Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
January 9, 1997 - A University of Minnesota researcher hopes to convince the nation's beekeepers to adopt a new approach to fighting the diseases that are devastating the honey industry. Entomologist Marla Spivak has developed a new, commercially viable strain of disease resistant bees that she hopes will allow beekeepers to cut down on pesticides and antibiotics.. Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Losure reports. Last winter, half the commercial bee colonies in the country died---due to the combined effects of a harsh winter and parasitic mites
January 9, 1997 - Women in the Directors Chair, an annual film festival, is underway at the Walker Art Center is Minneapolis. The series includes films by female directors from Minnesota, movies made by girls between 7-and-19, and local premieres. Julie Swenson's film, The Fairy Gardener, shows tomorrow evening at the Walker. Swenson started making The Fairy Gardener a few years ago in New York. She now lives in the Twin Cities. The Fairy Gardener -- shot in one day -- is a very short film, with narration only at the beginning and end, with lyrical oboe music in between. I sat down with Swenson and a copy of her film yesterday. Twin Cities filmmaker Julie Swenson. The short film The Fairy Gard
January 9, 1997 - Participants in the Voyageurs National Park have met with some degree of success after twenty days of negotiations. Yesterday, the group reached a tentative consensus on many issues, including rules for snowmobiles and floatplanes. We caught up with two of the participants this afternoon during a break in discussions. Paul Stegmeir is a a Twin Cities resident and landowner on Lake Kabetogama (kab-uh-TOH-guh-muh) in Voyageurs. Dave Zentner is the former National President of the Izaak Walton League, an environmental group, and a Duluth resident. Zenter says the group has made progress because both sides have been willing to make compromises, starting with the terms of the debate.
January 10, 1997 - WX INFO Minnesota Public Radio's own Marcie Tveidt is on a West Coast vacation. That is, she was supposed to be on vacation, but she took the Empire Builder train and, when we last heard from her, was somewhere is the middle of North Dakota's winter weather. Minnesota Public Radio's Marcie Tveidt, reporting from Stanley, North Dakota. Sun 28-MAY 21:10:04 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
January 10, 1997 - MPR’s Gretchen Lehmann reports on the growing number of women involved in the sport of dog sled racing. Women are out in record numbers as mushers, braving sub-zero temperatures to experience the thrill of rushing through the woods on a sled pulled by a team of dogs.
January 10, 1997 - In technology news today, pagers go wild, IBM admits email troubles with its internet service. And, a peek at the future of Apple with Steve Jobs back on the ship.
January 10, 1997 - William Kennedy,a man who created one of the country's most respected public defender's offices in Hennepin county has lost his job after a dramatic campaign that was rife with accusations of wrongdoing on both sides. Kennedy, who's held the post as Hennepin county chief public defender for 25 years was accused of using his office to investigate his opponent--William McGee. The State Board of Public Defense voted late Thursday to appoint McGee to Kennedy's post. Minnesota public radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports: The appointment ends a tumultuous campaign for the job that heads the biggest public defender staff carrying the highest caseload in the state. It was a political campaign that saw accusations against mcgee including murder, drug use and sexual relations with a client...and accusations against Kenn
January 10, 1997 - H-I-V infections in Minnesota continue to plague the gay-bisexual population far more than other groups. Some blame it on the frenzy over promising AIDS drugs and treatments. They say this good news is detrimental because some people use it as an excuse to throw caution to the wind. But others say the REAL problem is the prevention message. British AIDS expert Edward King says he's worried about the way health officials and others seem to have forgotten that gay men are still at considerable risk for AIDS. Edward King is the author of Safety In Numbers. He's in the Twin Cities to speak at a forum sponsored by the Minnes
January 10, 1997 - With the resurgence of the Hennepin Avenue theater district in Minneapolis and the strength of the Ordway theater in St. Paul, broadway-style entertainment in the twin cities would appear to be healthier than ever. But some wonder whether the local appetite for broadway is big enough to support the three major broadway venues in town. While there's agreement on both sides of the river that the local music theater industry needs a metro strategy, officials haven't been able to work out the details. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts reports.
January 10, 1997 - William Kennedy, the man who created one of the country's most-respected public defender's offices, lost his job yesterday. The State Board of Public Defense appointed assistant county attorney William McGee as chief Hennepin County public defender. Kennedy held that job for a quarter century, during which time he built a law organization with one-hundred lawyers. While noone disputes that Kennedy was an important advocate for the poor, neither do they dispute that he could be an abrasive man. A few years ago, he filed suit for more money for his department. More recently, there were charges that Kennedy instigated an investigation of his opponent and eventual replacement. Judge Patrick Fitzgerald, who has been on the Hennepin County bench for 24 years, says Kennedy had two important traits: he was an excellent trial lawyer, and a good administrator. Judge Fitzgerald says he'd have preferred Kennedy kept his job.