Minnesota

A sheriff's deputy near the Twin Cities rescued a wounded trumpeter swan from the middle of the road. He placed the bird in the back of his squad car and eventually released it along the river in a safe location. To repay its gratitude, the Swan relieved itself all over the back seat of the squad car...

Last weekend, East Bethel, Minnesota, (about 40 minutes north of the Twin Cities) was experiencing unseasonably warm weather in the 70s, and Cory Klocek was using it to his advantage during opening weekend for deer hunting. After he bagged a 10-point buck near a pond, something caught his eye -- an alligator...

Big fella, too...

This 2,350-pound pumpkin grown in Anoka, MN, was the heaviest pumpkin grown in North America this year. If you win the Safeway Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off you are paid $7 per pound -- which means he scored $16,450. Travis Gienger's giant pumpkin was 176 pounds heavier than the runner-up...

Find out who and when they're playing in 2020!

At the end of the day, we're all Midwesterners!

The upcoming school year is far from 'one size fits all' for the Midwest.

A Tall Record to Break

Will we be next?

One of our neighboring states is now doing this.