October 23, 1993 - Midday presents a broadcast of a local crime bill forum. Panelists Janet Reno, U.S. attorney general; Bruce Vento, Minnesota congressman; and William Finney, St. Paul police chief, share their views and answer audience questions.
November 23, 1993 - Minnesota's Attorney General Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III answers listeners' questions about a federal crime bill making its way through Congress as well as various state proposals to combat crime.
December 15, 1993 - Midday presents an MPR documentary titled “A New Kind of Cop,” which looks at community-oriented policing, with a focus on one such program in Lansing, Michigan, which is being modeled by other departments across the country.
December 17, 1993 - As part of a week-long series called Keeping the Peace, Midday guests Robert Trojanowicz, professor of criminal justice at Michigan State University and the director of the National Center for Community Policing; and Minneapolis Police Chief John Laux, talk about the role of police in preventing and solving crimes, apprehending criminals, and "keeping the peace."
March 31, 1994 - On this Midday program, the topic today is prisons. Guests Connie Roehrich, the warden of the Shakopee Correction Facility for Women; and Frank Wood, the state's corrections commissioner talk about Minnesota prison system. Roehrich and Wood also answer listener questions.
August 2, 1994 - Midday presents a community policing MPR documentary entitled A New Kind of Cop, followed by a discussion and call-in with Lucy Gerold, director of Community Services Bureau for the Minneapolis Police Department. Gerold comments on local efforts on community policing and National Night Out.
August 19, 1994 - Jack Tunheim, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Minnesota, discusses President Clinton’s federal crime bill, known as Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. Topics include increase in police force, stiffer penalties, and assault weapons ban. Tunheim also answered listener questions.
August 26, 1994 - With the murder of a St. Paul officer, Minneapolis Police Sergeant Pat McGowan talks with Midday’s Gary Eichten about the dangers of policing and the toll stress can take on an officer.
September 27, 1994 - Rowena Hicks, crime prevention specialist at Minneapolis Police Department, discusses Minneapolis incident where a man was killed and wife beaten after their car was blocked by juveniles. Hicks details ways to prevent potential car-jacking.
December 1, 1994 - Norm Coleman, mayor of St. Paul; and Sharon Sayles Belton, mayor of Minneapolis, discuss their completion of first year in respective offices. Both talk about the future of the cities. They also address current challenges, including racial issues, schools, crime in Minneapolis, and the empty Town Square in St. Paul. Coleman and Sayles Belton also answer listener questions.