Play4min 10secMinnesota Marine Art Museum has great works, storiesMay 26, 2015 4:00 AMBy Dan OlsonThe museum's collection includes more than 1,000 pieces of art from realists, impressionists and modernists. It also showcases works by local and regional artists.
Play4min 03secNo sign of slowing down: Activist marches on for Native American rightsMay 19, 2015 8:08 AMBy Dan OlsonWhite Earth band member Clyde Bellecourt said Native Americans are treated differently. "We're the only people in America that they still make fun of," he said.
Play3min 48secFor 91-year-old U prof, one last lecture but lots left to doMay 12, 2015 4:00 AMBy Dan OlsonJohn Fraser Hart is retiring after 48 years teaching geography at the University of Minnesota. But the small town expert isn't done yet.
Play4min 19secWinona sculptor draws inspiration from the MississippiApril 29, 2015 1:00 PMBy Dan OlsonMany of Leo Smith's wood sculptures reflect the objects he has encountered during a lifetime of exploring the Mississippi River near his Winona-area home.
Play3min 52secA boy in wartime: St. Olaf prof recalls Nazi invasion of NorwayApril 8, 2015 4:00 AMBy Dan OlsonThe Nazis took control of Norway 75 years ago today. Memories of the invasion and life under occupation are still fresh to Odd Lovoll.
Play4min 27secNever again: Family's stories recall Armenian genocideApril 2, 2015 4:00 AMBy Dan OlsonApril marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. As many as 1.5 million perished at the hands of Turkish forces. The remembrance is personal for Minnesota's Keljik family.
Play4min 25secMusic helps keep Parkinson's patients goingMarch 26, 2015 2:04 PMBy Dan OlsonAt Struthers Parkinson's Center in Golden Valley, music therapist Sandi Holten combines exercise and song to ease the symptoms of Parkinson's patients.
Play4min 05secNurse helps sexual assault survivors heal, move onMarch 18, 2015 4:00 AMBy Dan OlsonLinda Walther was a nurse for decades before she found the specialty that gives her passion.
Play7min 58secMinnesota theologian shaped by historic Selma marchMarch 5, 2015 3:17 PMBy Dan OlsonBarbara Holmes, president of United Theological Seminary in New Brighton, marched into Montgomery, Ala., in 1965 with Martin Luther King Jr. The country has changed, she said, but racism persists.
Play4min 02secFungal love: Mushrooms fuel man's passion, businessFebruary 24, 2015 4:00 AMBy Dan OlsonOn land that once held the St. John's Abbey hog farm, Kevin Doyle runs the state's largest mushroom growing enterprise. We get the tour, and a story.