Spring storm brings rain and wind Tuesday into Wednesday

MPR News is your trusted resource for the news you need. With your support, MPR News brings accessible, courageous journalism and authentic conversation to everyone - free of paywalls and barriers. Your gift makes a difference.

Create a More Connected Minnesota

Nearly 1,000 pounds of twisted steel from the World Trade Center is now a part of a monument honoring veterans and first responders in a small central Minnesota city.  
 

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been distributing artifacts from the 9/11 attacks to communities and organizations across the country, as long as they are used in a public memorial.

Thanks to Sept. 11 security 'inertia,' restrictions still shape public spaces

On 9/11, he checked hijackers onto Flight 77. It's haunted him ever since

 that after community funds were raised for more than a year in Rockville, the steel beam memorial was dedicated Sunday — the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. 
 

Rockville resident Denise McNeal says after 15 years, the memorial brings community members closer to what changed everyone forever.

The Associated Press

Author

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been distributing artifacts from the 9/11 attacks to communities and organizations across the country, as long as they are used in a public memorial.


Beam from World Trade Center dedicated in Rockville

Share

Create a More Connected Minnesota