Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
October 2, 1997 - The Timberwolves players are presenting a united front today, after the long-awaited announcement about Garnett's historic contract, but at least one onlooker says it has great potential to divide the ranks. Andrew Zimbalist is a professor of economics at Smith College. His latest book, "Sports, Jobs and Taxes" is due out next week. Zimbalist explains that, first, there are only twelve guys on a basketball team, compared to 25 for baseball and 45 for football, meaning you can spend more on each one. The second is an end-run around the salary cap called the Larry Bird exception.
October 2, 1997 - MPR’s Chris Roberts presents a report on The Jayhawks, who have decided to stay together and embark down a new musical path with album, "Sound of Lies." Roberts interviews band members Gary Louris and Marc Perlman about that new musical journey.
October 2, 1997 - The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed Kevin Garnett to a contract extension. The deal reached last night ends the possibility of Garnett leaving Minnesota and joining another basketball team through the free agent market after the upcoming season. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports.
October 3, 1997 - (NOTE: Check wires for possible movement on Don Beaver, Twins, etc. and updte lead as needed) There's nothing veiled about Carl Pohlad's threat to "export" the Twins to another state. For the past few months, Pohlad has made it very clear that he intends to sell the team to North Carolina-based businessman Don Beaver -- UNLESS state lawmakers come up with the money for a new baseball stadium. But how credible is the North Carolina half of Pohlad's ultimatum? Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste looked into the viability of major league baseabll in North Carolina and prepared this report: BACKANNOUNCE: Tune in Monday for the second part of Martin's report ... on the political fight brewing over pro sports in North Carolina. The issues will sound familiar to Minnesotans... and the Twins may be i
October 3, 1997 - A ruling by the state Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board may pave the way for a big wave of spending by candidates for governor in Minnesota over the next year. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports.
October 3, 1997 - Seventeen-year-old Jenny Deye of Cambridge didn't join her classmates this fall for her first year of college. Instead she's taking what her family calls a "kids sabbatical." She's in Alaska training and exploring the life of the full-time sled dog racer. Jenny is out on the trail, running her in preparation for a run in the Junior Iditarod this February. Minnesota Public Radio's Gretchen Lehmann caught up with Jenny and her family as they made final preparations for Jenny's trip to Alaska.
October 3, 1997 - Saturday kicks off the two-week moose hunting season in northeast Minnesota, and hunters aren't exaggerating when they call it a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Since 1993, the highly sought after moose permits have been awarded by lottery, and there's a lifetime limit of one license per hunter. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports from Duluth.
October 3, 1997 - State and federal wildlife managers have increased the number of ducks hunters can kill this fall. In Minnesota this year's bag limit will be the highest its been since the end of World War Two . The Department of Natural Resources says the higher limits are justifiable. Officials say wet weather over the past several years has helped the duck population to boom. But some environmentalists think the new bag limits are too liberal and they're worried other new waterfowl regulations could threaten the thriving duck populations. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports.
October 3, 1997 - An October edition of our "Voices of Minnesota" series, featuring two Minnesota stars in the music world, singer and Broadway performer Linda Eder; and violinist and jazz musician Clifford Brunzell.
October 6, 1997 - Midday’s Gary Eichten talks with guest Emmett Carson, president and CEO of the Minneapolis Foundation, about the foundation's Sunday newspaper supplement intended to encourage inter-racial understanding. Listeners call in with questions.