Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
June 19, 1997 - The Minneapolis City Council is considering changes to the civilian board that reviews complaints against police officers. Some councilmembers want to merge the Civilian Police Review Authority with another city department, a move supporters say could save a third off the agency's $460,000 annual budget. But even as hearings on the proposal begin the effort seems to be losing steam. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Wareham reports.
June 19, 1997 - Mower County officials tonight consider whether to allow construction of the state's largest feedlot. Officials there have placed a limit on the number of animals any one feedlot can have, but only after a farmer's co-op sought a permit to house two-and-a-half million chickens. Residents near the city of Austin are fighting the project. Minnesota Public Radio's Art Hughes reports.
June 19, 1997 - Apart from getting major ink in the local newspaper or weekly, posters are the primary way artists publicize their work. In Minneapolis stricter enforcement of an anti-bill-sticking ordinance has forced artists to find new venues to promote their shows and performances. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts reports on two artists who responded by starting a new magazine.
June 19, 1997 - Starting tonight in locations around Loring Park in Minneapolis a theater festival claiming to offer something for everyone. It's called The Fringe: 36 groups, 240 performances, in 11 days. As Mary Stucky reports The Fringe is for audiences willing to take a risk.
June 19, 1997 - School district administrators throughout the state are preparing for the coming school year with an unclear picture of their finances. The Minnesota legislature will meet in special session next week to work on a new K-12 education funding bill. Governor Carlson vetoed the first bill because it did not include his tax credit plan. The lack of a funding bill will begin causing problems for schools when the fiscal year ends June 30th. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports.
June 19, 1997 - ** TOP WITH LATEST ON TOBACCO SETTLEMENT ** The chief negotiator for states in talks with cigarette companies on a settlement of lawsuits said tremendous progress had been made today... but there's still no announcement of an agreement....although some anti-tobacco attorneys says a deal is imminent. Minnesota Attorney General Hubert Humphrey the Third says negotiators should slow down the rapid pace of the talks. Humphrey says tobacco companies are hoping for a speedy agreement, so they won't have to release incriminating documents that could work against them in the courts. Some of his colleagues have criticized Humphrey for his hard-line position on talks....but Humphrey says he's just trying to make sure that some 33-million documents Minnesota has collected for its case....see the light of day: | WATCH LEVELS...A BIT HOT IN SPOTS ****
June 20, 1997 - Midday discussion with the heads of Minnesota's two main political parties. Guests are Bill Cooper, newly elected chair of the state's Republican Party, and Dick Senese, chair of the state DFL Party.
June 20, 1997 - It's been a year since the federal Food and Drug Administration approved the use of a drug known as TPA for stroke treatment. Some Minnesota hospitals have started using the clot-busting drug on the small percentage of stroke patients who fit the criteria for its use. Doctors say it can dramatically reduce recovery time if used within three hours of the onset of stroke symptoms. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports.
June 20, 1997 - The Red Lake Nation in northern Minnesota is holding its Second Annual Economic Development Summit today . The conference will encourage the expansion or start up of businesses near the Indian reservation. Red Lake and Beltrami County are facing some tough challenges as the state gears up to meet the requirements of the new welfare-to-work laws. The area has a high number of welfare recipients and unemployment, and a chronic shortage of jobs. Forty percent of Beltrami County's 1200 welfare caseloads come from the remote Reservation. That means about 580 Red Lake welfare recipients will have to find jobs to comply with new laws. Minnesota Public Radio's Christina Koenig.
June 20, 1997 - Austin's minor league baseball team, the Southern Minny Stars, goes into its home opener tonight at four and two, in sole possession of first place in the Prairie League. Minor league teams are getting more attention as fans shy away from expensive ticket prices at major league ballparks. But the Stars are getting more attention than most because their owner is only 20 years old and they have the youngest manager in professional baseball. Minnesota Public Radios Brent Wolfe reports.