Heather Brown

Dec 1, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Heather Brown

Are bars considered cookies? MINNEAPOLIS — The holidays are a time to share cookies, or leave them out for Santa. Whether you're baking them or eating them, we all know what makes a good one when we see it. We try to find an answer to an age-old Minnesota argument: Is a bar a cookie?

Nov 16, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Heather Brown

MINNEAPOLIS — Have you ever called someone the wrong name, or maybe you list off each of your kids before you get to the right one? We've all done it. So, why do we mix up names? Good Question. Bridget Robinson-Riegler is a cognitive psychologist. "It's not a sign of anything bad. It's just normal," she said. "First of all, names are really hard to remember in general."We actually don't say names all that often. For example, Robinson-Riegler's doctor, Rhonda.

Nov 3, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Heather Brown

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — We know Minnesotans love their golf. In fact, some golfers might be out there this week, even in this weather. But the courses need to close before the real snow comes, and crews need a week or two of above-freezing temperatures to close up shop. At Target Field, grounds crews don't put blankets over the field until mid-November. They first have to first aerate, spray nutrients, test their underground heating system, add some sand, and spray to prevent snow mold.

Oct 24, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Heather Brown

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Like trees for Christmas, or eggs for Easter, pumpkins pop up everywhere around Halloween. But how did pumpkins become the symbol of Halloween? Good Question. We use pumpkins for a lot of things: Backdrops for cute kid photos, delicious pumpkin pie, and, of course, the "PSL."But, why do we cut designs into them during the month of October? For this answer, we turned to Lesley Ballatyne, author of five books on Halloween. Carving vegetables was big in Europe for centuries.

Oct 16, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Heather Brown

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Every year, Minnesota farms and orchards produce between 20 to 25 million pounds of apples, putting the state in the middle of the pack for apple production across the country. So now that we're in the heart of apple season, how do the Minnesota apples get from the orchard to the store? Good Question. Seven days a week during September and much of October, people are picking apples at Untiedt's Vegetable Farm in central Wright County.