April 24, 2002 - President George Bush talked policy and politics in South Dakota today. In a short while the President will appear at a fundraiser for congressional candidate John Thune. He began the day talking to farmers at an ethanol plant near Wentworth. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Steil was there and joins us now. 1) Host: What kind of reception did the president receive?
April 25, 2002 - President Bush went to South Dakota to talk about farming and trade and also went to raise money. The citizens of South Dakota were enthusiastic about Bush's speech.
April 25, 2002 - The president touched on several agricultural issues during his half day in South Dakota. He traveled about 35 northwest of Sioux Falls to the small town of Wentworth to visit an ethanol fuel plant. Dakota Ethanol
April 26, 2002 - Earlier this week when light snow occurred over the far northern Red River Valley, Gillam, in northeast Manitoba reported nearly 6 inches of snowfall with an overnight low of just 8 degrees F, ..a measure of the cold air that is still north of us this late into April. Topic: April 2002 behaving like a winter month
April 26, 2002 - A House/Senate conference committee worked for two months on the final package. Corn, soybean, and wheat farmers will receive higher subsidies than on the old bill.
April 26, 2002 - Tomorrow is the beginning of Minnesota Archaeology Week and state officials have scheduled a series of activities designed to promote interest in Minnesota archaeology. Those activities include demonstrations on how to make stone tools, lessons in early ceramic techniques, and --next week-- a talk on shipwrecks. Barto Arnold, from the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University, is coming to the Twin Cities to discuss underwater investigations of three shipwrecks, and their links to Minnesota history. One of the shipwrecks he has explored is La Belle, a 17th century French ship discovered on the Gulf Coast near present day Corpus Christi, Texas. The ship was captained by the explorer La Salle, who also travelled down the Mississippi in a canoe. Dr. Arnold joins us now.
April 26, 2002 - Mainstreet Radio’s Tom Robertson reports on a bill heading to Governor Ventura that restricts all-terrain vehicle use in some state forests. Legislators approved a ban on cross country ATV travel on some state land. That means ATV riders can't go off established trails and roadways, but there are other changes ahead for Minnesotans who ride all-terrain vehicles.
April 26, 2002 - April's ever-changing weather resembles anything but a BROKEN record. Records, however, have been broken this month at both ends of the thermometer. On April 15th, Waseca hit a record high of 93 degrees -- four degrees warmer than it was in Winona on the same day 48 years ago. This morning, we went the opposite direction when the thermometer in Embarrass, Minnesota registered eight degrees -- a new all time low for today's date. Meteorologist Bruce Watson says it's all a matter of which way the wind is blowing:
April 29, 2002 - 100 years ago, scientists captured the last live sample of a Rocky Mountain locust. Huge swarms of the insects devastated farms in Minnesota and much of the western half of the country throughout the 1800's. They ate everything in their path- from wheat fields and apple trees to fence posts and even laundry hanging out to dry. In 1875, a swarm 1,800 miles long and 110 miles wide moved across the country - the largest ever recorded. But the species vanished just a few decades later. Wyoming University entomologist Jeff Lockwood says the Rocky Mountain locust is the only pest species humans have driven to extinction:
April 30, 2002 - Republican gubernatorial candidates Brian Sullivan and Tim Pawlenty both say they would protect Minnesota's legacy of caring and maintaining the environment. The candidates spoke last night Helms reports.