Ed Asner as FDR Ed Asner is in MPR studios before he takes the stage. The seven-time Emmy Award winner is portraying Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a play about the events and decisions that shaped the nation.Midmorning, September 9, 2011
The minutes before the Twin Towers came down In a conversation in 2005, New York Times reporter Jim Dwyer spoke about what the release of thousands of pages of oral histories, phone logs and radio transmissions told us about 9/11.Midmorning, September 8, 2011
Chief Sleepy Eye's peace pipe passed to Minn. city A descendant of Chief Sleepy Eye has
donated a peace pipe that once belonged to her ancestor, making
sure the pipe will always remain in the Minnesota city that adopted
the chief's name.September 6, 2011
Photos: Youth hunger and homelessness in Minnesota Homeless youth in the state -- whether in shelters, couch hopping, or on the streets -- struggle to get enough to eat. Food shelves and meal programs offer help, but some youth have to use their own survival skills to get by.September 6, 2011
NFL suspends Vikings Kevin Williams for 2 games Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams has been suspended for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.September 2, 2011
The harsh reality behind the Merry Pranksters 'Magic Trip' So much has been written about the 1960s, sometimes it's hard to tell myth from reality. Such is the case with the story of Ken Kesey and the Merry Band of Pranksters.September 2, 2011
Minn. pilot missing since 1965 identified The Pentagon has identified remains recovered in Vietnam in 2009 and 2011 as those of a pilot from Minnesota.September 1, 2011
Minn. man mistakes bear for mosquito Mason Cavanaugh was at a cabin last month on Dinham Lake. He was sitting on the porch when he felt what he thought was a pesky mosquito on the back of his neck. Turns out it was a bear sniffing him.September 1, 2011
Lawn care without the racket Imagine how quiet our neighborhoods would be without the noise of lawn mowers and other engines.September 1, 2011