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Minnesotans remember bravery, service, sacrifice, unity on 20th anniversary of 9/11

Minnesotans remember bravery, service, sacrifice, unity on 20th anniversary of 9/11

Hundreds of people including Minnesota veterans, first responders, Gold Star families and political leaders gathered at the state Capitol on Saturday morning to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
by David H. Montgomery

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Ten years later: Lessons from the Pagami Creek Fire

The Pagami Creek Fire in 2011 blew up into Minnesota’s biggest wildfire in over a century, burning more than 90,000 acres in the Superior National Forest. Ten years later, the forest has been reborn and lessons learned from Pagami now shape how rangers and firefighters respond to wilderness wildfires.
by Dan Kraker

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Survivors reflect on the day the Pagami Creek Fire exploded 10 years ago

Survivors reflect on the day the Pagami Creek Fire exploded 10 years ago

Ten years ago this weekend, the Pagami Creek Fire exploded into the biggest wildfire Minnesota had seen in over a century. What had been burning slowly in the Boundary Waters for weeks became an inferno, sweeping across 16 miles of the wilderness in a single day, overtaking campers and Forest Service rangers caught in its path.
by Dan Kraker

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Remembering the father of blood banking, a Black doctor who took a stand

Remembering the father of blood banking, a Black doctor who took a stand

At StoryCorps, Charlene Jarvis spoke with her son Ernest about the legacy of her father, Charles Drew, a doctor who developed a way to get life-saving blood plasma to soldiers during World War II.
by Kamilah Kashanie, Jey Born and Emma Bowman

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Iranian railway, ancient Chinese city among new UNESCO World Heritage sites

Iranian railway, ancient Chinese city among new UNESCO World Heritage sites

What do a railway in Iran, a mountainous national park in Thailand and a spa town in the Czech Republic have in common? They're all part of a newly announced group of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
by Neda Ulaby

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Beneath Istanbul, archaeologists explore an ancient city's Byzantine basements

Beneath Istanbul, archaeologists explore an ancient city's Byzantine basements

Below the surface of the sprawling, modern metropolis is a different world. Archaeologists are gaining insights into the city's ancient past by examining the basements of ordinary buildings.
by Durrie Bouscaren

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How a medieval city dealing with the Black Death invented quarantine

How a medieval city dealing with the Black Death invented quarantine

The wealthy merchant city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, had a problem. The Black Death was killing much of Europe, but Dubrovnik didn't want to lock down and lose business.
by Rob Schmitz

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She struggled to reclaim her Indigenous name. She hopes others have it easier

She struggled to reclaim her Indigenous name. She hopes others have it easier

Earlier this year, Canada announced a new policy that allows Indigenous citizens to restore their names on government-issued ID, including passports, for free. One woman recounted her emotional and frustrating journey to officially reclaim her Indigenous family name.
by Emma Bowman

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