Twin Cities

Target aiming at frugal shoppers this holiday season
With many consumers afraid to spend, the holiday shopping season is expected to be more so-so than ho-ho for retailers, but Minneapolis-based Target is addressing such reluctance head-on in holiday television ads.
Local Somalis condemn suicide bombing in homeland
Even Somali-Americans hardened by the bloodshed of their homeland were sickened by the latest attack, a suicide bombing in Mogadishu on Dec. 3. On Sunday, about 100 people rallied in Minneapolis to condemn the violence and pray for the victims' families.
A 40-year-old Minneapolis man has been charged for allegedly walking into an office complex in Roseville with a gun and demanding money from a female front desk employee.
A new bookstore for theater lovers
"Play by Play" in St. Paul carries scripts, theater textbooks, actor biographies, and even cards to wish that special someone "Break a leg!" on opening night.
Some DFL opponents of House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher in the race for governor are crying foul over a move that may have violated campaign finance laws, but officials with Kelliher's campaign and the DFL Party say it was an honest mistake that they reconciled.
Preparing for the season's first snow emergency
Temeratures will be dangerously low tonight, with sub-zero highs across the state overnight, and the falling temps coupled with the snow cover from this week's storm could make for a knuckle-whitening commute.