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April 4, 1997 - To follow any kind of weather/flooding forecast revisions. As residents living near swollen rivers brace for what COULD be the worst flooding of the century, emergency service providers are moving into action quickly. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe attended a press briefing at the state capitol and reports on the activities of the National Guard and Red Cross: Governor Carlson has activated the Minnesota National Guard to help evacuate people if they have to. The Guard is called to state active duty only by the Governor. Major Denis Shields says members of the Guard frequently serve in emergencies, but says the LAST time Guard was activated at this
April 7, 1997 - Mainstreet Radio's Leif Enger reports on impending Indian spearfishing and netting in East Central Minnesota. The Mille Lacs and other Ojibwe bands will begin taking fish under the terms of a treaty signed in 1837. The treaty harvest has raised tensions, especially around Mille Lacs Lake, one of the state's most popular fisheries.
April 7, 1997 - Whenever there are floods there are the huge stories of damage and devastation... but there are also thousands of small personal stories... of everyday people in difficult times. We wanted to get to some of there stories and asked the Reverend Craig Hanson... a pastor who lives in one of the most threatened areas in Fargo on the banks of Red River... to share some of his thoughts as the battle goes on. This is the first part of his "Flood Diary" The Reverend Craig Hanson lives on the banks of the Red River in Fargo. We will hear from him again over the coming days. He comes to us with the assistance of MPR intern Judy Fossum. Sun 28-MAY 20:08:43 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
April 7, 1997 - As part of Minnesota Public Radio’s Voice of Minnesota series, MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews George Latimer, former St. Paul mayor. Latimer talks about his life and work, beginning in the early 1940's in Schenectady, New York, where Latimer grew up as a shopkeeper's son. He would become, and still remains, one of Minnesota's most popular politicians.
April 7, 1997 - An Ely man accused of leading police on a high speed snowmobile chase makes a court appearance in Two Harbors today. Mike Loe is charged with snowmobiling in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, where snowmobiling is illegal, and with fleeing from police officers who allegedly spotted him. As with so many things related to the border wilderness, the Loe case has been a focal point for controversy in the Ely area. Mainstreet Radio's Catherine Winter reports.
April 7, 1997 - Rising water now covers miles of farmland in the Red River Valley. Even though reparations have been going on for weeks.... The flooding is so severe many rural residents have been cut off by rising water and unable to escape. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Gunderson spent some time with Clay county deputies fighting the elements to rescue marooned families.
April 7, 1997 - thousands of residents in north dakota and northwestern minnesota are without electricity for the third day..after an ice storm downed hundreds of power lines. some may have to wait a week to get power restored. minnesota public radios dan gunderson reports... UTILITY CREWS FROM THREE STATES AND CANADA ARE ASSESSING DAMAGE IN NORTH
April 7, 1997 - The Minnesota River... which has been causing havoc in Granite Falls and Montevideo over the weekend... is expected to crest later this week at New Ulm, Mankato, and St. Peter above record flood levels set in 1993. Minnesota Public Radio's Holly Nelson reports.
April 7, 1997 - Governor Carlson goes on the air tonite at six for a three minute plea for calm. Many fear there will be violence when Indians begin exercising their treaty fishing rights on Lake Mille Lacs, perhaps the most popular walleye lake in the state. Minnesota residents and officials have a model for the worst case scenario in this state's treaty fishing rights controversy. It comes from the years of trouble in Wisconsin starting in earnest in the mid-80s. Angry protesters crowded boat landings on lakeshores in many parts of northern Wisconsin. They taunted and threatened Chippewa spearfishers, overturning their boats and breaking their spears. Eventually, a judge issued injunctions against protestors, and some of the loudest were hit with huge financial settlements for violating the Indians' civil rights. There were demonstrations when in 1983 a panel of appellate judges ruled in favor of tribal fishing in Wisconsin, but there was no significant violence until the last night of the first spear fishing season in 1985. John Sherer was a radio reporter for WWMH in Minocq.
April 7, 1997 - Governor Carlson is seeking a federal disaster declaration for areas hit hardest by flooding in Minnesota. The governor made the announcement at the State Capitol, where government and emergency service leaders delivered the first of what will become DAILY Flood updates. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports: Governor Carlson is seeking a Presidential Disaster Declaration for many Minnesota counties hit hardest by the floods. Floods, HE says, exceed the severity of those in 1993. Bite: 24-secs "and because of that...we can."