Timothy Blotz

At the dock beneath the VFW Post 1782, a pontoon boat powered by volunteers carries a daily manifest of smiles.

On a sprawling estate on the northwest side of the Twin Cities, an innovative foundation is helping veterans transition from their military service.  One of them is Randy Tesdahl.

At the corner of Chicago and 17th Street East, there is a hidden heart of the neighborhood where the homeless of Minneapolis know there is always a hot breakfast and lunch.

Heating company owner, William Sherk, has been donating carbon monoxide detectors to help save lives in honor of his son who died from CO poisoning 20 years ago.

After serving time in the United States Air Force, Woody Fountain became the first Black pilot for Northwest Airlines. His career took him across the globe, and he’s now looking back at his time in the sky.Fountain is a man born with wings and a desire to use them. From fighter jets to <a href=“https://www.fox9.com/tag/travel-news” target=“_blank”>passenger jets</a>, he didn’t just break through barriers, he broke through the skies. Flying was an obsession that, oddly enough, began in a junior h…

Coyle Bauer is a study in energy. Endless energy. If there was ever a race to beat the sun to the horizon for the prize of more hours of playtime, Coyle just might win — as long as the batteries of his toy four-wheeler hold out.“Oh, Coyle. He is high energy,” said his father Josh. “If he’s not outside, he’s bored.“Coyle has been in a race against time since before he was born. During his 19-week <a href=“https://www.fox9.com/tag/healthcare” target=“_blank”>ultrasound</a>, the doctor found so…

In the years before substance abuse was considered a medical disease, a small group of treatment pioneers hoped to start a program to change lives and ultimately change society. They did it at a secluded farmhouse in rural Center City, Minnesota.

A Catholic Charities residential facility called Glenwood is home to more than fifty men who've endured the rigors of alcoholism. It’s the place where men reach the end of the line through the bottom of a bottle.

Ryan Rivard lives life on the edge and his latest <a href=“https://www.fox9.com/tag/lifestyle/travel” target=“_blank”>adventure</a> is taking him to the edge of the world.“I would say it’s immensely fulfilling,” said Rivard about his journey that’s much more than scaling a mountain summit. It’s why, since the beginning of the year, he’s spent several days a week putting himself through an excruciating training regime at Life Time Fitness in <a href=“https://www.fox9.com/tag/us/mn/hennepin-county…

Mayo Clinic researchers have just been awarded a new federal grant to start an investigation of an experimental drug on patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.