December 10, 1999 - In December 1998, a massive blast resulted in four deaths, about a dozen injuries and the displacement of several downtown St. Cloud businesses. Mainstreet Radio's Marisa Helms reports on the varied potential plans for developing site of the explosion that became an empty square piece of land in the heart of the city's downtown business district.
December 20, 1999 - Mainstreet Radio's Leif Enger shipped aboard a Bulgarian tramp freighter as it departed for Italy with a load of North Dakota wheat. As the last ship of the season departed Duluth early in the morning, the St. Lawrence Seaway's 40th season draws to a close.
December 24, 1999 - MPR's Andrew Haeg went out on St. Paul's Grand Avenue this afternoon to witness this years gift finding frenzy.
December 28, 1999 - Join host Gary Eichten for an end-of-the-year conversation with Minnesota Public Radio's Chief Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell. He'll discuss economics in 1999 and will give his stock market prediction for 2000.
December 31, 1999 - We've been talking about it for months- even years, and finally we're on the brink of the Year 2000. Today, Jon Gordon, MPR reporter and producer of Future Tense; and Mike O'Connor, retired Internet pioneer and volunteer Y2K advisor for St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman, provide last minute Y2K tips and take questions. We also monitor what's happening when the clock strikes 12 around the world.
January 3, 2000 - Minnesota businesses sailed through the first business day of the new year virtually untouched by problems associated with the Y2K bug. It's too early to sound the all clear -- some experts say minor problems could crop up over the next few weeks or months. But most companies say it was business as usual today. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports. | D-CART ITEM: | TIME: | OUTCUE: "...
January 4, 2000 - Northwest Airlines today filed a federal lawsuit accusing its flight attendants of engaging in an illegal sick out. Northwest says it's been forced to cancel hundreds of flights over the past week because of crew shortages. It's asking a judge to immediately call an end to the alleged sick out. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
January 4, 2000 - An attorney for a former employee at the Koch refinery in Rosemount portrayed him as a good worker who was fired because he reported serious environmental violations by the company. Charles Chadwell is suing Koch Petroleum Group under a state law that protects whistleblowers from retailiation.The case went before a 10 person civil jury yesterday in Minneapolis. An attorney for Koch told the jury Chadwell was fired for "legitimate and lawful reasons." Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Losure reports. Charles Chadwell is a former waste water treatment operator at the Koch refinery in Rosemount. He was fired in 1997, eight months after he reported environmental violations to the Minnesota
January 5, 2000 - A federal judge in St Paul this morning (8:15AM CST) will consider issuing a temporary restraining order barring Northwest Airlines flight attendants from illegal job actions. Northwest filed a lawsuit against the Teamsters union yesterday alleging its flight attendants are engaged in an illegal sick out that's driving away customers. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports.
January 5, 2000 - A federal judge in St. Paul today granted Northwest Airline's request for a Temporary Restraining Order barring its flight attendants from illegal job actions. MInnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports.