Black Friday 2011: Insomnia And Sales
With a toot of a whistle, the holiday shopping train at Southdale began a 30 day-journey with Black Friday, which sent huge crowds into stores and malls hours earlier than usual.
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With a toot of a whistle, the holiday shopping train at Southdale began a 30 day-journey with Black Friday, which sent huge crowds into stores and malls hours earlier than usual.
As families prepare to gather for the Thanksgiving holiday, none can be happier than those who gathered in an airport hangar in St. Cloud as 70 Army National Guard returned home.
A mother and her 4-year-old daughter were rescued after the car they were in rolled and landed on its roof in a Benton County creek.
A Minnesota woman is recovering after a distracted Minnesota State Trooper crashed into her car last Friday.
If there ever was a caretaker of our north woods, chances are it is Art Widerstrom. He's been a forester with the Department of Natural Resources for more than 40 years.
The brick mortar is crumbling, wood trim peeling. The glass sashes of the original windows haven't opened for years. But structurally, five of the 28 buildings on the Upper Post of Fort Snelling are prime for renovation.
There's a growing resurgence in Minneapolis youth hockey.
Bill Carlson lives Veteran's Day every time he puts on his Honor Guard uniform, but for him there's one veteran who will always bear special meaning
It was just before daylight on Wednesday morning when Sherburne County sheriff's deputies and area SWAT teams swarmed a rural Clear Lake home. Armed with a judge's search warrant they were looking for illegal drugs.
The cooing and cuddling with a newborn is among the most precious memories any parent can have. But for Megan McGinnis, that peaceful moment was terribly interrupted when her little girl of only a week became a victim of crime.
Step inside St. Cloud's newly remodeled airport terminal and you'll immediately notice that something is strangely absent -- passengers.
From the outside, the brick building on west 40th Street and Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis looks anything but a historic vault. However, when remodelers at Locus Architecture ripped open ceiling tiles, vintage headlines came pouring out.
The photographs of deer hunts long gone are curled and faded. But the memories of those memorable hunts remain vivid and bright. This is the special something that comes every year on the first Saturday of November.
An empty parking lot greeted lunchtime customers at Joe Senser's Sports Grille and Bar in Eagan on Monday.
It's one of the most memorable storms -- ever. It was 20 years ago when the Twins had just won the World Series and then, a few days later, on Halloween, it started to snow.
Authorities were involved in a manhunt for an alleged robbery suspect hiding in a cornfield in Chisago County Friday morning.
On a picturesque October morning, commercial fisherman Tim Adams is framed by colorful leaves and a bright blue sky. He's plying the smooth waters of the Mississippi river near Newport.
Paying for a college education has never been harder and the debt load never higher.
It was a decision that was fraught with controversy when state lawmakers approved it. Back in December 1991, Minnesota agreed to loan Northwest Airlines $761 million to help the struggling carrier fend off bankruptcy.
In the ongoing game to win support for a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium, it's fourth and long. On Monday, the city of Minneapolis wanted to make certain it's not left on the sidelines.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says invasive Asian carp may be present in the Twin Cities stretch of the Mississippi River.
You can't miss the sprawling concrete building taking shape at the eastern edge of a Rogers industrial park.
A last ditch legal effort is being made to keep convicted killer Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr. off an Indiana Federal prison's death row. Rodriguez, Jr. is the man convicted back in 2006 for the kidnapping, rape and killing of University of North Dakota college student, Dru Sjodin.
For more and more of us, a big pot from the Mister Coffee machine just won't cut it. Many are turning to the latest trend in the shops and at home.
Three senior hockey players at Armstrong High School have been suspended for at least 45 days for playing a different kind of "game."
