minnesota history
Minnesota History Center to reopen to visitors in October
It's been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic since mid-March.
Minnesota grants state's first posthumous pardon in case connected to Duluth lynchings
The state has pardoned a Black man wrongfully convicted of rape after a mob lynched three of his coworkers, who were also wrongfully accused.
Split Rock Lighthouse shines bright on the 44th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck
The massive ship sank November 10, 1975.
Relive the 'Halloween Blizzard' Minnesotans can't stop talking about
The home video is awesome.
Minnesota Historical Society buys Charles Lindbergh goggles
Lindbergh, the first person to ever fly a solo transatlantic flight, has a complicated legacy.
MN Historical Society facing deep budget cuts over Fort Snelling signs
Some Senate Republicans are calling the new signage "revisionist history."
It's been 10 years since the devastating Hugo tornado
A toddler was killed and nine others were injured.
7 years since a large tornado ripped up north Minneapolis
The tornado touched down in St. Louis Park and moved north-northeast.
Remembering the monster wildfires of Minnesota's history
Recent, large wildfires in Minnesota are nowhere near the size of these monsters.
Listen back to historic live coverage of the May 6, 1965 tornado disaster
You can listen back to radio coverage of the tornadoes from WCCO.
Haunting stories of the monster MN tornadoes 20 years ago
The stories are very real and very emotional.
His statue now stands in Shakopee, but who was Chief Sakpe?
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community unveiled the statue of him on Tuesday.
Video: We visited the haunted Wabasha Street Caves
There are 25-30 ghosts in the caves at any given time, a psychic said.
First McDonald's location in Minnesota selling burgers for 60 cents today
The Twin Cities location is celebrating its 60th birthday.
The colorful history of Minnesota's caves is unearthed in a new book
A local author's new book tells the story of Minnesota's caves.
Minnesota's worst mining disaster happened here – and now it's a park
It's 'a humble attempt to preserve the memory.'
A classic burger joint is gone but its sign will live on
It's been a landmark in West St. Paul since the '50s
Archaeologists to begin digging up historic Minneapolis mills
The last one was torn down in 1941.
10 years later, remnants from the 35W bridge collapse will be displayed
Curators have picked out two artifacts to symbolize the tragedy.
10 years later, remnants from the 35W bridge collapse will be displayed
Curators have picked out two artifacts to symbolize the tragedy.