Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting.

During a recent visit with local woodworker and friend Jim Hair, he talked about difficulties in getting the right wood to build a canoe from scratch. He was looking for white cedar but thought he ...

The devastating wildfires this spring have been another stark reminder of the ever-increasing need to eradicate and reduce the invasion of cedar trees. No matter how many acres of cedar trees are ...

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is asking for help identifying those responsible. Five healthy and mature bur oak and basswood trees were “illegally” cut down last week in Cedar Lake Park, ...