FOX 9 documentary 'The Last Harvest' wins Regional Murrow Award

A FOX 9 documentary, ‘The Last Harvest,’ is the winner of a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for best documentary, it was announced Tuesday.

Locally-produced podcast will bring Julie Andrews and her Library into your home
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Starting this week, Julie Andrews will open her library to all of us on a new podcast produced right here in the Twin Cities. It?s called ?Julie?s Library? and it?ll feature Julie and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton reading some of their favorite children?s books. St. Paul?s American Public Media is producing the podcast. The first episode is available Wednesday, April 29th. The project has been in the works for a year, but the launch date was moved up a month due to the need for more family programming with most of us confined to our homes. You can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or online at JuliesLibraryShow.org

Mia's Art in Bloom moves online during COVID-19 shutdown
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The spring-time tradition of Art in Bloom at the Minneapolis Institute of Art is a little different this year. The museum is closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but art enthusiasts can still catch all the floral wonder online at https://new.artsmia.org/artinbloom/.

COVID-19 death toll felt heavily by 2 Twin Cities metro area nursing homes

The FOX 9 Investigators discovered two Twin Cities metro area long-term care facilities have each had at least 12 people die from COVID-19. 

Is it Legal?: Creating a health care directive for worst-case scenario amid pandemic

Many have grown a bit reflective lately, facing their own mortality during this time of pandemic. That often means doing legal planning for worst-case scenarios. 

Is It Legal? How families with divorced parents navigate COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all families as everyone is forced to stay home and together for long periods of time, but there are unique challenges for families with divorced parents. 

Is It Legal: How small businesses can get some big help

It's a fight for survival for Minnesota’s more than half a million small businesses. But starting Friday, new laws throw a lifeline.

Is it legal? A State Trooper answers some frequently asked questions

Ted Haller and Minnesota State Patrol's Gordon Shank answer your pressing questions about the rules of the road in this week's "Is it legal?"

FOX 9 Buzz
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For the third year in a row, the ?On the Bench? boys are back at the Let?s Play Hockey Expo. They found fame thanks to their silly videos of hockey how-to?s. They?ll be at the show for its entire run, from Friday until 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Let?s Play Hockey Expo is the largest consumer hockey show in the world and it coincides with the Minnesota State High School League Boy's Hockey Tournament. The show features vendors from all across the country and many locally created products.

Rosedale Center is embracing influencer shoppers with experiential space
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The mall of the future is all about shopper engagement. Rosedale Center is embracing that idea. Recently they've added an aquarium, upscale food court and are bringing unique events to non-traditional spaces like pro-wrestling at the old Herberger?s department store. And coming soon, an experiential space for shoppers and influencers. The empty storefront was once a J. Crew and now it?s a pop-up called ?Some Great People.? The space is free and open to the public and will host several social-media centered events during its run. For more information visit: https://www.somegreatpeople.com/

After school program introduces Twin Cities kids to squash with a focus on higher education

Usually associated with elite private schools and universities, a program at the University of Minnesota is teaching student athletes the game of squash and exposing them to higher education in the process.

Local women raise a hammer for Habitat for Humanity?s Women Build Week
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The growing affordable housing crisis is bringing hundreds of local women together. They are doing something about it by building and repairing homes for low-income families. They?re part of Habitat for Humanity?s Women Build program. All across the globe, women in this program will build and improve 540 homes including houses in the Twin Cities.

Ziplining offers unique winter adventure in southern Minnesota
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We found the ultimate Minnesota winter adventure; ziplining over the Minnesota River Valley. At Kerfoot Canopy Tour near Henderson, they zip year-round and were recently voted No. 2 Aerial Adventure in America by USA Today. The course has 14 different lines that get up to 175 feet above the ground. And a few years ago, Kerfoot Canopy opened a high-ropes course. They have plans to add on to it this spring