July 4, 2006 - An art exhibit in Duluth offers a rare and rich portrayal of the lives of Ojibwe Indians, during the period when white settlers were moving to Wisconsin and Minnesota. It also gives a fresh glimpse into the life of Eastman Johnson -- one of America's foremost artists of the period. Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill reports.
July 26, 2006 - MPR’s Duluth bureau reporter Stephanie Hemphill visits some of the burned and blackened areas after the Cavity Lake wildfire. It was the largest fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in over a century, burning nearly 32-thousand acres. Hemphill toured the area with two forest service workers, Lissa Griver and Tim McKenzie. They find surprising signs that life there was not only surviving, but thriving.
September 14, 2006 - Seven members of the Twin Cities Hmong community were poisoned by eating wild mushrooms last weekend. The toxic mushrooms, known as the Eastern American Destroying Angel, were gathered in Keller-Phalen Regional Park in St. Paul. Buddy Ferguson is a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Health.
September 14, 2006 - The Minnesota Department of Health is warning people to take extra precautions when eating wild mushrooms. Seven members of the Twin Cities Hmong community were hospitalized after eating poisonous mushrooms last weekend. Three are still in the hospital, with two in the intensive care unit. The patients consumed a mushroom known as the Eastern American Destroying Angel. Health Department Spokesman Buddy Ferguson says the toxic mushroom is easily confused with edible mushrooms. He says people who consume it experience intense abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea for the first day of exposure.
September 15, 2006 - MPR's Ambar Espinoza reports on New Immigrant Agriculture Project, a specialized project that helps immigrant farmers continue their agrarian lifestyle in this country. Almost 80 farmers (mostly Hmong, Latino and Somali) pay subsidized lease rates to rent crop land. The program leases acreage to farmers for three years, until they're eligible for loans to buy land.
September 15, 2006 - Seven members of the Twin Cities Hmong community were poisoned by eating wild mushrooms last weekend. The toxic mushrooms, known as the Eastern American Destroying Angel, were gathered in Keller-Phalen Regional Park in St. Paul. Buddy Ferguson is a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Health.
September 15, 2006 - The Minnesota Department of Health is warning people to take extra precautions when eating wild mushrooms. Seven members of the Twin Cities Hmong community were hospitalized after eating poisonous mushrooms last weekend. Three are still in the hospital, with two in the intensive care unit. The patients consumed a mushroom known as the Eastern American Destroying Angel. Health Department Spokesman Buddy Ferguson says the toxic mushroom is easily confused with edible mushrooms. He says people who consume it experience intense abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea for the first day of exposure.
September 25, 2006 - The Minnesota Poison Control System is reminding people about the potential dangers of eating wild mushrooms. Spokesman Kirk Hughes says there have been 41 reported cases of mushroom poisoning in September. He says kids are especially at risk.
October 2, 2006 - Governor Pawlenty was in Duluth today (Monday) campaigning with Eighth District Congressional candidate Rod Grams. Grams is challenging Jim Oberstar, who has represented northeastern Minnesota for more than thirty years. Pawlenty acknowledged that Republicans face an uphill battle. But he asked voters to consider whether the region's perennial economic problems should be blamed on Democrats.
October 9, 2006 - MPR’s Dan Olson reports on the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary on the edge of downtown St. Paul. The land occupies an area that used to be the home of Native Americans, and Dakota want to reclaim Wakan Tipi, a cave they consider a sacred site.