Erin Hassanzadeh

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Erin Hassanzadeh

Investigators believe the Jenkins Creek Fire, which the U.S. Forest Service says has spread to over 16,000 acres, was started by a person. Forest service officials said in an update Wednesday that the fire "is related to human cause," though did not give any additional detail. The Jenkins Creek Fire is 13% contained, officials added. One of the state's most precious resources is pitching in to help.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Erin Hassanzadeh

This St. Paul man proves its never too late to chase your dreams Have you ever had a dream that got sidetracked because life got in the way? If you answered "yes," then you'll want to hear Don Grandbois' story. It takes us to the corner of an industrial office building in St. Paul. "As Van Gogh said, 'You want to go as fast as you can,'" said Grandbois.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Erin Hassanzadeh

This river is considered the most endangered in USA It's a vital artery for life in Minnesota, running 2,350 miles across 10 states — a source for drinking water, plants, animals and recreation — but the mighty Mississippi River is vulnerable. "There are a lot of concerns about plastic pollution in the environment," Ardeshir Ebtehaj, associate professor at the University of Minnesota's Department of Civil, Environmental and Geo-Engineering, said.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Erin Hassanzadeh

This Canada town is a bucket list trip for visitors from around the world Churchill, Manitoba is known as the polar bear capital of the world. While it's not far from the Twin Cities, it's quite the journey to get there. Erin Hassanzadeh traveled to Churchill in the WCCO Original Documentary "On The Edge," which explores the relationship between the people and the polar bears of the warming arctic. There are no roads in or out of Churchill.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Erin Hassanzadeh

In 1993, Don Shelby and a crew from WCCO embarked on a journey to Churchill, Manitoba in CanadaThe trip was sparked by this curiosity: How do people and polar bears live side by side in the same town? Thirty years later, WCCO reporter Erin Hassanzadeh and photojournalist Tom Aviles returned to Churchill, enamored by the same thing. But the story has shifted. Acclaimed photographer Dan Cox, a Minnesota native, has been trekking to Churchill nearly every year since 1987.