Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
October 16, 2000 - Minnesota's three major U.S. Senate candidates held a debate in Duluth Sunday, answering questions posed by an audience at the College of St. Scholastica. In the first debate outside the Twin Cities, Republican incumbent Rod Grams, DFL candidate Mark Dayton and Independence party candidate James Gibson squared off on issues that haven't gotten much attention in the campaign, dealing with the environment and the use of federal lands. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
October 16, 2000 - The Traffic Management Center reports some accidents slowing down traffic around the Twin Cities this evening. But on the first day of a temporary shutdown of highway ramp meters, the evening rush hour otherwise appears as uneventful as the morning rush was. State transportation officials turned off all 430 of the meters used to regulate entrance ramps, to evaluate the impact on driving time and freeway congestion. Despite a smooth morning rush hour, officials say it's way too early to draw any conclusions.
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October 17, 2000 - Last night Little Falls became the third Minnesota city to ban smoking in all its restaurants. Little Falls was actually one of the first Minnesota cities to look at a ban, but it took about eight months of discussion and one failed proposal this summer before the issue passed. Those in favor of the city council ban say it's a move that will help the health of the city, but some think local government shouldn't tell restaraunts how to run their business. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Post reports.
October 17, 2000 - To some people the double crested cormorant is a environmental success story. It has made a remarkable recovery since nearly being wiped out in the early 1970s. But for others, the bird represents government run amuck. The cormorant has been under federal protection since 1972. Now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is developing a new management plan in response to complaints from anglers and fish farmers. They claim the bird is vacuuming its way through fish stocks and should now be hunted. Minnesota Public Radios Dan Gunderson reports.
October 17, 2000 - The final presidential debate will go on as scheduled despite the sudden death of the Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan. We asked two local political analysts how the town hall style debate, with questions from audience members, will affect the candidates. Democrat Sara Stoesz expects Gore to thrive in the format: Republican Tom Horner expects that Bush will do better tonight than in either of the earlier face-offs.
October 17, 2000 - A growing number of people in the region are reporting that their homes are being invaded by swarms of insects that look a lot like the common ladybug. They're actually a relative of the ladybug known as the multi-colored asian lady beetle. Their numbers have been growing in Minnesota recently and this time of year the beetles go into houses in search of a warm place to spend the winter. Jeff Hahn, an entomologist with the University of Minnesota Extension Service, talks with MPR News.
October 17, 2000 - The final debate between presidential candidates Governor George W Bush, and Vice-President Al Gore is scheduled to take place later tonight in St. Louis, but it could be postponed because of the death of Missouri Govenor Mel Carnahan. The race is close in nation-wide polls, and many battleground states are being inundated with political ads. In Minnesota, the national Republican Party recently began spending money on ads for Bush, and ads on behalf of Rod Grams in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race. The Minnesota GOP won't say how much money is being spent, only that it is "substantial." Steven Schier, chair of the political science department at Carleton College, speaks with MPR News.
October 17, 2000 - Third, fourth and fifth-party candidates for U.S. Senate had their say in a half-hour debate Monday on Twin Cities public television. Senate candidates from the Grassroots, Socialist workers, Independence, Constitution and Libertarian parties took audience questions and probed one anothers' views. Issues ranged from eliminating the federal income tax to forming a "workers' government" and cutting back corporate welfare. On the international front, the candidates showed greater unity in wanting the U.S. OUT of most foreign affairs. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
October 17, 2000 - The Saint Paul Central library will close Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock and won't reopen for at least 18 months. The 84-year-old library is getting such an extensive update that library officials decide it would be better to close the downtown facility rather than try to work around the mess. Library Director Carol Williams says it wasn't an easy decision.