Just before 8 p.m. this evening, Bloomington Police responded to a shooting contained in a tenant space. As a result, Mall of America was put into lockdown. The lockdown has since been lifted. The Mall is now closed for the evening. For additional updates, please follow Bloomington Police.

Photos from a mall employee I spoke with. A lot traffic as people try to leave the mall.

This is Santa Sam in a back room at the mall. He was in between greeting children when the mall went on lockdown.

I love a good thrift find. And somehow my parents always hit the jackpot. In this case, it’s a 1995 MPR mug! MPR News

Great story by Sarah Thamer : "Access to high quality tutors is considered a luxury and one that is not affordable by many, tutoring is the type of service that requires an extended period of time, it’s not a one time event.” mprnews.org/story/2023/01/…

Some views from the MSP Airport right now — short lines but hundreds of canceled flights. I’ll be here today and tomorrow to bring you the latest. MPR News

We’ve been talking about the “lull” in the snowstorm today — here is the airport “lull” for you. Calm before the storm ….

Good morning from MSP Airport — another fairly quiet morning here. At last check, there were 238 canceled flights. I’ll have the latest in the 8 a.m. hour on MPR News

In unrelated news, the airport Caribou is closed because of some issue with their machines. Am I crying internally? Yes.

During this legendary storm we have reporters stationed all across Minnesota filling us in. Here is Sarah Thamer (Sarah Thamer) at MSP with the latest and yes ... she used to work in TV 😉

"Better than tragedy." The first time I told the story of Hastings' early Black community, I knew there was much more to uncover. Listen to my latest for MPR News: mprnews.org/story/2023/03/…

We said “see ya later” today to our wonderful friend and teammate @SimoneCazares. We’re going to miss her so much but excited for her to be closer to family in Miami! ❤️

So many different sights and sounds in Minneapolis on this gorgeous Saturday. MPR News

More journalists have been killed in the first 10 weeks of the #Israel-#Gaza war than have ever been killed in a single country over an entire year. Explore our interactive map of journalists killed in the war to learn more: cpj.org/full-coverage-…