War in Iraq

Take a multimedia tour of Sgt. Derek Burchill's year in Iraq. Flash is required. (03/23/2006)

Minnesotans share their thoughts about the continued U.S. presence in Iraq. (03/20/2006)

Jim Vandenheuvel suffered massive injuries when his Humvee was hit by a roadside bomb in February 2004. (03/19/2006)

The Minnesota Senate has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to make it a crime to willfully disrupt funeral services. The legislation is in response to a Kansas group's use of military funerals to gain attention for its anti-gay views. (03/16/2006)

Twenty-six hundred members of the Minnesota Army National Guard formally conclude six months of training for their fast-approaching deployment to Iraq Thursday at Camp Shelby in southern Mississippi. (03/15/2006)

Iraq appears on the verge of civil war after the bombing of a holy shrine, and many experts say it was a long time coming. (Midmorning, 03/02/2006)

State Rep. John Lesch, DFL-St. Paul, surprised friends and colleagues when decided to travel to Iraq in January on his own. His decision was heavily criticized. But Lesch, who returned a few weeks ago, says he has no regrets, and makes no apology for the trip. He spoke with MPR's Tom Crann Wednesday. (03/01/2006)

A Marine from Superior, Wisconsin, with only 15 days of active combat duty left in Iraq was killed by a roadside bomb there. Adam VanAlstine, 21, was killed Saturday in Ramadi outside of Baghdad, according to his sister. (02/28/2006)

Friends and family say Andrew Kemple joined the military following the 9-11 terrorist attacks and believed strongly in the war on terrorism. (02/22/2006)

Saddam Hussein and his defense team appear to be bent on derailing the Iraqi Special Tribunal. But one observer says that despite numerous setbacks, the prosecution is putting together a powerful case against the former dictator. (Midmorning, 02/20/2006)

A rebroadcast of Kerri Miller's conversation with Matthew Bogdanos whose new book describes the destruction of historic sites after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. (Midmorning, 02/16/2006)

A 23-year-old soldier from Cambridge has been killed by small arms fire in Iraq, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Cpl. Andrew Kemple died in Tikrit on Sunday when his Humvee was attacked, the department said. (02/15/2006)

Three South Dakota soldiers died this week from injuries suffered while serving in Iraq. So far, 19 soldiers from South Dakota have died in Iraq, along with a civilian working there. (02/09/2006)

A series of reports by the Knight Ridder newspaper chain shows that ethnic divisions reign in Iraq's fledgling military. The stories indicate that over 10,000 Kurdish militia members have infiltrated the army in order to fight for Kurdish independence. The articles also explain how the low numbers of Sunnis in Iraq's armed forces have fueled the insurgency. ( 01/03/2006)

When a roadside bomb killed St. Paul Police Officer Kyle Kaszynski Thursday morning in Baghdad, Kaszynski died in the line of duty. But his duty at that moment was to a private security firm, Crucible Inc. (12/23/2005)