Simple tips to deck the halls this holiday season
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FOX 9 Garden Guy Dale K has tips for decorating your home for the holidays, including the best greenery to use that won't shed all over your house.

Sneak peek at Sever's Holiday Lights in Shakopee
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This massive holiday light display dances in time to the best songs of the season. Grab a snack from the festive food & drink vendors and enjoy the show. The event runs November 24 through January 1.

Voices for Change: Need for Speed
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A Minnesota man is breaking down barriers in the sport of motorcycle racing. FOX 9?s Maury Glover has the story.

Simple tips for decorating your landscape for the holidays
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Garden Guy Dale K shares his pro tips for decorating for the holidays outside your home, from your greenery to safety tips.

Holiday favorite hits the stage at Children?s Theatre Company
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That green, angry, holiday-hater has taken over the stage at Children?s Theatre Company. This is the 10th time CTC has produced the stage version of Dr. Seuss?s How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Reed Sigmund has played the role of the Grinch five times, which adds up to more than 300 performances of the holiday classic. He has no problem maneuvering his caves? stairs in his long point Grinch shoes, and stays cool by lining his costume with ice packs. Sigmund says the biggest challenge is getting the green paint off his face. How the Grinch Stole Christmas will run through January 8th.

Historic Minneapolis Mansion opens for holiday-themed tours
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One of the city?s most historical mansions is all decked out for the holidays and open to the public for tours that will dive into the secrets of the past, including the hidden doors. The Turnblad Mansion is connected to the home of the American Swedish Institute. It?s the 72nd Holiday Experience at ASI. Besides the mansion tours, Fika Caf? is serving up a special seasonal menu tapping into traditional Scandinavian flavors and the Museum Store is filled with holiday must-haves for creating a cozy Nordic holiday.

Nordic holiday cuisine at American Swedish Institute
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FOX 9's Shayne Wells stops by the Fika Cafe at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis to check out the holiday menu.

Body exhumed in Robbie Anderson cold case

The body of 19-year-old Robbie Anderson was exhumed Friday morning from Forest Hill Cemetery in Anoka, as his family and friends attempt to have his ‘unexplained death’ 13 years ago reclassified as a homicide.

Lakeview High School football player overcoming obstacles, inspiring others

For Terrek Jenniges, football is a chance at freedom from the complicated challenges of his disability — and the team has welcomed him with open arms.

Lakeview Lakers football team inspired by teammate who defies the odds
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Terrek Jenniges, a freshman, has caudal regression, which impedes the development in his lower body. He uses a wheelchair to get around but that hasn't stopped him from proving people wrong. He's a place holder for the kickers on the Lakeview Lakers. It's a chance at freedom for Jenniges, and his teammates welcomed him with open arms. And Jenniges' positive attitude has had an equally positive effect on the team.

Winter Maker?s Market opens at The Dayton?s Project
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One of Minnesota?s most iconic department stories is back for the holidays and offering up a one-of-a-kind shopping experience. The Winter Maker?s Market has returned and expanded. There are 65 local vendors including many heritage brands from Minnesota. The shops take up much of the lower level including the former JB Hudson space and don?t miss the Grande Gallery on the skyway level. The market will be open through January 13th, Monday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm and Sunday from 11am to 5pm.

St. Paul coffee roaster changes name and expands into Minneapolis
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Bootstrap Coffee Roasters is now Backstory Coffee Roasters and they’ve opened a second location in Minneapolis’ North Loop neighborhood. Backstory has a beautiful new space with vaulted ceilings and velvet wallpaper inside the lobby of The Duffey Flats. Many historic elements of the buildings past helped shape its design. The wallpaper was created with old photos of Minneapolis and the wood shelving is reclaimed wood from the building when it was the Minneapolis Iron Store. Backstory Coffee Roasters Minneapolis location is open seven days a week from 7am to 3pm. The space can also be used for co-working.

Layer up for a visual walk through Winter Lights at the Arb
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The flowers are in bloom and waterfalls flowing at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. But in this case, they?re just part of the winter lights experience that opens to the public on Thursday, November 17th. This is the 6th year for the botanical-themed event and it boasts many new additions including a s?mores village with fire pits, more butterflies and giant glowing winter willow tree. The stops are closer together than years past so the total walk is about three-quarters of a mile. Also, the towering poinsettia tree is back at the Oswald Visitor Center. Winter Lights at the Arb runs through January 1st. Tickets need to be purchased ahead of time online.

Analysis: Ex-Minneapolis cops rack up $26M in payouts amid surge in PTSD claims

In Minneapolis, at least 155 officers have received worker’s compensation settlements totaling nearly $26 million, according to a FOX 9 Investigators analysis. Many of those same officers have questionable histories of misconduct.

Analysis: Ex-Minneapolis cops rack up $26M in payouts amid surge in PTSD claims
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Since the murder of George Floyd, hundreds of Minneapolis police officers have left the force while claiming post-traumatic stress disorder to seek disability benefits.

Bridgerton Experience arrives in Minneapolis
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Netflix series "Bridgerton" truly captured people?s attention with its vivid take on London?s high society circa the early 1800s. The music, the costumes, the dancing and even the queen appear to have all been plucked off the screen and placed in the Twin Cities for ?The Queen?s Ball: A Bridgerton Experience.? The event runs through December 30th and takes place inside the Lighthouse Artspace.

Minnesota Roller Derby returns for 19th season
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After a pandemic pause, Minnesota Roller Derby returns starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. This new season will come with changes in the form of all new home teams that have been completely re-drafted. Those teams will have new names and logos as well, but don’t fret, the halftime dance party will stay the same. Fans can purchase tickets at the door or on Ticketmaster.