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.

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
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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.

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.

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. 

Twin Cities couple crossing continental United States on foot

A couple from the Twin Cities is approaching the end of an incredible trek taking them across the continental United States.

Newborn named after Marine dad killed in Afghanistan airport bombing

The name of Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, a Marine who was killed in a bombing in Afghanistan last month, will live on through his newborn daughter.

15th Annual Ian Leonard Bad Pants Open raises money for Special Olympics, PGA REACH

The 15th annual Ian Leonard Bad Pants Open raised more than $500,000 for Special Olympics Minnesota and PGA REACH Minnesota, a charity dedicated to enabling access to the game of golf.

Chairs from Granny Donuts inspire art, community giving

If you live in West St. Paul you might’ve noticed a little pocket of weirdness outside of a home last fall. A local artist set up two dozen chairs from her favorite donut shop outside on her home’s lawn.