May 14, 2001 - University of Minnesota gives a public statement about the women's basketball violations and states that Coach Littlejohn is fired.
May 15, 2001 - The University of Minnesota has fired its women's basketball coach. The school says Cheryl Littlejohn committed a pattern of deliberate rules violations. A university investigation found she gave money to a player, and interfered with a previous investigation by telling players to lie. The school says the violations will likely be considered a major infractions case by the N-C-A-A. Murray Sperber (SPUR ber) is a professor at Indiana University, and author of "Beer and Circus: How Bigtime College Sports is Crippling Undergraduate Education." He's on the line now.
May 17, 2001 - MPR’s Elizabeth Stawicki reports on dedication of Mondale Hall at University of Minnesota Law School, which naked its building complex after its most acclaimed alumnus, Walter Mondale. Former President Jimmy Carter spoke at the dedication and praised Mondale as a man of integrity.
May 18, 2001 - After almost 60 years, the family of a missing Cannon Falls, Minnesota soldier who went down with his plane in Italy during World War Two knows what happened to him. A Twin Cities search team that looks for Missing-in-Action soldiers answered the family's call for help -- and has answered the final questions surrounding the disappearance of Lieutenant Theodore Thompson. Minnesota Public Radio's Patty Marsicano reports:
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June 13, 2001 - House and Senate negotiators today (WEDNESDAY) made budget offers during a public meeting of the tax working group. The two proposals, however, exposed the wide differences separating the two caucuses. But all sides say they're encouraged to have the discussions back in the public eye. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo reports.