Minneapolis – October 31, 2026 -- Polaris is selling a new desert race machine, the RZR Pro R Factory Boost, from $200,000 US MSRP, with up to 400 horsepower and a first order window that closes February 15, 2027.

Polaris and RZR Factory Racing unveiled the vehicle at the annual Camp RZR event at Glamis Imperial Sand Dunes. Polaris engineers designed it, and it is built in Roseau, Minnesota. It joins the Gen 2 RZR Pro R Factory rather than replacing it, so racers can choose between two platforms.

MINNEAPOLIS – October 28, 2026 -- More than two-thirds of Americans (68%) plan to cut at least one holiday expense this year, with dining out, gifts and travel the most likely to shrink, according to Thrivent's 2026 Holiday Spending Survey.

Rising everyday costs are squeezing holiday budgets

More than half of Americans (52%) expect the economy to affect their holiday spending at least a fair amount. Some 35% say they have already reduced spending on essentials in the past 6-12 months.

Minneapolis – October 15, 2026 -- Men in the U.S. can now get Roxus, a prescription nasal spray for erectile dysfunction (ED), through the telemedicine platform Mavrox, which ships it to their door.

Roxus comes from Australian pharmaceutical company LTR Pharma (ASX: LTP). It delivers vardenafil, the same type of ED medicine as Viagra, which has been used in tablets for more than 20 years. Instead of a pill, it uses LTR's proprietary intranasal spray technology.

Minneapolis – October 5, 2026 -- Target has launched Bullseye's Top Toys List, a curated roundup of 50 holiday toys priced from $4.99, alongside its largest-ever digital Holiday Kids Catalog featuring nearly 500 items.

More than half of the top toys are Target exclusives

The 2026 list spans brands including LEGO, Barbie, Disney and Nintendo, with more than half of the 50 picks exclusive to Target and over one-fifth of Target's total toy assortment unavailable elsewhere. The retailer also stocks more than 1,000 toys under $10.

Minneapolis – September 18, 2026 -- Polaris swept the UTV Overall podium at the 7th SCORE Baja 400 this past weekend, with all three top finishers piloting the RZR Pro R Factory race vehicle.

Wayne Matlock claims the $50,000 SCORE Challenge prize

Matlock took the UTV Overall win aboard his Polaris RZR Pro R Factory, securing the $50,000 purse tied to Polaris' SCORE Challenge. The challenge, announced in July, offered the prize to any eligible UTV racer who could beat the factory RZR Factory Racing team and capture the UTV Overall victory.

Austin, Minn. – September 15, 2026 -- Minnesota Vikings fans will find a new stadium staple this season: the SPAM® Dog, now the official hot dog of U.S. Bank Stadium for 2026-27 under a new partnership between the SPAM® brand and the Vikings.

Minneapolis – September 15, 2026 -- A new study suggests one simple screen protector swap could ease digital eye strain for iPhone users, just as Apple's latest lineup hits shelves. Eyesafe, a screen-health technology company, published a white paper detailing survey results from 29 adult iPhone users conducted with Southwest Eye Care, an eye clinic.

Minneapolis – September 15, 2026 -- A 15-minute shower was long enough for an Italian Mastiff puppy in Columbia, South Carolina, to pry open a drawer, chew through a bottle of naproxen, and go into kidney failure, according to Pet Poison Helpline.

MINNEAPOLIS – September 08, 2026 -- A 76-minute documentary that uses artificial intelligence to recreate a Parkinson's patient's pre-disease voice has been selected for the Twin Cities Film Fest, running Oct. 15-24, with a screening set for noon on Oct. 24 at the Edina Mann Theatre in Edina, Minnesota.