April 26, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with Minnesota Sierra Club's Bob Wagner and Bill Cunningham about the New Earth Revival, an exposition on environmental preservation and reducing consumerism. Wagner and Cunningham provide details on activities at event and the general philosophy behind efforts to lessen consumption.
June 12, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten chats with Bob Starr, a member of the Minnesota Inventors Congress, about the organization’s annual inventors expo. Starr shares some of the current and past inventions.
July 4, 2001 - A day before Independence Day, a record 15,000 soccer fans turned out at the National Sports Center to wave Old Glory and cheer the U.S. national women's team in its 1-0 victory over Canada in a holiday exhibition match. MPR’s William Wilcoxen captures the day.
June 7, 2002 - MPR’s Laurel Druley reports on two Minnesota teams competing in the 2002 National Women's Division One Rugby Championship, being held in Rochester, Minnesota. Six other teams from across the country are also competing in what is Rochester’s first time hosting a national tournament.
February 2, 2005 - Midday presents A Writer's View program on true crime. Minnesota author Judith Guest is drawn to the dark side of life. She loves reading the most lurid tales from the daily newspapers, both the kidnappings and the murders. Her latest novel, "The Tarnished Eye," is based on the real-life unsolved killings of a father, mother, and their four children.
May 7, 2005 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Ric Jost, a disabled veteran who is competing in the 2005 National Veterans Wheelchair Games held in Minnesota. Jost shares how the games help build the self-confidence to cope with his disability. This is the 25th National Veterans Wheelchair Games, but the first held in Minnesota.
June 26, 2008 - MPR’s Tom Weber reports from Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minnesota, to set the scene for the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament. Segment includes an interview with local golfer Hilary Lunke, winner of the 2003 U.S. Women's Open.
July 2, 2008 - MPR’s Mark Steil profiles New Ulm’s Ali Bernard, the first Minnesota female Olympian to come out of the state's high school wrestling program.
February 4, 2010 - 20 athletes from Minnesota participated in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, seven of which were curlers. Two of them, Allison Pottinger and John Benton, talked with MPR’s Cathy Wurzer about the upcoming Olympics and how they felt about representing their state.
May 27, 2011 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer presents moments from Harmon Killebrew tribute at Target Field. Hundreds of people attended the event in honor of the Minnesota Twins' first Hall of Famer.