Minneapolis MN

MINNEAPOLIS - After shoveling hundreds of pounds of snow, you might be wondering if you have the best tool for the job. That's why we're offering our handy field guide, in which we review a range of shovels, from the old reliables to the new designs that claim to make this onerous job easier.

As you consider making a year-end gift to TPT by mail, please note that the U.S. Postal Service has updated its postmark process. Starting December 24, postmarks will reflect the date your mail is processed at a regional facility—not the date you drop it off. This means gifts mailed in late December could show a...

MINNEAPOLIS - In-store appearances paid off for artists who made it to Minneapolis' best-known record store in 2025, but they couldn't top the performer behind this year's much-ballyhooed Super Bowl appearance. Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" was the Electric Fetus' top-selling record of 2025, according to the store's annual...

Two separate Christmas Eve shootings left one woman and one man hospitalized in Minneapolis, with investigators now working to learn what led up to both. The first shooting was reported at about 3:50 p.m. on Dec. 24 in the 800 block of Franklin Avenue East. Third Precinct officers were heading...

In Minneapolis, the police department's Community Service Officers (CSOs) have been acknowledged for their contributions to the community, from meal deliveries to aiding investigations. On social media, the Minneapolis Police Department shared the experiences community leaders have had with the CSOs, reflecting on...

Are you a city mouse or a country mouse? Having lived alternately huge chunks of my life in both Minneapolis and the boondocks (suburbs to the west), I can easily say: Yes. I am both. I don’t consider myself to be laden with the need to stake a particular claim. I like to run quiet roads in the suburbs and attend...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Through the years, generations of Minnesotans took in the magic of the Dayton's Christmas decorations. They changed hands multiple times with new ownership, and the show stopped when the Minneapolis Downtown Macy's stopped the decorations in 2016. Since then, the decorations have been auctioned off...

Residents and local officials in Minneapolis are sounding the alarm over the uptick in activities by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the area. According to a social media post by Jason Chavez of Minneapolis Ward 9, there has been a noticeable increase in ICE's presence in neighborhoods, causing...

A Minneapolis man already facing criminal sexual conduct and robbery charges is now charged in a separate Ramsey County case alleging he tried to pay a victim to avoid testifying. Dalvin Jarrell Crockett, 24, is charged with felony bribery for allegedly arranging and directing an effort to influence a witness...

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed a man early Tuesday in Minneapolis. Officers responded around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a shooting inside a home on the 1600 block of Thomas Avenue North, where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.