freeways
Get ready for some winter roadwork and detours when you’re out and about this weekend in the Twin Cities metro. It already started in Bloomington-Richfield along 494, and starting Sunday a huge project on 394 will cause headaches for drivers.
Edina woman who went viral after Alex Pretti shooting reflects one month later
The Edina wife and mother of three said she felt called to go and protest in south Minneapolis after learning that Alex Pretti had been shot and killed by two Border Patrol agents.
Stolen Car Pursuit Leads To Teen’s Hospitalization In Becker
A teenage boy was sent to the hospital after a crash near Becker late Friday morning.
Nicollet Avenue bridge over Minnehaha to close for 2 years
The heavily used Nicollet Avenue bridge over Minnehaha Creek will close on March 3 for major rehab and won't reopen for two years. Why it matters: This project will send the roughly 14,000 vehicles that use the bridge on an average day to nearby streets, and also re-route users of the highly popular Minnehaha Parkway...
Gunfire Investigation Ends With Drug Arrest in Minneapolis
Gunfire detected in Minneapolis led police to a man now charged with firing a gun in public while carrying a large amount of narcotics. The incident unfolded Feb. 18 in the area of Lowry Avenue North and Girard Avenue North after a ShotSpotter system detected three separate gunshot activations within about 15 minutes.
