Dan Olson reported and produced Minnesota Sounds and Voices for MPR News. He was a reporter at Minnesota Public Radio from 1974 to 2015. He's covered agriculture, education, the city of Minneapolis and metropolitan government during that time. He's also been a substitute and permanent host of several of Minnesota Public Radio's news programs over the years. Dan's Bachelor of Science degree is in agricultural journalism from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 1975 with a minor in agricultural economics.
Duluth artist Carl Gawboy has helped chart constellations in the Ojibwe tradition. He's working to ensure Ojibwe stories of the heavens and the natural world aren't lost to future generations.
There aren't many Minnesotans who've lived a life worthy of a National Geographic cover. Yes, Rhoda Brooks, one of the earliest Peace Corps volunteers, has some stories to tell.
A pair of sisters and business partners learned their craft from their mother, and now they teach a new generation.
A city known for its negative temperatures is home to some people with pretty positive attitudes.
Expert forager Margaret Kwong Taylor found some beautiful, edible gems on a recent walk in the woods on public land in a northern suburb. Come along.
The surprising twist in Winona's immigration story is a considerable influx of Poles.
The DNR's scientific and natural areas, like Blanket Flower Prairie, give visitors a glimpse of what Minnesota looked like before European settlement.
The north Minneapolis neighborhood has struggled with drugs, gangs, housing teardowns and, most recently, a wave of home foreclosures. A local minister, though, sees flickers of opportunity. Take the tour.
Scientist Dan Engstrom says the sediment on lake bottoms can show how — or even if — certain farming practices affect water quality.
Salvador Miranda views the new crop of Minnesota activists, many in their twenties, as the "future of democracy." He knows how hard it can be to get your voice heard.
After being displaced by the fire, worshipers found temporary spaces throughout the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood to carry on the mosque's activities.
The museum's collection includes more than 1,000 pieces of art from realists, impressionists and modernists. It also showcases works by local and regional artists.
White Earth band member Clyde Bellecourt said American Indian people are treated differently. "We're the only people in America that they still make fun of," he said.
John Fraser Hart is retiring after 48 years teaching geography at the University of Minnesota. But the small town expert isn't done yet.
Hundreds of Twin Cities students left school Friday to protest the prosecution of activists arrested at the Mall of America and the killings of black people by police.
Many of Leo Smith's wood sculptures reflect the objects he has encountered during a lifetime of exploring the Mississippi River near his Winona-area home.
The Nazis took control of Norway 75 years ago today. Memories of the invasion and life under occupation are still fresh to Odd Lovoll.
April marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. As many as 1.5 million perished at the hands of Turkish forces. The remembrance is personal for Minnesota's Keljik family.
At Struthers Parkinson's Center in Golden Valley, music therapist Sandi Holten combines exercise and song to ease the symptoms of Parkinson's patients.
Linda Walther was a nurse for decades before she found the specialty that gives her passion.