Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
April 15, 1997 - Three sandbag dikes, four sump pumps and two fire hoses fill Kathy and David Huntstad backyard in Moorhead. This afternoon, like many dikes around the Fargo-Moorhead area, the strain of holding back the Red River began to tell on the Huntstad's dike and it started to give way. Almost immediately neighbors and friends flocked in to help throw 10,000 sandbags onto a new dike. Minnesota Public Radio's Hope Deutscher spoke with Kathy as the work continued.
April 16, 1997 - Scientists who are trying to find causes for deformities in frogs found in Minnesota and other states are meeting at a national conference in Virginia organized by the Environmental Protection Agency. More than 50 scientists and EPA officials are trying to work out strategies for the summer's research. But the problem of the deformed frogs is intensely complicated and there are no clear answers. Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Losure reports from the conference.
April 16, 1997 - Over the last two weeks we have been hearing from the Reverend Craig Hanson through his flood diary. Today Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Gunderson visited the Hanson home on the banks of the Red River in Fargo. The dike behind the house has begun to leak.... and Craig Hanson is preparing for the worst. Reverend Craig Hanson talking to Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Gunderson on the banks of the Red River in Fargo Sun 28-MAY 19:57:11 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
April 16, 1997 - When the deformed frogs were first discovered by Minnesota schoolchildren in 1995, scientists hoped they might find the cause in a matter of months. But as more frogs were found, and the frogs attracted national and even international attention, the Environmental Protection Agency got involved. Now experts say it make take three to five years to find out what caused the deformities. Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Losure is at an EPA conference on the frogs, in Shenendoah National Park in Virginia.
April 16, 1997 - Remember the insider trading scandals of the 1980's, when wall street hot shots such as Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky made millions, and lost those millions after they were jailed on insider trading charges? Today the U.S. Supreme Court hears a Minnesota case which could make it more difficult for the government to prosecute the Ivan Boeskys. The high court will hear the case of former Minneapolis attorney James O'Hagan whose 57-count conviction on securities fraud was overturned by a federal appeals court. Minnesota Public Radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports.
April 16, 1997 - There's no rest for the weary in Fargo-Moorhead, where residents are not only fighting the rising Red River, but now have to worry about overland flooding. Homeowners along the river can't stop shoring up dikes, and Fargo Mayor Bruce Furness says overland flooding now threatens homes in the southwest part of the city. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports... (nat)
April 16, 1997 - Minnesota anglers won't be paying any more for a fishing license. Senators killed a proposed three dollar increase today when they took up the Omnibus Environmental bill. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports.
April 16, 1997 - If you went to sleep a country music fan, maybe you got a shock this morning. Here's a sample of what it sounded like this morning on WBOB.
April 16, 1997 - The Children's Theater company in Minneapolis has named a new artistic director. 45-year-old Peter Brosius, artistic director of the Honolulu Theater for youth, will succeed Jon Cranney at the end of the current season. Theater company officials say they couldn't be happier with their selection, describing Brosius as an internationally celebrated director and producer of theater for young people. For his part Brosius says he couldn't pass up an opportunity to lead what he calls the nation's flagship children's theater organization into the next millenium. Brosius told Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts his goals include creating new works that are inspired by the community where he lives.
April 17, 1997 - Midday focuses on education with guests Larry Pogemiller, DFL state senator, and Sandra Peterson, president of the Minnesota Federation of Teachers. Pogemiller and Peterson discuss common schools proposal, education standards, school choice, various programs, and answer listener call-in questions.