Josh Lamberty

My favorite update ever!

I don't normally read other people's stories on camera, but for this I'll make an exception. Thanks @drsteuss for your incredible editing. And thanks to everyone who watched & shared my stories this year. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night: bit.ly/49W9BAv

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

A girl born at a Lino Lakes McDonald's just celebrated her 10th birthday there. It was Eleanor Evenson's first trip back to her birthplace. “I think it’s kind of unique,” she says. “I’m the only one in my family that was born at a McDonalds.” KARE tonight at 10 #land10kstories

@C_Whiteman_51 @molinesoccer Way to go, Coach

When a 10-year-old boy battling brain cancer was offered a Make-A-Wish, he could have gone to Disney World. Instead, Coby Clark chose a lawnmower. “This is a roller coaster in itself,” Coby says. bit.ly/4dXyEUW #land10kstories

I did not expect to be fighting cancer again so soon. But there is hope, thanks to a cutting edge treatment. Thanks to @RenaKARE11 & @drsteuss for so perfectly capturing where Sheri & I are at this moment. A little scared, but mostly hopeful: bit.ly/46xKXEs

At age 101, Harlan Olson just received the high school commencement he was owed 81 years ago - his friend Grace Nonnemacher, class of '24, by his side. Harlan was sent to WWII before his graduation. Grace & her family helped make it right: bit.ly/3XuY7zI @land10kstories

At 101, Harlan Olson just received his high school diploma. Harlan was deprived of a commencement when he left to fight in WWII. Harlan's friendship with a student from the class of 2024 set the stage for an honor delayed. KARE tonite at 10 #land10stories

Heartbreak. Hope. Healing. I am so proud of our team, with this 30-minute report 1 year after a deadly building collapse. Special thanks to news director @CSpencerWQAD who fosters this kind of storytelling, and trusted me with this huge project. @TEGNA lnkd.in/gsTS8gvT

Nooooooooooooooo 😢 Rest easy, Mickey.

After her sister died by suicide, a MN woman was determined to help others. Her non-profit is now training students at 16 high schools - including these sophomores at Sibley East High School - to recognize the signs of classmates in crisis. bit.ly/3ytjFlY #land10kstories

When a schoolmate was having trouble reaching the machines in the school shop, seniors Pretti Thao & Izzy Goldenstein put their engineering skills to work. “They’re really great people,” junior Ian Fallgatter says. “They’re smart girls.” bit.ly/4aeACOc #land10stories

When their schoolmate couldn't reach the tools in the school shop, Mounds View High School seniors Izzy Goldenstein & Pretti Thao put their engineering skills to work to help. “I can’t stress enough that they did all the work,” their teacher says. KARE tonite@10 #land10kstories

Kindergarten teacher Jody Abraham asked her class to color a hat. Then, she spent the next 6 weeks knitting their designs, culminating with a big surprise: bit.ly/43oZVLF #land10kstories

RESIGNED: Trishna Pradhan, the city’s building inspector, resigned yesterday.

The construction worker has helped put up buildings all over the Twin Cities. But on the day he had his heart attack, he was working in the perfect place: Regions Hospital. “I guess I saved all the luck of my life for that day,” Don Peabody says. KARE tonite@10 #land10kstories

Self-taught on YouTube, Jayme Littlewolf learned to play on his little sister's toy piano. But the prodigy from the White Earth Reservation now has a full-size piano of his own thanks to donations from his community. bit.ly/42Wnrzd #land10kstories

The 6th grader taught himself to play on YouTube, using his little sister's toy piano. The beauty of his music so moved his community, they bought Jayme Littlewolf a full-size piano of his own. He's 12 years old. KARE tonite@10p #land10kstories

The young man with special needs was usually alone at the arena, playing hockey by himself. Then, a group of senior skaters invited Matt Jenkins to join their team. "They are everything to him," Matt's mother says: bit.ly/49kDAB8 #land10kstories