October 19, 2007 - On this Midmorning program, MPR’s Kerri Miller talks with Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak about the politics of the funding and design of the I-35W bridge replacement. He also talks about the new settlement on reducing airport noise for some homeowners, one that took years to achieve, and answers listener questions.
May 26, 2008 - MPR’s William Wilcoxen reports from Hugo, where a severe storm struck the city on May 25th. Wilcoxen interviews residents on what they saw and experienced as intense wind and hail battered their homes.
May 30, 2008 - MPR’s Tom Weber provides an intimate perspective while visiting Hugo, Minnesota in the aftermath of a tornado. It's a painful, difficult week for people in the St. Paul suburb.
August 1, 2008 - A Midday MPR Special coverage program of memorial service, one year after I-35W bridge collapse. From the Basilica of St. Mary in downtown Minneapolis, Tim Pawlenty, governor of Minnesota; R. T. Rybak, mayor of Minneapolis; Sally Dyck, United Methodist Church Bishop and president of the Minnesota Council of Churches; and Father John Bauer, co-pastor of Basilica of St. Mary speak in observance of the one-year anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse. Hour long service also includes songs, prayers and reflection.
November 27, 2008 - Curt Brown discusses his book “So Terrible a Storm: A Tale of Fury on Lake Superior,” which chronicles The Great Storm of 1905, also known as Mataafa Storm of 1905. The cyclone storm brought death and destruction for those on Lake Superior during the intense weather event.
June 18, 2010 - MPR’s Tim Nelson reports on the damage, death, and havoc left behind after tornadoes struck areas of southern Minnesota. The severe weather knocked out power and devastated a handful of farms near Albert Lea. For some, their livelihoods were all but wiped out by the storm.
June 18, 2010 - MPR’s Tom Crann talks with meteorologist Paul Huttner about dozens of tornadoes that swept across the state on June 17th. Huttner details what transpired to create the conditions for such an extreme weather scenario.
May 23, 2011 - MPR’s Tom Crann interviews Sarah Heller, who lives in the Webber-Camden neighborhood in northwest Minneapolis, where a deadly tornado struck. Heller recounts the actual tornado and the wreckage it left in its wake.
May 23, 2011 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer and Brandt Williams discuss the scene in North Minneapolis the morning after a tornado struck that part of the city. Williams describes the damage and other impacts he’s witnessed in the devastated neighborhood.
May 23, 2011 - MPR’s Rupa Shenoy visits the scene in North Minneapolis just after a tornado went through and speaks with residents about their experiences as the storm struck. Report also includes comment from Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Ryabak.