Recent content from Richard Tsong-Taatarii

Photos: Family crosses state lines for COVID-19 vaccine
Sam Corbett, who has Down syndrome, went to North Dakota with his mom to get the COVID-19 vaccine. More than 15,000 Minnesotans have left the state to get vaccines elsewhere.

'We belong to the river': Images of the Dakota Pipeline protesters
Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and hundreds of others are protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline, which they say could disturb sacred sites and impact drinking water for millions.

Police being forced to front lines of growing mental health crisis
At a time when police are facing intense scrutiny over the use of force, more law enforcement officials agree with Beckie O'Connor that officers need more training. Yet no one is taking charge.

Scars of a standoff in St. Paul: He's now fighting to rebuild his life
During a suicidal episode last year that warped into a standoff, Robert Wood seriously injured a St. Paul police officer by shooting him in the face with an air rifle. But St. Paul officers didn't kill him.

Part 1: Police being forced to front lines of mental health crisis
A Roseville officer walks into the unknown every night. Twice, when the calls came, he fired his weapon.

She's one in 7 million
At 111, Minnesota's oldest resident calls herself "a normal person living a normal life," but her longevity puts her in unusual company.

Aaron & Elijah: Brotherly love
Twin brothers -- one with cerebral palsy, one without -- have been sweetly connected from the start.

First haircut
At the age of 14 months, Frank Nameny V. was ready for his first haircut. "He's got all this craziness going on (with his hair). It's time," said dad Frank Nameny IV.

The All Too Short Life of Riley
Riley Stearns,4, was one of more than 3,000 Americans who are waiting for a heart transplant. A heart-assist pump gave Riley a fighting chance.