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.

Blustery, cold Sunday with gusts near 30 mph; light snow may return Tuesday and temperatures climb. Allow extra time for travel.

Inventory in the St. Cloud area is starting to climb this spring, giving buyers more negotiating room while sellers still pull near‑ask offers. Local agents say homes are spending longer on market, and mortgage rates have eased slightly.

The board approved about $5.2M in construction bids plus $705K in turf and equipment purchases, moving the $15M Apex Athletic Center toward a May groundbreaking.

Federal SNAP rule changes expanded work requirements and narrowed exemptions, putting thousands of Minnesotans at risk of losing benefits this spring.