Minnesota restaurant openings & closings for October 2025
BRIM (2910 W. 66th St., Edina): A Minneapolis restaurant focused on organic, farm-to-table dining and gluten-free dishes added a second Twin Cities location this month. Read more here. Chi-Chi's (1602 West End Blvd., St. Louis Park): Chi-Chi's, the Minnesota-born Mexican restaurant chain that vanished nearly 20 years...
Police asking for help identifying Dinkytown assault suspect
Surveillance footage shows the suspect hitting the victim multiple times before running away, police noted.
Crystal daycare teacher charged with malicious punishment of 3-year-old
CRYSTAL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A teacher at a daycare learning center in Crystal faces charges after an alleged slap that occurred on a student enrolled under her watch. Javell Lena Cooper, 24, of Coon Rapids, faces two counts of malicious punishment of a child. Crystal police say that on...
Target layoffs part of broader stagnation in white-collar job industry
MINNEAPOLIS — With a history tracing back more than a century, Target Corporation has long been intertwined with Minnesota's identity. For that reason, the company's announcement on Tuesday about corporate layoffs -- impacting more than 800 local employees in the Twin Cities -- delivered both a tangible and...
Economist: Target layoffs are ‘reflection of how consumers feel about the economy’
ListenEconomist: Target layoffs are 'reflection of how consumers feel about the economy'. At least 1,800 people are out of a job Tuesday after Minneapolis-based Target Corporation announced layoffs. According to WARN notices provided to the state of Minnesota, the layoffs include at least 500 employees at its...
7 children were in home where man fatally shot 3 Burnsville first responders
Seven children, ages 2-15 years old, were inside the Burnsville home where two Burnsville police officers and a firefighter-paramedic were fatally shot Sunday...
Bullet-riddled SWAT vehicle towed from Burnsville
A South Metro SWAT vehicle with apparent bullet impacts is towed from the scene in Burnsville where Burnsville Police Department officers Paul Elmstrand and...
Law enforcement honors fallen comrades
Two police officers and a firefighter were killed when in Burnsville officials responded to a domestic call. They were honored with a procession on...
Brooklyn Park Police Department Welcomes New Officers from In-House Cadet Program
The Brooklyn Park Police Department in Minnesota announced an uptick in law enforcement manpower with the addition of five new officers to their squad...
Gus Schumacher makes U.S. cross-country skiing history in Minneapolis
Gus Schumacher became the youngest American to win a World Cup cross-country skiing race - and the first U.S. man to win in a...
