Snocross race brings high-flying action to Canterbury Park

The best snocross riders in the world will be at Canterbury Park this weekend for the Pirtek Snocross National in Shakopee. More than 300 riders will be competing in 45 races scheduled over the next two days. Races begin at 11:15 a.m. on Jan. 12-13 and continue through each day with opening ceremonies at 6 p.m. There is plenty of indoor space to watch the races plus food vendors and kids activities. General admission ticketing begins at $20 for Friday and $25 Saturday. Parking is free.

Shakopee apartment forces residents to move

Triple Crown Apartments is either evicting or forcing residents to move out for an optional sprinkler repair to the building. The complex is removing all the residents in one of their buildings, and residents are saying the owners are refusing to let them out of their leases.

Last chance for fall fun in Minnesota

After this weekend, the holiday events will get underway so this may be your last chance to embrace the fall season by wandering through a pumpkin patch, jumping in a corn pit and getting lost in a corn maze. Sever’s Fall Festival in Shakopee is open Oct. 28-29 and then they will begin switching over to their Holiday Lights event. This will also be the last weekend for Twin Cities Harvest Festival in Brooklyn Park. Ferguson’s Minnesota Harvest in Jordan will remain open through Nov. 5 and Aamodt’s Apple Farm is open through December, but many of their fall offerings will wrap up this weekend as well.

Sparking truck leads to grass fire in Shakopee

An early morning reminder about just how dry it's been, and how ripe conditions are for brush fires. This happened just before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, at Highway 169 and Highway 101 in Shakopee. You can see sparks fly out from under a white box truck, cross the road and grow into a grass fire. We sped this video up a bit, but it took just a few minutes in real time to grow into a fire.

Fundraiser held for injured teammate

A Shakopee High School volleyball team is creating a fundraiser for an injured teammate who is now at HCMC. FOX 9’s Rose Schmidt has the details on the team rallying around her.

Meet the Canterbury Park Bugler

The Canterbury Park bugler, Lynn Deichert, is helping preserve a racing tradition as iconic as the winner's circle or a photo finish.