Growing up, everyone remembers their favorite toy. And for many generations, that toy was a Tonka Truck. For several decades the toys were made right here in the Twin Cities. Right after World War II, ...

An eye-popping exhibit at the Winifred Museum captures three generations of everything Tonka with a display of about 3,000 unduplicated toys. They are owned by John and Darleene Thompson. John ...

It’s perhaps too easy to get all misty-eyed and wistful about the past, especially when it concerns our old toys, but there really is something different about Tonka. Here were tough trucks, cranes, ...

DEER LODGE, Mont. — As Santa starts filling orders from youngsters' wish lists, the hottest toys of the season may spark memories of toys past. In our Montana Moment, we visit 'Yesterday's Playthings' ...