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.