U.S. troops kill senior ISIS commander in Syria The U.S. says that Abu Sayyaf, a senior leader of the self-declared Islamic State, was killed during a U.S. military operation authorized by President Obama.May 16, 2015
Nick Hayes: Putin vs. Obama: The New Cold War? Minnesota's foremost authority on Russia, Nick Hayes, says the level of tension and acrimony in US-Russian relations is at a level not seen since the Cold War. Hayes holds the Chair in Critical Thinking at St. John's University, and he gave a wide-ranging lecture at the University of St. Thomas Selim Center titled, "Putin vs. Obama: The new Cold War?"May 13, 2015
U.S. Attorney greeted with skepticism at Somali forum In the first meeting between U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger and Somali-Americans since six men were indicted on charges of trying to join ISIS, Luger received a polite but testy reception.May 10, 2015
Intelligence Squared debate on presidential war power An Intelligence Squared debate. Four experts debate the motion: "The President has exceeded his constitutional authority by waging war without Congressional authorization."May 1, 2015
MPR documentary: The Vietnam Tapes: Letters from a Willmar Soldier On April 30,1975 Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese. A half million Americans served in combat in the Vietnam War and Dan Kleven of Willmar was one of them. An MPR documentary based on the cassette tapes he and his family sent back and forth during the war: "The Vietnam Tapes: Letters from a Willmar Soldier."April 30, 2015
International Guard: How the Vietnam War changed guard service During the war, young men often tried to join the National Guard to avoid being sent overseas. But that war changed the nature of the guard -- paving the way for today's deployments abroad.April 26, 2015
14-year-old killed in southern Minnesota crash Authorities said the two-vehicle collision also injured three people at a rural intersection near the Brown County community of Sleepy Eye, Minn.April 24, 2015
How jihadis recruit in America Listen to three experts discuss the men recruited from Minnesota and what kind of threat this recruitment poses in communities around the country.April 21, 2015