The African American legacy of South Minneapolis
South Minneapolis Black community history reflects Great Migration roots, segregation policies, and the building of parallel institutions that sustained generations. Millions of African Americans left Southern states from 1910 to 1970 in pursuit of new lives, industrial work, and to escape Jim Crow. Many of them...
Robbinsdale Police Chase Slams To A Stop In Highway 100 Crash
A high-speed police chase tearing through Robbinsdale on Wednesday morning came to a violent stop when officers forced a fleeing vehicle into oncoming traffic, where it struck another car near County Road 81 and 47th Avenue North by Highway 100. Three adults were ultimately arrested or detained after the crash....
5 Things to Know About Dahlia, Northeast’s Hottest New Bakery/Cafe
Welcome back to Five Things, Racket’s recurring rundown of new, new-to-us, or otherwise notable Twin Cities restaurants. Today we’re taking you inside the former pop-up darling Dahlia, which opened inside a shared northeast Minneapolis space with MN Nice Cream last month in one of the most anticipated openings of...
Indian signs lease on new global HQ, keeping operations in Minnesota
Following Carolwood LP’s majority acquisition of Indian Motorcycle, America’s first motorcycle company, reinforced its commitment to stay in the Twin Cities, after it announced Feb. 25 that it has signed a 37,832-square-foot, seven-year lease for its new global headquarters in Golden Valley, Minnesota. The new...
Minnesota Driver Pleads Guilty After Running Two Red Lights and Killing Best Friends on...
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — A Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty after prosecutors say she ran two red lights at high speed and crashed into an SUV, killing two best friends who were on their way to visit a friend recently diagnosed with cancer. Teniki Steward, 40, entered a guilty plea...
The Breakfast At This No-Frills Minnesota Restaurant Is So Good, It’s Worth A Road...
There’s a moment of pure breakfast bliss that happens in Minneapolis – that instant when your first bite at Hot Plate makes you freeze, fork suspended mid-air, as your taste buds stage a spontaneous celebration. This unassuming brick building on Nicollet Avenue in the Kingfield neighborhood holds culinary...
Woman Charged in Stabbing on Minneapolis Metro Transit Bus
A woman is facing a felony charge after prosecutors say she stabbed a man on a Metro Transit bus in Minneapolis, leaving him with substantial injuries. The incident happened just after 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, when officers were called to Hennepin County Medical Center after a man arrived seeking treatment for a...
Target Pays $110M to Exit Minneapolis Office Lease
For nearly five years, almost one million square feet of former Target office space in downtown Minneapolis — where the retail giant is headquartered — have sat largely vacant, even as Target continued paying rent, The Minnesota Star Tribune reports. Now the retailer has written a check for...
ICE agents rescue child from drowning in Plymouth hotel pool
PLYMOUTH, Minn. (FOX 9) - A 4-year-old boy was saved by two off-duty ICE agents in Plymouth who performed CPR on him before paramedics brought him to a hospital. The Department of Homeland Security said two ICE agents "sprung into action" to rescue a 4-year-old boy who almost drowned in a hotel pool in Plymouth.
Calls Mount for Minneapolis Copy Shop’s Punishment After Defacing Stop Sign in Anti-ICE Message
Several weeks after posting an Instagram video featuring an unnamed man defacing a stop sign to protest United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a Minneapolis digital print store is going viral again — except this time, netizens are calling for the store to face legal punishment. Smart Set Inc., a...

















