In the freezing heart of Kazan, I took the plunge with the Russian Walrus club. This cold-water tradition is part of a unique culture that blends strength, discipline, and community.

FOX 9's Ian Leonard joined thousands of people at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis to support the Polar Plunge effort and raise money for Special Olympics Minnesota.

Participants are invited to see how real polar bears do it afterward, as each one will receive a coupon for $3 off general admission at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.

Grant Hardin, former police chief of the small town of Gateway, Arkansas, who was convicted of murder, has been recaptured after his escape from prison on May 25.