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Journey of the tundra swan

Updated November 22, 2008

David Joles

Tens of thousands of tundra swans make the annual journey from the Arctic to their Atlantic wintering grounds. The largest congregation can be seen in Winona County.

Fall movies: A sneak preview

Updated November 07, 2008

Karen Paurus

Colin Covert gives a brief rundown of a few fall/winter movies on the horizon and ponders which of the 2008 movies will be Oscar worthy.

Sprint to the finish

Updated November 01, 2008

Jeffrey Thompson and Jim Gehrz

Longtime Democratic volunteer Ann Maczuga and co-chair of the McCain campaign for Ramsey County Denise Sheehy have both been working long hours for their candidates just days before the election.

Beyond the beach in Miami

Updated October 31, 2008

Karen Paurus and Elizabeth Larsen

It's a stop-and-go life on Grain Exchange floor

Updated October 24, 2008

Glen Stubbe and Matt McKinney

Follow one trader on the floor of the Grain Exchange as his life pulses with the market's ups and downs.

Winless team never lost heart

Updated October 24, 2008

David Joles

Despite starting the season 0-5, the Minneapolis Edison High Tommies held out hope that they would get a win by season's end and they learned, no matter what, they would always get back up.

Behind the scenes with Michal Daniel

Updated October 20, 2008

Karen Paurus

A colorful and moving journey through the career of photographer Michal Daniel.

40 years at the Chanhassen Dinner Theaters

Updated October 21, 2008

Karen Paurus

Theater writer and critic Graydon Royce walks through 40 years of ups and downs at the Chanhassen Dinner Theaters.

Rebirth on Gunflint

Updated October 21, 2008

Brian Peterson and Eric Ringham

A year after the devastating Ham Lake fire which burned 76,000 acres, residents are starting to rebuild and and many of the burned areas have already started to regenerate.

Young, involved and ready to vote

Updated October 17, 2008

Young voters in the Twin Cities are more engaged in this year's presidential election. They are either pounding the pavement, campaigning for their candidate, or the election is the hot topic of conversation among their peers.

On the road with Minnetonka

Updated October 12, 2008

Jennifer Simonson

The Minnetonka High School football team, including 83 varsity players, coaches and staff, traveled from Minnesota to Kansas City for a match up against Rockhurst high school.

New voices, new votes

Updated October 09, 2008

Kyndell Harkness

In African-American communities across the country the voter turn out is expected to break records. Here in Minnesota, the energy in those communitiesseems to reflect that expectation.

Politics from the pulpit

Updated October 07, 2008

Jerry Holt

At a small church in southern Minnesota the Rev. George Marin took part in a special calling,to preach what he sees as a biblical basis for voting. He and dozens of other pastors used the pulpit. Their sermons were a sign of growing fervor among Christian conservatives who see this year's presidential election as a watershed moment for their participation in political life.

Returning to the family farm

Updated September 30, 2008

Steve Rice

Heidi Morlock's roots are farming. After finishing her second year of medical school, she and her husband, Hans Peterson, had their first child. She took a yearlong break and realized how much she had left behind. She called her mom and said don't sell the farm. She's home now on the family's farm in Belle Plaine Township.

Loved and lost: Patti Posivio's story

Updated September 23, 2008

David Denney

Patti Posivio lost two sons: one in Iraq, one in a car accident while on leave from the Navy. Her story is part of Loved and Lost, a series about mothers who have lost children during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.