April 30, 2001 - Water levels remain high across Minnesota. Officials report the Mississippi river will crest a second time in Saint Paul today.
May 1, 2001 - Severe weather continues to pummel parts of Minnesota. We've had reports of several possible tornadoes. Currently there is a tornado warning for Waseca and Steele counties until 6:45. There have also been numerous thunderstorms. We have a warning in effect for Dakota, Washington, Ramsey and Pine counties until 6:30. Rich Nystat is a meterologist with the National Weather Service in Chanhassen. He says these storms have been very strong.
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May 4, 2001 - The Minneapolis-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, a research group, reports lead, cadmium, chromium and arsenic are just a few of the toxic metals that appear in many fertilizers.
May 4, 2001 - The Spring Fire season has arrived with a vengeance in Minnesota, with more than 300 wildfires last weekend. It's an ominous sign of what could be very lively fire season. In Northeastern Minnesota, officials worry about fire in timber badly damaged in a July 1999 blowdown storm. Despite intense planning and preparations, some believe the danger of fire might be higher this year than last, although as Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Kelleher reports, not everyone: {sfx, chain saw)
May 4, 2001 - Allergies are spurred from the late start of spring.
May 7, 2001 - Saint Paul is solidifying its plans for three summers from now, when a fleet of riverboats will come churning upstream bringing visitors to explore the Upper Mississippi. City officials today (Mon) released a list of thirty-seven projects that various neighborhood, business, and arts groups have commited to complete in time for the "Grand Excursion of 2004." Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...
May 7, 2001 - (Note: For Mon ATC) After a scare earlier this spring, it now looks like most Minnesota farmers will have the fertilizer they need as they head into planting season. But the spring weather has created new reasons to keep farmers and fertilizer dealers on their toes. Mainstreet Radio's Jeff Horwich reports.
May 8, 2001 - The National Park Service is beefing up its effort to stop the spread of zebra mussels in the St. Croix River. Since 1994, the federal agency has restricted access to boaters traveling north of Stillwater. Park Service officers monitored boat traffic from a houseboat near the Arcola sandbar 6 miles upstream. Now the Park Service is moving its checkpoint closer to Stillwater. Zebra Mussel Prevention Coordinator Byron Karns says the Park Service is trying to tighten up the checkpoint.