Waseca officer hurt in shooting now able to walk with help from therapists, family says

A Waseca police officer who suffered serious injuries after being shot in the head during a call in January is walking again and recently completed his longest walk with assistance from his therapists, family members write in an online post.

Texas restaurant opens early for 3-year-old cancer patient: 'It's just really amazing what they did'

The restaurant immediately arranged to open early for Adelaide and her family to have a private meal, disinfecting the dining area and decorating a table with pink accents, celebrating Adelaide’s favorite color.

A pit bull pup takes the ice as newest member of Wisconsin hockey team

The Milwaukee Admirals hockey team has a new four-legged recruit named Bender. The Admirals, an American Hockey League farm team affiliated with the Nashville Predators, recently introduced the 9-week-old pit bull. 

Foundation pays death benefits to families of Minnesota first responders

The Front Line Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting Minnesota law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMT first responders, announced they paid death benefits to six families of first responders who died while serving others.

'MVP Mason' of St. Peter celebrates buzzer-beater shot with community, teammates

A high school basketball player in St. Peter has become quite the celebrity this week. Mason Doherty nailed a buzzer-beater shot Saturday night against one of the best teams in the state, Minnehaha Academy.

5-year-old's quick actions saves family from house fire

5-year-old Noah Woods pulled his 2-year-old sister through a window when he realized their house was on fire. He went back in to alert the other members of his family. Officials say he saved lives.

Little ‘Elsa’ finally has the ‘Frozen’ performance she always wanted

A young girl from Texas is a big fan of the Disney movie, “Frozen,” and she wasn’t going to let her love for her favorite character go.

Minnesota's Animal Humane Society receives $3 million donation, its largest ever

The former CEO and Chairman of Toro, Ken Melrose, was the record-breaking donor. The money will go toward construction of a new adoption and animal care campus in St. Paul.

VIDEO: Dog in Central Texas jumping for joy at the sight of snow

As exciting as it is for Texans to see snow, one pup couldn't help but leap for joy when she saw the snowflakes. 

Baboon steals, grooms, lion cub in South Africa

After carrying the cub into the branches of a tree, the primate proceeds to groom the little lion.

Shakopee student who opened nonprofit clothing boutique named one of Minnesota's top youth volunteers

A Shakopee High School senior who started her own nonprofit clothing boutique for teenage girls in need recently received one of the nation’s top community service awards for youth. 

Waseca sports apparel store raises more than $15,000 for Officer Matson’s family

Four Season Sports in Downtown Waseca started selling t-shirts to raise money after Waseca Police Officer Arik Matson was shot in the head while on duty. So far, they’ve sold nearly 16,000 of them.