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April 29, 1997 - State lawmakers on the House and Senate tax committees will be discuss proposals for financing a new Twins stadium…and It's a critical day for stadium supporters, because with less than three weeks left in the legislative session, they still have no politically viable plan to pay for a new ballpark.
April 29, 1997 - Flood ravaged communities up and down the Red River, are sizing up damage to their towns, trying to figure out how much it's going to cost to repair, roads and bridges, and sewer, gas, electric and water lines. The cost is certain to be hundreds of millions of dollars. Grand Forks North Dakota sustained some of the heaviest flood damage and as the water continues to receed , local officials are beginning to slowly find out just what it's going to take to put their city back together. And as the work continues on a municiple level , so to do recovery efforts among homeowners and businesses. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports.
April 29, 1997 - It's been more than a week since residents of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks were evacuated from their homes because of rising flood waters. About 37-hundred evacuees have ended up in Bemidji. Some of the refugees have been told they may be able to return to their homes this week. Others are settling in for the long run. Coping with upturned lives has been easier for some than others, as Minnesota Public Radio's Christina Koenig (KAY-nig) reports.. Kristy Erickson watches her son play with baseball cards on the floor of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Bemidji as her mother-in-l
April 29, 1997 - Federal Mediation over the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness ended without any settlement on the use of trucks to pull boats between lakes in the wilderness. But Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone may now support re-opening two of the former truck portages, based on a plan that was narrowly defeated in mediation. Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Kelleher reports from Duluth. The truck portages represent the deepest division among Minnesotans over the region's management. For decades, trucks pulled motorized boats between Boundary Waters lakes on which motors are allowed. But a Federal court closed the four portages to trucks based on what some consider an overly-narrow interpretation of the 1978 law which created the wilderness area. Wilderness advocates won their argument that trucks are inappropriate and th
April 29, 1997 - Sweeping welfare reform has passed both houses of the Minnesota legislature and travels to the Governor's desk for a quick signature. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports.
April 30, 1997 - Midday focuses on the discussion at the state Legislature about the future of a new baseball stadium for the Minnesota Twins. Host Gary Eichten speaks with MPR reporter Bill Wareham, who presents a summary of the various proposals and audio clips of committee debate. Ideas presented include gambling revenue options, cheaper alternatives to a stadium, buying a team, selling Metrodome to teams for $1.00, and buying season tickets.
April 30, 1997 - Ojibwe Band members had hoped to be spearing and netting fish on dozens of central Minnesota lakes by now. For seven years a group of tribes, led by the Mille Lacs Ojibwe, worked through the courts to restore fishing and hunting rights given them by treaty in the 19th century. It appeared the tribes would finally exercise those rights this spring. But a group of local landowners won an injunction earlier this month, halting the Indians' plans, at least for now.
April 30, 1997 - A MYSTERIOUS DEVELOPMENT IN THE FLOOD STORY OF THE GRAND FORKS AREA HAS RESIDENTS WHO'VE BEEN THROUGH AN INCREDIBLE ORDEAL FINDING SOME HOPE. A SECRET DONOR IS OFFERING FLOODED OUT FAMILIES 2-THOUSAND DOLLARS NOT IN LOANS BUT AS OUTRIGHT GIFTS IN THE HOPE THE MONEY WILL HELP EASE THEIR BURDEN. MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S MARK ZDECHLIK REPORTS. Sun 28-MAY 19:43:20 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
April 30, 1997 - The Minnesota Timberwolves got a taste of the national basketball association playoffs this year, but failed to earn a post-season victory. Last night's five-point loss to the Houston Rockets ended the Timberwolves season. Houston won the first-round playoff series three games to none. But the Timberwolves say they're proud of their performance this year and look forward to next season. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports.
April 30, 1997 - The scenes and stories of the devastating flood are prompting people across the state to contribute to what is now a steady stream of cash, food and supplies. Minnesota Public Radio's Art Hughes has a look at what one city is doing to help.