A mechanic from Lake Crystal, MN found a wallet under the hood of an 11-year-old Ford. Puzzled, Chad Volk looked inside. He found the work ID of the Michigan autoworker who lost it at the Ford plant. Thanks to an honest mechanic, after 11 years he has his wallet back. KARE tonite@10 #land10kstories

A Minnesota boy survived an arrow going though his brain. Gus Deterding's doctor can't explain why Gus is still functioning normally. His parents believe "it's a miracle." KARE tonight at 10p. #land10kstories

Diagnosed at age 3, a Minnesota boy battled cancer for three years with toy soldiers as his chemo companions. At 18, Axel Zirbes is cancer free - and just joined the army. KARE tonight at 10. #land10kstories

A tiny Minnesota town just gave $108,000 in scholarships to its graduating seniors. Swanville, population 326, spends all year doing fundraisers to reward its grads. This year's average scholarship: $5,142. KARE tonight at 10pm. #Land10kstories

At 18, Mike Heikes suffered a life-altering brain injury. In the years since, the Fergus Falls man has given away more than 22,000 bike helmets.
If you live through one, "you don't want anyone else to suffer a brain injury," Mike says.
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A school para has sewed 375 book bags this year for students in Lake City, MN. Jeri Prigge made her first bag to help a 3rd grader using a wheel chair. Soon everyone in the school wanted one. KARE tonight at 10p. #land10kstories

A MN teen just became the youngest food vendor at Mall of America. At 11, Edyn Esparza pitched her cake pops in a cold-call. Told she'd need a state license & commercial kitchen, she got both. Edyn's cake pops are now a big hit at Nickelodeon Universe. KARE tonite@10 #land10kstories

As a baby, a car crash robbed Jameson Turner of the chance to know his grandpa. But now the goalie from Hallock and his former-goalie-grandpa are together - in Jameson's senior portrait. KARE tonight at 10. #land10kstories

In the heart of Minneapolis is a throwback: a one-room schoolhouse. The K-12 school serves kids staying @ Ronald McDonald House - one of two like it in the US. Teacher Kaiti brown says her goal is to bring students "love & care" at a difficult time. KARE tonite@10 #land10kstories

Workers from the North Branch, MN Burger King showed up in uniform at the funeral of one of their regulars. The gesture meant even more when Jerry Parkin's family also saw at the funeral the chair Jerry sat on each morning at coffee, now engraved with his name. KARE tonight at 10p. #land10kstories

Grieving the loss of her dad, a Minnesotan made an ask on Facebook for a photo of the sunset on the evening he died. She hoped for one. She got 883. "They just kept coming," Emily Canney says. "There’s good people out there and it gives you hope." KARE tonight at 10. #land10kstories

At age 96, a Minnesota man is still downhill skiing several days a week. Alex Ryvlin is a fixture at Welch Village. I've been hearing about Alex for years and finally caught up with him. Which wasn't easy! KARE tonight@10pm #land10kstories

How big are Linda Groskreutz' jigsaw puzzles? The Minnesotan and her husband shopped for a house with enough wall space to fit them. The avid puzzler has taken her hobby to new heights - and lengths. KARE tonight at 10. #land10kstories

A MN dad drives his kids past their great grandma's senior home on the way to school for a morning wave and drive-hi. 7-year-old Maverick first, then a quick spin around for 5-year-old Reese. "It's love," their great grandma says. KARE tonite@10 #land10kstories

Upstairs, he cuts hair. Downstairs, St. Paul barber Milan Dennie teaches free afterschool business classes for neighborhood teens. His goal: helping teens achieve their dreams. "I see myself, when I see them," Milan says. KARE tonite at 10pm #land10kstories

Score one for the 7-year-old who just beat 89 adults in a football pool. Second-grader Christian Amundson's grandmother paid the $10 to enter him. He's now $900 richer. KARE tonight at 10pm. #land10kstories