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Veterans Day in 2020: Quiet parades, somber virtual events

Veterans Day in 2020: Quiet parades, somber virtual events

The U.S. is celebrating this Veterans Day with virtual gatherings and spectator-free parades. Many of the traditional ceremonies have been canceled this year because of the surging coronavirus that has killed thousands of veterans. Several of the nation’s veterans homes are fighting new outbreaks and are barring visitors.
by The Associated Press

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How will the book about 2020 be written?

How will the book about 2020 be written?

On Election Day, MPR News host Kerri Miller talks with two historians and hears from listeners about how 2020 will be remembered. 
by Kerri Miller

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Rare Ojibwe woven mats relocated from Isle Royale to Grand Portage

Rare Ojibwe woven mats relocated from Isle Royale to Grand Portage

Last month, Isle Royale National Park transported five, 100-year-old hand-woven mats, made of cedar bark and sweetgrass, across Lake Superior to the Grand Portage reservation, where they will be displayed at Grand Portage National Monument. 
by Dan Kraker

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'Creepy Doll Contest' returns for Halloween at Minnesota museum

'Creepy Doll Contest' returns for Halloween at Minnesota museum

Nothing screams Halloween quite like the faded faces and piercing eyes of antique dolls. That's the idea behind the "Creepy Doll Contest" at the History Center of Olmsted County in Rochester, now back for its second year after gaining widespread attention in 2019.
by Faye Williams

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NPR's Tom Gjelten on America's immigration story

NPR's Tom Gjelten on America's immigration story

NPR reporter Tom Gjelten speaks about America’s immigration history, as part of the Peace and Justice Series hosted by the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth.

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Portraits of Valor: Joe Stephes, 99, Navy

Portraits of Valor: Joe Stephes, 99, Navy

Joe Stephes served the entirety of World War II in the Navy, sailing in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters with the USS Wichita. He guarded supply ships, shot down enemy planes and saw the destruction of atomic bombs firsthand.
by Evan Frost and Britta Greene

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Unlikely, but possible: How the presidency could hinge on Minnesota

Unlikely, but possible: How the presidency could hinge on Minnesota

The recent death of a third-party candidate in Minnesota’s 2nd District race will leave that seat temporarily vacant — which could end up swinging the results of the entire presidential election. Here’s how.
by David H. Montgomery

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Newton Minow on the history and future of presidential debates

Newton Minow on the history and future of presidential debates

Newton Minow speaks about the history and future of presidential debates in the “Discourse Disrupters” series from Intelligence Squared.

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152-year-old landmark Lanesboro Dam gets a makeover

152-year-old landmark Lanesboro Dam gets a makeover

A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Thursday to celebrate the rehabilitation of the Lanesboro Dam, a project that’s been in the works for a decade
by Myah Christenson

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Senators push for Medal of Honor for late Black medic who saved lives at Normandy

Senators push for Medal of Honor for late Black medic who saved lives at Normandy

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr., a member of an African American battalion, treated scores of soldiers wounded on D-Day but was passed over for the medal. Lawmakers and relatives have tried to change that.
by Eleanor Beardsley

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