Flat-Out Destruction in Minot
Most of the 12,000 evacuated residents of Minot, N.D. have returned to homes that spent weeks underwater. Neighborhood streets are still piled high with rotten sheetrock, warped family photos, waterlogged sofas and all sorts of debris. The smell is worse than you can imagine. (read more)

Frozen Fun: Minneapolis Youth Strike Field Trip Gold
It was the mother of all field trips: A behind-the-scenes tour of a Dairy Queen. That’s how 11 kids enrolled in the North Minneapolis Salvation Army's summer day camp spent the afternoon of July 28, seeing firsthand how DQ Blizzards®, ice cream cakes, sundaes and other frozen treats are made. (read more)

Target School Spree: 300 Kids Dressed for Success
Three hundred happy, snazzy-looking kids exited 10 Twin Cities metro area Target Stores July 26 after Target School Spree, a $1 million nationwide effort in which Salvation Army volunteers and local law enforcement help kids shop for $80 worth of new back-to-school clothes. (read more)