The Latest Breaking News from Minneapolis

3M Open field will suffer loss of stars to new Saudi-backed golf tour

MINNEAPOLIS — Already aggressively recruiting players for his July tournament, 3M Open executive director Hollis Cavner acknowledged Monday the new Saudi-backed LIV Golf that debuts this week will impact his 156-man field that comes to TPC Twin Cities.

Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022

Dig if you will this Prince mural as downtown Minneapolis goes purple

MINNEAPOLIS — The skies of downtown Minneapolis glowed purple from buildings and bridges as people clad in — what else? — purple danced in the street on June 2. It was time to celebrate the official unveiling of a new 100-foot-tall mural of the city's most famous music star, Prince.

Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022

Target will slash prices, warns profit will shrink this summer

MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. will cut prices, cancel orders and take other steps to cut its bloated inventory, moves that will lower its profit in the current quarter more than executives thought just three weeks ago.

Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022

Judge delays trial of 2 ex-cops in Floyd killing until 2023

The judge overseeing the remaining case of two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing has ordered that the trial be delayed until January to improve prospects for a fair trial

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022

5 essential new Midwest travel experiences for summer of 2022

MINNEAPOLIS — Among the Midwest travel destinations that are awaiting tourists this summer are a natural adventure park in the Dells, mountain bike trails on the North Shore, and a luxury cruise that doesn't require an ocean. Here are five experiences to consider before the season gets away from you.

Tribune News Service · Jun 6, 2022

Jim Souhan: Should the Lynx tank, possibly for Paige Bueckers?

MINNEAPOLIS — After four of their stars retired in the wake of their dynastic run, the Lynx could have decided to rebuild.

Tribune News Service · Jun 5, 2022

Chip Scoggins: 1 ball, 1 day, 2 golfers, 2 aces — a wacky hole-in-one tale for Minnesota golf lore

MINNEAPOLIS — The odds of an amateur golfer making a hole-in-one are 12,000 to 1, according to the National Hole-In-One Registry.

Tribune News Service · Jun 4, 2022

Timberwolves to add Magic exec Matt Lloyd as senior vice president

MINNEAPOLIS — Matt Lloyd, the vice president of basketball operations for the Orlando Magic, is in line to become a senior vice president of basketball operations for the Timberwolves.

Tribune News Service · Jun 3, 2022

Jim Souhan: LIV Golf’s money shouldn’t speak louder than morals

MINNEAPOLIS — We are under no obligation to call sporting events or venues what their corporate overlords name them.

Tribune News Service · Jun 3, 2022

Muslim call to prayer arrives to Minneapolis soundscape

This spring Minneapolis became the first large city in the United States to allow the Islamic call to prayer to be broadcast publicly on loudspeakers

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022