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January 9, 2001 - Starting on Sunday, Minnesotans will have to dial new area codes to reach some parts of the Twin Cities. As of that day, the optional grace period for using two new codes is over. That means in order to call parts of the northwestern Twin Cities as far north as Princeton and Cambridge, you'll have to dial 763 first. Calls to the southwest Metro as far south as New Prague will need the 952 area code. The additional codes have been introduced to accommodate an increasing demand for telephone numbers brought about by mobile phones, computer connections, and other communications equipment. Bryce Hallowell is a spokesman for Qwest Communications.
January 9, 2001 - Hundreds of dairy farmers gathered in Freeport today (Tuesday) to get an update on slumping prices in the dairy industry. Democratic Senator Mark Dayton and Representative Collin Peterson were there to gather input on a solution to low prices. Farmers in the crowd said whatever the answer might be, they need to see relief soon. Mainstreet Radio's Tim Post reports.
January 9, 2001 - Northwest Airlines has agreed to pay a multi-million dollar settlement to thousands of passengers who were stranded on its planes in Detroit during a snow storm two years ago. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
January 9, 2001 - Usage of internet shopping is growing and those who do shop online are satisfied.
January 9, 2001 - Minneapolis and Saint Paul have had their share of zoning battles over adult businesses. But it's not just a big city problem. Several smaller communities around the state are now facing their own zoning disputes with strip clubs. Adult business owners say those local governements are hiding behind harsh zoning laws as a way to unfairly discriminate against their businesses. Mainstreet Radio's Marisa Helms reports.
January 9, 2001 - MPR sports commentor Jay Weiner discusses results of a stadium advisory panel created by the Minnesota Twins that say Twins owner Carl Pohlad should contribute $150 million toward a new outdoor baseball stadium. A draft report obtained by the Star Tribune from Minnesotans for Major League Baseball says that amount would cover about the half of the cost. The other half would be financed through taxes as opposed to a "direct public subsidy."
January 10, 2001 - American Airlines announced today that it will take over troubled Trans World Airlines and some U-S airways assets in a deal valued at about five (B)billion dollars. If the complicated transaction survives review by the justice department and other authorities, American will own a quarter of the U-S market, about equal to the size of its rival, United airlines. Barbara Beyer is President of AVMARK, an aviation consulting firm. She says the deal makes Northwest an attractive candidate for an aquisition or merger:
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January 11, 2001 - MPR's William Wilcoxen reports that a citizens panel put together by the Minnesota Twins to look at the baseball team's future has finished its work. After six months of study, Minnesotans for Major League Baseball says the state risks losing the Twins unless the team gets a new ballpark combined with financial reforms in big league baseball.