Photos: A national park in the heart of the Cities The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area is a 72-mile stretch of the Mississippi from the riverbanks at Dayton through the drop at St. Anthony falls to the flats south of Hastings.August 5, 2016
Aspen Ideas Festival: Jane McGonigal on 'The Future of Imagination' Futurist and game designer Jane McGonigal suggests we can make better decisions if we develop the ability to "remember the future" and "predict the past." She says Lewis Carroll was right when he wrote in Alice in Wonderland, "it's a poor sort of memory that only works backward." You'll hear her intriguing ideas in an Aspen Lecture given at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado.August 5, 2016
'Miracles can happen': Ring recovered in Lake Michigan After Jamie Kennedy lost the ring while trying to wash sand off her fingers at the beach in South Haven, John Dudley reached out and offered his services, and his metal detector.August 3, 2016
Minnesota housing more homeless veterans, officials say The number of homeless veterans in Minnesota continues to tick downward. More than 600 have found permanent addresses since the state began keeping close track of them in a special registry early last year.August 3, 2016
Life in the park: Finding meaning in Park Service work For many National Park Service employees, the pay is seasonal and not great. The hours can be long and tedious. But for many, there's a big payoff in dedicating their days to nature.August 1, 2016
In Minnesota, Ojibwe recall horror of ancestors' death march In 1850, more than 400 Native Americans died after the government failed to deliver promised food and treaty payments at Big Sandy Lake. Tribal members now gather every summer to remember.July 28, 2016
'Miss Cleo,' fortuneteller of '90s TV fame, dies at 53 Youree Dell Harris became a cult celebrity as the face of a psychic hotline -- saying "Call me now" in her distinctive, dubious patois. The role meant fame, but also a lifelong association with fraud.July 27, 2016