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April 16, 2003 - MPR’s Nikki Tundel interviews Chris Pesklo about his attempts to stop University of Minnesota rioting, and of losing a special hat. Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar says more felony charges are likely in connection with Sunday's Dinkytown riot. Prosecutors charged one 19-year-old yesterday with felony property damage. The rioters torched dumpsters and overturned cars after the Minnesota gophers won the NCAA men's hockey championship. Chris Pesklo was one of only a few onlookers who tried to stop the riots. He has lived in Dinkytown for almost 16 years. He says it wasn't hard for him to decide when it was time to step in.
April 17, 2003 - A disagreement over how to replace the much-maligned Profile of Learning academic standards is raising the possibliity that the Profile could survive for another year. Education commissioner Cheri Pearson Yecke presented a draft of new fact-based standards to lawmakers earlier this week. House Republicans generally agree with the proposal, but the DFL Senate is seriously considering an alternative that was created by teachers more than a year ago. Joining us on the line is the DFL chair of the Senate education policy committee Steve Kelley, and the Republican chair of the House education policy committee Barbara Sykora. That is the DFL chair of the Senate education policy committee Steve Kelley. We also spoke with the Republican chair of the House education policy committee, Barb Sykora.
April 21, 2003 - The Minnesota House is expected to debate a bill later this week that would allow almost any Minnesotan over the age of 21 without a criminal background to carry a handgun. Officials at schools around the state say they're concerned the bill would allow more guns at or near schools and colleges. They say if lawmakers pass the bill they should make it clear that even people with handgun permits should keep guns away from schools. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
April 23, 2003 - Macalester College in Saint Paul officially flipped the switch today Wednesday on a 10 kilowat wind turbine that will feed electricity directly into the college's power grid. Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Losure reports.
April 23, 2003 - Over the next few weeks some of America's war heros will return home. The B-52 bomber crews from Minot, North Dakota will be back at their home base. And B-1B bomber crews from South Dakota's Ellsworth Air Force Base will come back from Iraq. Heros from past wars are launching a national program to talk to school kids. The program was founded by former South Dakota Governor Joe Foss. The inaugural presentation was today (Wednesday) in Sioux Falls. Mainstreet Radio's Cara Hetland reports:
April 25, 2003 - Earlier this month, Minnesota made the weather headlines with record-setting snowfall amounts in southern counties on the 7th and new state record high temperatures of 93 F on the 13th and 14th. On Wednesday (April 23) of this week, we made the national news again with the lowest temperature reading in the conterminous states of 17 F at Embarrass. This however, was not a record value for Embarrass, as they have been as low as 12 F on that date. Topic: Shakespeare on Ice
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