South High – Fighting the Odds
An undermanned team at a large city high school, the South Tigers were followed on and off the field by Star Tribune videographer McKenna Ewen.
This video originally appeared on StarTribune.com on October 23, 2012.
Video and Editing: McKenna Ewen
Photography: Jerry Holt
Reporting: Jason Gonzalez
Republished with permission – © StarTribune
Duluth residents cope with flood waters
Roiling waters fueled by torrential rains made history across northeastern Minnesota, buckling roads, displacing residents and destroying property on a stretch of Lake Superior’s North Shore.
© Star Tribune – Republished with Permission. This video originally appeared on StarTribune.com on July 26, 2012: www.startribune.com/video/159835615.html
A group of teenagers made the best of a torrential downpour that flooded the Savers parking lot in Duluth.
© Star Tribune – Republished with Permission. This video originally appeared on StarTribune.com on July 26, 2012: http://www.startribune.com/video/159813405.html
Rybak: A decade in office
R.T. Rybak led Minneapolis through a decade of victories and hardships as he approached the 10-year anniversary of his inauguration on January 3, 2012.
© Star Tribune – Republished with Permission. This video appeared on StarTribune.com on December 31, 2011.
Two lives in one world
Ray Pearson is a sleepy teen whose depressed lows once brought him to suicide attempts and whose manic hallucinations had him talking to doorknobs and laundry bags. Unlike other children diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Pearson isn’t given to unexpected outbursts. His shifts from depression to mania are as foreseeable as the Titanic — and just as unstoppable.
Video by: McKenna Ewen
Photography by: David Joles
© Star Tribune – Republished with Permission. This video appeared on StarTribune.com on December 19, 2011.
Quamba’s townball tradition
Stan Peterson resurrected the Quamba Cubs amateur baseball team in 1990 after a 24-year absence, bringing baseball back to a town with 98 people.
Video by: McKenna Ewen
Photography by: Jerry Holt
© Star Tribune – Republished with Permission. This video originally appeared on StarTribune.com on June 15, 2011.
Training camp with Uncle Milty
Milt Toratti, 68, of St. Peter travels to Vikings training camp every year to pump up rookie players and pick up autographs. Toratti says the key to a successful training camp is finding a way to “be different.”
© Star Tribune – Republished with Permission. This video originally appeared on StarTribune.com on August 11, 2011.
Soundset music festival packs Canterbury Park
The hip-hop event at Canterbury Park drew fans and talent from out of town in its fourth year, but the local acts still drove the show. Video © Star Tribune – Republished with Permission. The full story is available here.
Minnesota Twins: Life without baseball
Minnesota Twins players are asked a simple questions. What would you do if you weren’t playing baseball?
Photography by Carlos Gonzalez. Video © Star Tribune – Republished with Permission.
Vita.mn Winter Fashion Shoot
Behind the scenes at the 2010 Holiday Fashion Shoot.
Video © Star Tribune
Wadena rallies behind volleyball team
Five months after a tornado tore through Wadena and destroyed the high school gym, the town rallied behind the Wadena-Deer Creek volleyball team to win the Class AA State Championship.
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