ANOKA, MN – Anoka’s Halloween tradition began less as a celebration than an intervention. It was 1919, and the one-time logging town set along the Rum River about 20 miles north of Minneapolis was ...

Many early pranks involved “buggies.” Teenaged boys would sneakily take a buggy apart, piece by piece, only to reassemble it in unusual places, like churches, schools, or “rooftops.” Another popular ...

Today, Halloween is one of the biggest sugar-filled days of the year, filled with costumes and treats. But to get that candy in the first place, there’s something kids must say first: “Trick or Treat.

A magician shares top Halloween tricks to scare family members safely.

If you’ve grown up thinking that Halloween was a holiday for children and the severely delusional, then you are sadly mistaken my friend. Halloween is, in fact, a holiday celebrating the creative ...

For some kiddos, Halloween is all about “trick” traditions. Think egging houses, TP’ing trees, and spraying homes with shaving cream. While these pranks usually come from a place of playful intent, ...

Despite being far removed from the battle-torn southern and border states, Alton played a crucial role in the Civil War. We provided the Union armies with extraordinary soldiers such as Major Franklin ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The New York State Police will be patrolling the highways on Oct. 30 and 31 in an effort to deter any dangerous Halloween pranks. Troopers from Troop T (Thruway) will be partaking in ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Halloween can be full of fun and fright, but for homeowners, it sometimes brings more tricks than treats. Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) wants to help protect ...