Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visits Minnesota
"It is, let me tell you, touching for a Norweigan prime minister to come here and to see how the roots really still are there," said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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"It is, let me tell you, touching for a Norweigan prime minister to come here and to see how the roots really still are there," said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The gold pendants — flat, thin, single-sided gold medals called bracteates — date from around A.D. 500, experts say.
"It could be hormones driving him to find a mate. Or it could be loneliness," one marine biologist said of the wayward Beluga.
The country's supreme court ruled construction of the turbines a violation of Indigenous Sami people's rights, but didn't say what should be done about it.
On their travels, reporter Reg Chapman and photojournalist Tom Aviles met a Viking man from Hell, Norway.
Gov. Tim Walz is in Norway to help recognize the 50-year partnership between the Minnesota National Guard and the Norwegian Home Guard.
The relationship between Minnesota and Norway represents the longest-running military exchange program between any two nations.
A week of grueling, winter warfare training is over for Minnesota's citizen soldiers.
From digging snow caves to building ice walls, cold water survival training to starting a fire for warmth and to cook food. Now, their mission complete, and now it's time to celebrate.
Guard members are dealing this week with the dangers of Norway's cold and mountainous terrain.
Guard members are dealing this week with the dangers of Norway's cold and mountainous terrain.
Another night in the field leads to another day of training for Minnesota National Guard troops. This day holds lots of unknowns. Can they hold their own against an approaching storm and how will it impact their three-mile hike up the mountain on skis?
Another night in the field leads to another day of training for Minnesota National Guard troops. This day holds lots of unknowns. Can they hold their own against an approaching storm and how will it impact their three-mile hike up the mountain on skis?
Minnesota National Guard troops are in Norway, training alongside the Norwegian Home Guard, continuing a 50-year partnership. Reg Chapman and photojournalist Tom Aviles are there with our citizen-soldiers, and filed a report as they prepared to ski up a snowy mountain.
This week, only on WCCO, reporter Reg Chapman and photojournalist Tom Aviles are tagging along as Minnesota National Guard Troops train in Norway.
Reg Chapman and photojournalist Tom Aviles show us what Minnesota citizen-soldiers are learning in the snow-covered mountains near Haldsted, Norway.
WCCO is with the troops as they learn survival skills from exchange partners in the Norwegian Home Guard. Reg Chapman and photojournalist Tom Aviles show us what they learned in the snow-covered mountains near Haldsted, Norway.
Minnesota's citizen-soldiers are currently learning some life-saving lessons from soldiers in Norway. Reg Chapman is at base camp in the mountains, where they're getting energy from a very different source then you'll find here.
This week, only on WCCO, reporter Reg Chapman and photojournalist Tom Aviles are tagging along as Minnesota National Guard Troops train in Norway.
The Norwegian Home Guard is teaching several life-saving skills. But they’re also making sure to mix in some fun along the way. WCCO’s Reg Chapman and Photojournalist Tom Aviles got a lesson in some high-speed sledding.
Reg Chapman and photojournalist Tom Aviles take us on a tour of Trondheim, Norway – and countryside that will host Minnesota troops.
The Minnesota National Guard is the most deployed guard in the country.
Minnesota and Norway share a legacy of hosting the longest-running troop exchange in the history of the United States Department of Defense.
Minnesota and Norway are bound together by shared heritage and climate. We also share a legacy of hosting the longest-running troop exchange in the history of the Defense Department.
"There is no excuse for the internal combustion engines' unnecessary pollution when the climate crisis is so urgent," says the head of the country's EV association.
