'Your Brain is Magic' comes to the Fitzgerald Theater Oct. 27
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Curiosity can lead to great questions, especially from the kids in your life. Thankfully, there's a podcast that can answer all their burning inquires. ?Brains On!? is recorded in downtown St. Paul at the American Public Media building. The award-winning podcast has made such a splash the creators? are bringing their show to the Fitzgerald Theater October 27. Shayne Wells has a preview of ?Your Brain is Magic.?

Checking out the best Halloween costumes of 2019
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Minnesota retailer, HalloweenCostumes.com is one busy place right now. They'll ship out more than a million costumes this Halloween season making them the largest online-only Halloween costume retailer. Shayne Wells visited their gigantic North Mankato warehouse to find out how they got started, and what costumes are the hottest sellers this year.

Plymouth's newest adventure destination
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As the temperatures drop and the kids need to burn some energy, there?s a new indoor amusement park to try out. Urban Air Adventure Park in Plymouth features the nation?s first Power Up Go-Karts which speeds of up to 20 mph, an indoor Sky Rider, a climbing wall, ropes course, and trampolines.

Hmong farmers produce rainbow of food in Minnesota

Minnesota farming is more than just corn and soybeans. Colorful fruits, vegetables and flowers fill farmers markets across the Twin Cities.

There are frights to be had at the Dead End Hay Ride
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One of the Twin Cities most popular Halloween attractions is getting national attention. ?Haunt World' Magazine listed the Dead End Hay Ride in Wyoming as one of the scariest choices in the Midwest. There?s a cemetery, catacombs, a prisoner bus, a clown barn and an auto salvage yard. Shayne Wells introduces us to the creator, who turned a former Christmas Tree Farm into this spooky experience.

British inspired booze...and bikes!
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Royal Foundry Craft Spirits, a British-inspired Minneapolis distillery just opened the only operating cycle speedway in the United States. The sport of cycle speedway is a form of bicycle racing on short oval dirt or clay tracks where riders use single speed bicycles without brakes. The track is open for amateur and professional riders four days a week. Bikes will be provided, but patrons need to bring their own helmets.

Poultry Patrol: Robot at family turkey farm keeps an eye on the flock

From smartphones to smart homes, technology is designed to make our lives easier. Now, a pilot program at a family farm in Northfield, Minnesota is ready to spread its wings.

Shayne Wells cooking up some MEA fun!
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Kids across the metro are gearing up for the MEA break. If you aren't heading to the airport and need some fun family activities to fill the time, how about creating some BOO-tiful treats at Way Cool Cooking School.

Another way: Desperation led farmer 'back to nature'

On the Minnesota prairie near the South Dakota border, you will find Ben Dwire and his family moving their grass-fed beef cattle from one field to another.

Mermaids swimming at SEA LIFE at Mall of America during October
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A mythical creature is moving into SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium at the Mall of America. The mermaids are back for the month of October and are ready to dazzle with their underwater performance. FOX 9's Shayne Wells takes us under the sea to meet the water spirits.

Is the Small Dairy Dying?

Small Minnesota dairy farms wonder if this year could be their last.

Trade War: Caught in the Middle

Already concerned about an unusually wet season, Minnesota farmers have become pawns in a high stakes geo-political chess game between the U.S. and China.

Farmer Suicide: The Perfect Storm

Twenty miles from the Canadian border, just outside Hallock, Minnesota, you’ll find the bean fields that surround the Gillie home.  

The Robot Farmer

Last week, the U.S. Agriculture Secretary said he didn’t know if the family dairy farm can survive as the industry moves towards factory farms.