December warm stretch foils winter attractions in Minnesota

An unusually mild winter is wreaking havoc for some yearly winter attractions in Minnesota but organizers for Maple Grove's Ice Castles and the Pond Hockey Championships at Lake Nokomis are hopeful their events will go on.

Annual food basket assembly in Maple Grove

The giving spirit is alive and well in Maple Grove. The Maple Grove Fire Department and The Lions Club are teaming up for an annual tradition of assembling food baskets to support those in need. FOX 9 stops by Maple Grove Fire Station 4 for a look at the effort.

Maple Grove officer dragged during traffic stop

Dashcam videos recently released show a Maple Grove police officer being dragged nearly 40 yards by a suspect following a traffic stop on Nov. 13. The suspect was pulled over for tinted windows and failure to signal near Weaver Lake Road and 83rd Way in Maple Grove, but while the officers and suspect were chatting outside the vehicle, the suspect got back in the vehicle and tried to drive off, causing one officer to fall to the ground and the other to be dragged.