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, ...

Tonka trucks recreate the authentic look and feel of heavy-duty construction equipment and last for generations.

WACONIA, Minn. (FOX 9) - Almost every nook and cranny of Mitch Elvebak's basement in Waconia is filled with models of his favorite toy. He has more than 700 Tonka Toys of all shapes and sizes, but his ...

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, ...