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In today's newsletter:

  • Plan your last-minute Christmas shopping around these Minnesota store hours
  • Why are new Southwest Light Rail crossing bells suddenly so loud?
  • How a north Minneapolis kid ended up on a snowboard magazine cover

Also on today's calendar: A Grand Ole Opry Christmas and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Clouds yielding to some sun, with a high of 32 and low of 24 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 38, low: 32.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 41 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Minnesota Grocery And Pharmacy Christmas Hours For 2025 (patch.com) — Minneapolis shoppers get a rundown of which grocery, pharmacy, and convenience chains will be open or closing early on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day across Minnesota. The guide highlights hours for major retailers like Target, Aldi, Costco, CVS, Walgreens, and Kwik Trip so residents can plan last‑minute food or prescription runs without surprises.
   

2. New crossing bells frustrating homeowners closest to Southwest Light Rail tracks (kstp.com) — Homeowners near the Southwest Light Rail tracks by West 21st Street in Minneapolis are losing sleep over new crossing bells that now ring continuously for every passing freight train. Neighbors say they were never told the noise would last the full length of each train and feel their concerns were dismissed, while the Met Council calls the signals critical for safety and promises more testing before Green Line service starts in 2027.
   

3. 11-Year-Old Minneapolis Kid Makes The Cover of Snowboarders Journal (unofficialnetworks.com) — An 11-year-old from north Minneapolis has gone from playing near his home to landing on the cover of The Snowboarder’s Journal after improvising a “snowboard” from a plastic tote lid. Photographer Mike Yoshida’s spontaneous shots led to national attention, free gear from snowboard brands, and a season pass to Afton Alps, where the Minneapolis kid will start formal lessons this winter.
   

4. Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Minneapolis real estate agent (fox9.com) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for orchestrating the 2019 kidnapping and killing of Minneapolis real estate agent and mother Monique Baugh. Prosecutors say he masterminded luring her to a fake Maple Grove showing before she was taken to an alley in Minneapolis and fatally shot. Co-defendants have also received lengthy prison terms.
   

5. Man found guilty in Minneapolis encampment triple homicide (kare11.com) — A man has been convicted of murdering three people at a Minneapolis encampment, bringing a measure of closure to a high-profile 2024 shooting on Snelling Avenue. Jurors found Earl Bennett guilty of three counts of second-degree murder, and he’s scheduled for sentencing on Jan. 16, 2026, as families and Minneapolis officials emphasize accountability and community safety.
   

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    I found this young one in the alley between North Vincent and Upton Ave, on 8th Ave N. Willard-Hay/Homewood neighborhood, Minneapolis, near Golden… (Nextdoor North Loop)
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