Denny’s Franchisee Shuts All Minnesota, Wisconsin Diners, Workers Left Without Pay
A Denny's franchisee has abruptly shuttered every one of its restaurants across Minnesota and Wisconsin, terminating waitresses, cooks and other staff on September 3 with no advance warning. The company, M15 Inc., told employees it lacked the revenue and cash needed to keep the restaurants running amid collection activ
The Target boycott isn’t over, Minnesota organizers say
Nineteen months after Minnesota organizers launched the National Target Boycott, the people sustaining it aren’t civil rights leaders standing at a podium. They’re shoppers who quietly rerouted their spending to Costco, farmers markets and family-owned businesses, and have no plans to go back. “I believe that boycottin
A firsthand look inside Minneapolis’s Heritage Park Apartments: 4,800+ repairs and counting
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS got a firsthand tour inside a Heritage Park apartment unit following continued concerns about conditions at the large-scale mixed-income complex in the Near North neighborhood.
Everson Griffen arrested for 3rd time since July, this time for probable cause DWI
Griffen was arrested Saturday, Sept. 5, for probable cause DWI and drug possession. He's being held in the Hennepin County Jail.
Marine Corps Veteran, 63, Among Those Killed in Minneapolis Mass Shooting
A veteran has been named as one of the individuals who died in a shooting that took place in Minneapolis, Minn., last week, killing three people and injuring six others. The gunman, identified by the New York Times as Carlton Neal Johnson II, a 35-year-old who was facing eviction from his apartment, carried out the kil
Effort to support mother initially targeted before Minneapolis mass shooting
Suspected shooter Carlton Johnson allegedly wounded Nyemuoch Pal in front of their 5-year-old daughter.
KidStrong gyms arrive in the Twin Cities
KidStrong already has two locations in the metro, Eagan and Woodbury, with a third on the way in Edina. It will open in October. They offer classes for early walkers up to 11 years old. The 45-minute classes are not sport-specific and focus on three pillars: a strong body, character and brain.
10,000 pounds of Minnesota State Fair food leftovers to be rescued, redistributed
It's officially teardown time at the Minnesota State Fair, but for Mel McCormick, the job is just getting started.
Denny’s franchisee abruptly closes its Minnesota, Wisconsin restaurants
Multiple Denny's restaurants closed in the Twin Cities last week, leaving employees suddenly without jobs.
The Mexican Restaurant In Minnesota Where Locals Actually Go For The Burgers
Hamburguesas El Gordo in Minneapolis is the kind of place that locals mention in hushed, reverent tones, like they’re sharing a secret they’re not entirely sure they should be sharing. The secret is out now, and the secret is that this unassuming brick building on the south side...
