September 14, 2005 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports on the Chai Vang murder trial. More details of the angry confrontation that escalated into the shooting emerged in testimony yesterday. One of the hunters who was wounded and survived said Vang was threatened. And he says racial slurs were used in the confrontation.
September 16, 2005 - MPR’s Perry Finelli interviews Ilean Her, executive director of the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, about the Hmong community reaction to Chai Vang murder trial.
September 17, 2005 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports that a Wisconsin jury has convicted 36-year old Chai Vang of St. Paul on all counts in the shooting deaths of six Wisconsin deer hunters, and wounding of two others.
September 17, 2005 - MPR’s Toni Randolph reports that while the jury's guilty verdict ends the legal aspect of the Chai Vang murder case, the emotional toll is still lingering -- for his family and the Hmong community.
September 19, 2005 - MPR’s Catherine Winter and Stephanie Hemphill present an American RadioWorks documentary titled “No Place for a Woman.” The documentary explores the legal landmark and legacy for women’s rights in the northern Minnesota’s Iron Range.
September 20, 2005 - State supreme court justices, attorneys, and social workers from across the country convene in Bloomington for a national summit on how to improve America's child protection systems. Why are the systems perceived to be broken, and how might they be fixed?
October 10, 2005 - Ramsey County Office of Sexual Offense Services has observed trends on sexual assaults in Hmong community. All Things Considered’s Tom Crann talks with officials about the concerns and efforts to protect families and children.
November 8, 2005 - Joseph Daly, teacher at Hamline University Law School, comments on Chai Vang sentencing.
November 9, 2005 - MPR's Stephanie Hemphill reports that a Wisconsin judge sentenced Chai Vang to six consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole for the shooting deaths of six hunters last fall.
February 7, 2006 - MPR’s Tom Scheck reports on Hennepin County District Court Judge Charles Porter's ruling which states the Twins' lease at the Metrodome expired in 2003 and the team can leave at the end of the upcoming season.