Vaudevillians played musical chairs, personally and professionally, in 1930s Winona

A new book by a retired Winona music teacher tells the tale of four musicians whose lives became intertwined in surprising ways.

Girl, 13, took charge amid 1925 storm chaos on Minneapolis lake

Her aunt and toddler cousin were killed, but rather than letting the trauma paralyze her, the young teenager put her Girl Scout first-aid training to action.

Pioneering bird-in-hand magician went from Mankato to stages around the world

Jack Kodell bought his first trick at a Minneapolis magic store in 1941.

Teen angst during Civil War battles

As global war loomed, the McLaughlins of Bloomington preached peace

The couple spearheaded the peace movement in the Twin Cities in the mid-20th century.

Remembering a Minnesotan who stormed the beach on D-Day 80 years ago

Gerald Heaney survived World War II to become a respected lawyer and federal judge in Duluth.

From gung-ho Vietnam medic to peacenik to proud Army veteran

A southern Minnesota man looks back on his evolution from gung-ho soldier in 1967 to questioning dissenter by 1972 to proud Army veteran today.

Civil War group honors the last Union veteran buried in each Minnesota county

History buffs hope to 'keep green' the memories of long-forgotten soldiers in blue.

St. Cloud professor's book paints nuanced look at enslaved woman freed in Minneapolis

Author Christopher Lehman has unearthed a surprising character long overlooked in Eliza Winston's story: President Andrew Jackson.

Paying overdue tribute to his grandmother, a Minnesota farmer recarves family history

Man honors hardworking women on family gravestone.