American Legion's national commander visits Minnesota
The national commander of the American Legion has been in Minnesota this week, visiting different posts to talk about a variety of veterans' issues.
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The national commander of the American Legion has been in Minnesota this week, visiting different posts to talk about a variety of veterans' issues.
This morning, he was at Fagen Fighters World War II Museum in Granite Falls, and that’s where we find WCCO’s John Lauritsen who got a chance to speak with the commander.
Minnesota Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith were back in the Twin Cities metro on Tuesday to express their solidarity with veterans who lost their jobs at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
Minnesota Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar are both back in town joining veterans in blasting the Trump Administration's plans to lay off thousands of employees from the VA.
There are fresh concerns about some Minnesota veterans who were laid off from their jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
At least 2,400 Veterans Affairs employees have been fired as part of the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to the size and scope of the federal government.
A new puppy enrichment center in Eden Prairie is like a preschool for puppies. Designed to promote healthy development, this new facility aims to specifically prepare dogs who hope to one day become service animals. WCCO's Reg Chapman and Adam Del Rosso stopped by to visit some furry friends.
Friday, Minnesota veterans protested outside GOP offices ahead of a potential federal government shutdown.
Minnesota veterans were in Edina on Friday voicing their concerns about potential changes to veterans’ health care.
Drafted during World War II, Don Tietz found himself a long way from his hometown farm.
At 95, Luther Neil Wilson Jones knows the power of choice.
T-Rex Cookies Company founder, Tina Rexing, hosts WCCO after agreeing to help Reg Chapman make his very own "T-REG" cookie.
Many of the soldiers on the front lines in World War II are no longer with us. But one of those veterans, born and raised in south Minneapolis, turned 102 on Feb. 24.
Feb. 10 marked a huge and happy milestone for one veteran in Excelsior.
Last Memorial Day, wet weather destroyed an iconic scene at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Now, a nonprofit is trying to replace thousands of gravesite flags.
Since partnering with MACV in 2017, WCCO has helped raise more than $4.9 million to help veterans who need housing, services and other support.
Army veteran Delphine Littlewolf and her 7-year-old son Curtis have been living in her compact car for six months.
Emily Roth is the president of the Minnesota Children of the American Revolution and chose to help homeless veterans as her state project.
Emily Roth, president of the Minnesota Children of the American Revolution and a proud granddaughter of a Vietnam veteran, chose to help homeless veterans as her state project.
George Buford and Isaiah Peace are two of the many veterans getting help from the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans
For the past six months, Delphine Littlewolf and her 7-year-old son Curtis have been living in her compact car. And like many on the street, life had caught up with her. That's when MAC-V stepped in. As WCCO's Reg Chapman shares, they first worked to gain her trust, and are now supporting her through some legal troubles.
Susan Budzyna Klein was exposed to life in the military at an early age. Klein traveled around the country with her dad before she joined the United States Army as a broadcast journalist and public affairs specialist.
For the eighth year, WCCO is partnering with the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans in the fight to end veteran homelessness.
Veterans are invited to an "evening of holiday magic" in St. Croix Falls.
Navy veteran Robert Tassoni found himself homeless and hurting in the jungles of Central America.
