December 15, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer hosts this live panel #2 discussion from 5th Precinct, Minneapolis: William Finney, St. Paul Police Chief; Keith Ellison, director of Legal Rights Center; and Sgt. Don Banham of the Minneapolis Police Department, discuss police and minority relations.
December 15, 1993 - MPR’s Mary Losure reports on “trunk transport” incident, subsequent protests, and the creation of Civilian Police Review Authority (CRA). Segment includes interviews and commentary from Clyde Bellecourt, AIM director; John Laux, Minneapolis Police Chief; David Pearce Demers, professor at University of Wisconsin; Al Berryman, Minneapolis Police union president; Ann Viitala, Civil Review Board president; Tony Miranda, member of Police Officer Federation; and Keith Ellison, director of Legal Rights Center.
December 16, 1993 - Paul Wellstone, Minnesota U.S. senator, discusses his fact-finding trip to the former Yugoslavia. Wellstone also answers listeners.
December 17, 1993 - As part of a week-long series called Keeping the Peace, Midday guests Robert Trojanowicz, professor of criminal justice at Michigan State University and the director of the National Center for Community Policing; and Minneapolis Police Chief John Laux, talk about the role of police in preventing and solving crimes, apprehending criminals, and "keeping the peace."
December 21, 1993 - Jim Scheibel, St. Paul mayor and chair of homeless task force, talks with Midday’s Gary Eichten about homeless survey conducted by U.S. Conference of Mayors. The results show numbers of homeless families have increased.
December 24, 1993 - On this Christmas Eve Midday, listeners share Christmas stories and describe what the holiday means to them. Program also contains a reading and closes with holiday music.
December 28, 1993 - Midday’s Gary Eichten interviews Bill Wilson, out-going St. Paul council president and civil rights activist, about his thoughts on the city of St. Paul…what’s better, what’s not, and what’s changing. Topics of discussion include downtown business, race relations, and politics.
December 29, 1993 - Outgoing mayors Don Fraser (of Minneapolis) and Jim Scheibel (of St. Paul) visit Midday program to answer listener questions about politics and the future of the Twin Cities.
January 3, 1994 - MPR’s Tom Fudge provides a summary report on the inauguration of Sharon Sayles Belton as mayor of Minneapolis. Sayles Belton becomes the first African American and first woman to hold that position.
January 3, 1994 - On this Midday program, coverage from the Minneapolis and St. Paul mayoral inaugurations. Program includes interviews, music clips, and speeches.