A Minneapolis man says he found a loaded handgun tucked inside an Amazon delivery on Feb. 27. Police are investigating how the firearm ended up on his doorstep.

The Justice Department says Hennepin County revised charging guidance it viewed as unconstitutional; county leaders called the federal probe a political stunt. The closure ends a high‑profile review but not the debate.

Troopers on I‑90 near Albert Lea recovered nearly 50,000 fentanyl pills during a traffic stop, state officials say.

Playwrights' Center says NEA-related rules, a $500K sale shortfall and halted partner payments have created a funding crisis and is asking the Twin Cities for help.

Target paid nearly $110M to break its City Center lease and the 51‑story tower on Nicollet Mall is now being marketed for sale. The outcome will shape downtown Minneapolis’ next move on huge office blocks.

Estée Lauder will eliminate 68 positions at Aveda’s Blaine, Minn., campus as part of a broader restructuring. The cuts touch the brand’s local manufacturing and distribution operations.

Icy roads on Highway 169 near Mille Lacs Lake led to a fatal two-vehicle crash that killed a Garrison woman and sent another driver to the hospital.

A Minneapolis woman pleaded guilty on Monday to two third‑degree murder counts and two vehicular charges after a Dec. 16, 2024 crash that killed two north‑side community workers.

Pizza Luna will open a stall at Midtown Global Market next Friday, a sign that East Lake Street may be slowly recovering after last year’s federal enforcement activity. The vendor is listed as "coming soon" on the market's site.

Tommy James & The Shondells will play the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand on Aug. 31, 2026 with Herman's Hermits as special guest. Tickets go on sale Feb. 27 at 10 a.m.

Ryan Companies filed plans for a 337,000-square-foot industrial building on the former Thomson Reuters campus in Eagan, sited between an Amazon parcel and a repurposed data center.

Kitchen and Rail opened Monday in the former Mort's Deli spot in Golden Valley, bringing lunch service, a full bar and a pastrami tribute called The MORT.

Duluth’s Cirrus again led U.S. plane sales in 2025, delivering 797 aircraft and posting about $1.18B in billings. The result highlights the company’s local economic footprint.