Minnesota family adopts highway in same area where son died in crash
A Minnesota family is giving back to the community in honor of their late son who died in a 2019 crash on Highway 610.
Plymouth artist creates 'Melanin Magic: A Coloring Book Featuring Fantasy Beings of Color'
An artist from Plymouth, Minnesota wants to help children of color see themselves in a different light.
Minnesota filmmaker uses late friend's footage to make documentary
Alia Tarraf said her friend, coworker and fellow filmmaker Allison Wilke Gryphon was a shining star. But, when Gryphon’s light went out, Tarraf decided to bring her own journey of pain and healing to the silver screen.
Ex-pilot with Parkinson's, 84, flies one more time over fall foliage
An 84-year-old former pilot who has Parkinson’s disease found herself in a familiar place: in the cockpit of a plane thanks to a fellow aviator.
Good Samaritans save dogs from house fire in Cottage Grove
A school resource officer and a police officer saved two dogs from a house fire Wednesday morning in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.
Minnesota trauma nurse joins team who saved his life
A trauma nurse at Regions Hospital in St. Paul is now caring for patients in the very same unit that saved his life years ago.
Cat who went missing from care home found safe in Buffalo, Minn.
Community members are celebrating after a beloved care home cat who went missing was found safe weeks later in Buffalo, Minnesota.
Decades later, former St. Louis Park neighbors reunite on Minnehaha Circle
After growing up together on the same street in St. Louis Park more than 30 years ago, former neighbors celebrated a lifetime of friendship after decades apart.
Toddler's stuffed monkey left behind on 9/11 has family searching 20 years later
Abe Wachsman is searching for the family that he gave a ride to safety on Sept. 11, 2001.
One of Minnesota's first female paramedics retires after 43 years
A trailblazing paramedic from the Twin Cities metro is getting ready to call it a wrap after 43 years on the job.
Man completes 313 mile journey carrying canoe for life-saving mission
A Minnesota man finally completed his mission to carry his canoe a distance equal to the Superior Hiking Trail, a mission he dubbed "Portage for a Purpose" to help promote suicide prevention.
Minnesota teen expands effort to build wheelchairs for disabled animals
Last winter, FOX 9 spoke with a young girl in Champlin who is making a difference, using her free time to build wheelchairs for disabled animals.
Minnesota man battling stage 4 cancer completes his 571st marathon
Among the runners on Sunday was Tom Perri who says he was competing in his 571st marathon and his 26th Twin Cities Marathon, all while he battles stage 4 prostate cancer.
Minneapolis neighborhood rallies to reopen Band Box Diner, first opened in 1939
A neighborhood is rallying behind a historic diner in Minneapolis that's at risk of going out of business due to the pandemic.
Victor the dog returned home after car he was in was stolen from parking lot
Victor the dog who went missing after his owner's car was stolen has been found safe.
Afghan family resettles in Minnesota just before Taliban takeover
The first wave of Afghan families have begun arriving in Minnesota following the U.S. military withdrawal, and state officials report hundreds of evacuees and refugees from the war-torn country may soon follow.
Midwives celebrate 50 years of service at Hennepin Healthcare
There aren’t many workplaces where coworkers can say they’ve helped deliver each other’s babies, but Hennepin Healthcare is one, and on Saturday Minnesota’s first certified midwife service celebrated 50 years of delivering babies.
Jeep owners take stuffed duck on cross-country relay road trip for St. Jude's fundraiser
A stuffed animal duck is taking a cross-country journey, all for a good cause. Starting in Missouri, "Mr. Vanderquack" has now gone through seven states already, stopping by most recently in Minnesota.
Police rescue toddler with head trapped between steel railing
Officers in Boulder, Colo. helped a 3-year-old girl free her head from two steel bars.
In late teen's memory, family raises $1M for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
In June of 2010 Dylan Witschen, a football player at Anoka High School died of brain cancer. Before he died, he asked his family to raise money for the hospital that fought to save his life.