November 14, 2001 - A recently created police force on the White Earth reservation may lose authority in a large part of the reservation. Mahnomen and Clearwater counties are ending a cooperative law enforcement agreement with the tribe. Mainstreet Radios Dan Gunderson reports.
November 15, 2001 - Novelist Alan Furst writes specific stories about a specific time. His tales of intrigue, which have been compared with the work of Graham Green and John le Carre, are all set in the late 1930's and early 1940's, and involve eastern Europeans. While the stories are fiction, they are carefully researched. Furst is in the Twin Cities to read from his two most recent novels, "Kingdom of Shadows" and "The Polish Officer." He told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr that the "The Polish Officer" was inspired by a photograph from 1944 which he admits he did not initially understand.
November 16, 2001 - Chanteuse and cabaret singer Leslie Ball and friends are calling the Bryant Lake home for story and song. Molly's Delicious is a play about a girl who is in love with a man who was shipped to Korea. New Visions of the American Heartland is an exhibit at the Weisman Art Museum.
November 16, 2001 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Minneapolis businessman Harvey MacKay about a group of state business leaders that will meet with Governor Jesse Ventura to discuss the future of the Minnesota Twins. The group is working on a proposal to buy the team from owner Carl Pohlad. They're also exploring ways to get a new ballpark.
November 16, 2001 - MPR's Stephanie Hemphill visits a rehearsal of the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra as they are led by Markand Thakar, their new conductor. Thakar has his feet in two musical worlds. He'll keep his job as an assistant conductor at the New York Philharmonic while commuting to Duluth for the monthly concerts with the DSSO. The Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 70th season under the baton of a Thakar.
November 19, 2001 - All Things Considered’s Lorna Benson interviews Minnesota Orchestra Concertmaster Jorja Fleezanis about anger local musicians have over a new aviation security bill, with calls to members of Minnesota's congressional delegation to express their concerns.
November 20, 2001 - That's a sample of the music from a new album by the artist once again known as Prince. "The Rainbow Children" goes on sale in stores today. It is the first album he has released in ten years using the name Prince. The Minneapolis native stopped using that name after a dispute with his former label, Warner Brothers. "The Rainbow Children" is being released on the Redline Entertainment label, which is a division of Eden Prairie-based Best Buy.
November 21, 2001 - There has been a year of mediation but everything fell apart. The primary focus would be a rock and roll venue. It would be built on an old 160-acre landfill. Opponents' strong points include heavy traffic, loss in property values, and harmful to wildlife. Hundreds of Bloomington residents turned out last night Helms reports.
November 22, 2001 - (PLEASE NOTE HOST BACKANNOUNCE) A new one woman play "Coya Comes Home" tells the story of the first woman elected to Congress from Minnesota. Playwright and actress Kathy Ray says she hopes educate Minnesotans about the character and courage of Coya Knutson, as well as the disastrous end of her political career. Mainstreet Radios Dan Gunderson reports.
November 22, 2001 - The cast of Mamma Mia serves turkey to the homeless on Thanksgiving.