Steve Posniak did what he could to beat back the flames that had suddenly sparked near his camp in the Boundary Waters. But as the fire spread and crackled into the tree tops, he had to flee. He barely escaped what became the Ham Lake Fire of 2007. It consumed millions of dollars and hundreds of livelihoods, and left the man at the center of it haunted by the tragedy that devastated the place he loved.

Rolling Stone magazine takes an in-depth look at the Anoka-Hennepin School District's struggles with a sexual orientation discussion policy. Critics of the policy say it gives rise to bullied students and, ultimately, to teen suicides.

The grave of a St. Paul solider who died in the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War will be re-dedicated Saturday at at Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul. Pvt. Edmund Sampare of St. Paul died during the battle on Sept. 17, 1862. The re-dedication of the grave will mark the last Civil War remembrance event in Minnesota this year to mark the 150th anniversary of the war.

Matthew Zocher was piloting from Mankato's airport en route to his family's home in Wisconsin for Thanksgiving when his aircraft went down in a wooded area. The 24-year-old aviation student at Mankato State University was the only passenger.