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A gorgeous Sunday for Doris' 100th outdoor birthday party!
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Using wigs to help build confidence for women battling cancer
Strands of Strength is an organization helping cancer patients feel normal while battling the disease by giving them a wig.
Land Of 10000 Stories
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KARE 11 recaps the best of Boyd Huppert's Land of 10,000 Stories in 2021, in the first of a two-part special.
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Man who paid $75 for Chevy truck 44 years ago, just sold it to prior owner's grandson for $75
Bob Sportal bought the old truck in his 20s and drove it to work every day until he retired.
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Woman and sunfish form five-year friendship on Minnesota lake
'Greenie' the sunfish waits by the dock for Holly Jorgensen, swims with her and jumps out of the water for treats
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127-year-old church finally gets its steeple, thanks to great grandson of founder
From boyhood, Larry Backlund always thought the steeple-less church his family attended needed one.
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Four sisters on top-ranked basketball team, and that's not the best part of their story
Courtney, Mackenzie, Dakota & Avery Rich all play varsity for New London-Spicer. But that's just the beginning of a heartwarming story.
Land Of 10000 Stories
Ten ducklings follow their mom through a Minnesota elementary school, continuing 20-year tradition
Eisenhower Elementary in Hopkins celebrates an unusual annual spring ritual.
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Family takes in rescue, then learns the dog has same heart condition as daughter
“I don’t even know how you could possibly calculate the odds of this,” mom says.
Land Of 10000 Stories
Four years after installing a pool for neighborhood kids, 98-year-old still loves seeing his yard filled with families
Lonely after the death of his wife, Keith Davison has filled his yard with children after installing a pool for the neighborhood in 2017.
Land Of 10000 Stories
He's 2 years old. She's about to turn 100. They've formed a friendship across a backyard fence
Benjamin Olson and Mary O'Neill formed a friendship that helped them both through the pandemic.
Land Of 10000 Stories
Families of crash victims get annual sympathy card from chief of Minnesota State Patrol
Col. Matt Langer was inspired by another trooper who marked a fatal crash with an annual call
Heartwarming
Using wigs to help build confidence for women battling cancer
Strands of Strength is an organization helping cancer patients feel normal while battling the disease by giving them a wig.
Land Of 10000 Stories
Land of 10,000 Stories: Best of 2021 (Part 1)
KARE 11 recaps the best of Boyd Huppert's Land of 10,000 Stories in 2021, in the first of a two-part special.
Land Of 10000 Stories
Man who paid $75 for Chevy truck 44 years ago, just sold it to prior owner's grandson for $75
Bob Sportal bought the old truck in his 20s and drove it to work every day until he retired.
Land Of 10000 Stories
Woman and sunfish form five-year friendship on Minnesota lake
'Greenie' the sunfish waits by the dock for Holly Jorgensen, swims with her and jumps out of the water for treats
Land Of 10000 Stories
127-year-old church finally gets its steeple, thanks to great grandson of founder
From boyhood, Larry Backlund always thought the steeple-less church his family attended needed one.
Land Of 10000 Stories
Four sisters on top-ranked basketball team, and that's not the best part of their story
Courtney, Mackenzie, Dakota & Avery Rich all play varsity for New London-Spicer. But that's just the beginning of a heartwarming story.
Land Of 10000 Stories
Ten ducklings follow their mom through a Minnesota elementary school, continuing 20-year tradition
Eisenhower Elementary in Hopkins celebrates an unusual annual spring ritual.
Land Of 10000 Stories
Family takes in rescue, then learns the dog has same heart condition as daughter
“I don’t even know how you could possibly calculate the odds of this,” mom says.
Land Of 10000 Stories
Four years after installing a pool for neighborhood kids, 98-year-old still loves seeing his yard filled with families
Lonely after the death of his wife, Keith Davison has filled his yard with children after installing a pool for the neighborhood in 2017.
Land Of 10000 Stories
He's 2 years old. She's about to turn 100. They've formed a friendship across a backyard fence
Benjamin Olson and Mary O'Neill formed a friendship that helped them both through the pandemic.
Land Of 10000 Stories
Families of crash victims get annual sympathy card from chief of Minnesota State Patrol
Col. Matt Langer was inspired by another trooper who marked a fatal crash with an annual call
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