September 2, 2002 - MPR sports commentator and Star Tribune writer Jay Weiner comments on agreement between the players' union and the team owners, averting a Major League Baseball strike. Weiner sees the revenue sharing plan as a win for Twins owner Carl Pohlad.
September 5, 2002 - Dave St. Peter, vice president of business affairs with the Minnesota Twins, discusses team’s preparation for post season play as regular MLB season nears completion.
September 5, 2002 - A credit rating agency slapped another rating downgrade on Minneapolis based Xcel energy, and its operating utilities in Minnesota and elsewhere. Moody's Investors Service cites Xcel's efforts to help its cash-strapped N-R-G Energy subsidiary. The action comes after two state agencies urged the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to ensure ratepayers are protected from NRG's financial difficulties. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports.
September 5, 2002 - Northwest Airlines announced today it's following other major U.S. carriers in adopting a so-called "Use it or Lose it" policy. Under the policy, the airline will no longer let travelers change their itineraries after their ticketed flight has departed. Northwest will allow changes before a flight departs - for a $100 fee. Northwest says the change will allow the airline to better manage its inventory and reduce its no-show rate. Neal Kraemer is co-owner of Twin Cities-based Carousel Travel. He says he's not suprised Northwest is adopting the policy but he thinks it could drive customers away.
September 9, 2002 -
September 9, 2002 - It should come as no surprise that people have been using September 11th as a reason to ask Congress for everything from a bailout for the airlines to the return of the tax-deductible three-martini lunch. But as Christy George reports from Oregon Public Broadcasting, opponents of the environmental movement have invoked 911 more often than most this past year:
September 10, 2002 - People around the state will commemorate the anniversary of the September 11th attacks tomorrow Helms reports.
September 11, 2002 -
September 11, 2002 - This morning at 7:46 central time, bells rang at the Minnesota State Capitol to mark the one year anniversary of the moment the first plane struck the north tower of the World Trade Center. The bell ringing was part of an event attended by several hundred people which featured remarks by Governor and Mrs. Ventura. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum was at the event and she joins us now from the Capitol. At Memorial Park in Moorhead, people gathered this morning to hear the reading of the names of all the people killed in the September 11 attacks. Bob Reha was there, and he's on the line now. Later today, Minnesota's law enforcement organizations are holding an event at the metrodome called "Remember the Heros." Speakers will address the crowd before the Twins game, which begins at 12:05. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen is at the Dome right now.
September 12, 2002 - The Minnesota Commerce Department says state regulators have sufficient tools to protect Xcel Energy's Minnesota ratepayers from the company's financially troubled NRG Energy subsidiary. The advisory comments go to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, which is looking into the effect of NRG on ratepayers. The comments come a day before Xcel has to find more than a billion dollars in collateral for NRG. Company officials say they won't be able to raise the money by then and expect to ask lenders for an extension. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports.