September 16, 2005 - MPR’s Perry Finelli interviews Ilean Her, executive director of the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, about the Hmong community reaction to Chai Vang murder trial.
September 17, 2005 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports that a Wisconsin jury has convicted 36-year old Chai Vang of St. Paul on all counts in the shooting deaths of six Wisconsin deer hunters, and wounding of two others.
September 17, 2005 - MPR’s Toni Randolph reports that while the jury's guilty verdict ends the legal aspect of the Chai Vang murder case, the emotional toll is still lingering -- for his family and the Hmong community.
September 19, 2005 - Some members of the Hmong community in the Twin Cities say they don't expect racial tensions to escalate during this year's hunting season... despite publicity around the murder trial of Chai Vang. Vang was found guilty last week of killing six hunters in the woods of Northwest Wisconsin last November.
September 22, 2005 - MPR’s Sam Choo reports on storm that rocked areas of the Twin Cities, including Andover, which had severe property damage. Choo interviews residents about what happened in the storm. On the night of September 21, 2005, a series of supercells produced four tornadoes, widespread wind damage (gusts of 75+ miles per hour), large hail (up to three inches), and flash-flooding in east central Minnesota. Three damage was present in tree damage in Maple Grove, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, and north Minneapolis, with one fatality from a fallen tree branch. In the worst hit areas there were downbursts…such as in Andover, where wind gusts reached 100 miles per hour.
September 30, 2005 - All Things Considered’s Tom Crann talks with Abdisalam Adam, a community specialist with the St. Paul Public School district, about a group of teachers, librarians, parents and social service providers meeting to discuss some alternative curriculums that would more closely reflect the culture of the students in the room.
October 5, 2005 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer checks in with Rich Naistat, of the National Weather Service, about the intense rainfall that deluged the Twin Cities. The two compare it with the superstorm that dumped massive amounts of rain in July 1987.
October 10, 2005 - Ramsey County Office of Sexual Offense Services has observed trends on sexual assaults in Hmong community. All Things Considered’s Tom Crann talks with officials about the concerns and efforts to protect families and children.
November 7, 2005 - Ads of a different sort are airing on some Wisconsin radio stations this fall. The commercials are urging hunters to be courteous and respectful to each other.
November 8, 2005 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports on how Wisconsin hunting officials are renewing their efforts to reach out to thousands of hunters from the Hmong community. This comes in the wake of the confrontation between Chai Vang and a group of Rice Lake hunters, which left six people dead.