For soldiers' families, deep bond over WWII letters "One Thousand Letters Home: One World War II Soldier's Story of War, Love and Life" details a soldier's promise to his comrades in Germany to contact their families if he survived and they did not. One soldier, who died in April 1945, was from Janesville, Minn.June 25, 2012
The Week in Commentary A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the comments they generated.June 23, 2012
Richfield grad killed in Afghanistan Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered flags flown at half-staff Wednesday for a Richfield High School graduate who was killed in Afghanistan.June 19, 2012
Lawn chair balloonist to ride again, with co-pilot Four years ago, Kent Couch made headlines by floating through the clouds in a lawn chair hoisted by party balloons from Oregon to Idaho. He's going to fly again, this time with a buddy sitting on a second lawn chair at his side.June 16, 2012
The Week in Commentary A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the responses they generated.June 16, 2012
MPR News photos of the week This week, The St. Paul Saints lobbied for a new stadium, professional cyclists hit the Twin Cities for an annual race, and former Gov. Jesse Ventura stopped by to talk about his new book.June 15, 2012