Target closes dozens of Twin Cities stores as looting spreads; Frey declares local emergency

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declared a local emergency and Gov. Tim Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard to help quell looting and violent unrest that spread throughout the Twin Cities on Thursday in the wake of the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police earlier this week. Meanwhile, Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) said late Thursday that it would close 24 Twin Cities stores — its entire retail footprint in the metro — until further notice, following looting incidents by…