October 3, 2003 - The Minnesota National Guard is putting another 150 members on alert that they could be activated, and become participants in Operation Iraqi Freedom. If they are deployed, the Minnesota Guard will have about 3-thousand members on active duty overseas, or in training for duty overseas. The Minnesota National Guard's Colonel Denny Shields says the 150 members put on alert are currently based in Monticello, and the next step for them would be to train extensively to carry out their duties.
October 6, 2003 - Nonprofit social service providers throughout Minnesota say they're being forced to lay off workers, consider mergers and think about closing as a result of the recently passed state budget. Many non-profits say cuts in government grants along with the tough economy, and a decrease in corporate and individual giving are forcing them to cut back the services they provide. They argue that the cutbacks will hurt the state's most vulnerable residents. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports.
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October 6, 2003 - At a time when Minnesota is reeling from several highly-publicized killings in which mental illness may have played a role, the state Supreme Court will hear one man's challenge to Minnesota's standard for a not guilty by mental illness defense. Tomorrow (Tuesday) justices are hearing the appeal of Roger Schleicher who was convicted of killing his best friend because he said Jesus told him to do so. Minnesota Public Radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports:
October 8, 2003 - Minnesota health professionals, hospital administrators and school personnel say they're ill prepared to handle a SARS outbreak. Many health experts predict that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is likely to resurface this year during the coming cold and flu season. More than eight thousand people have been infected with SARS worldwide in the last year. Though most of those infections occurred outside of the United States, analysts predict that a SARS outbreak could occur in the U.S. this winter. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
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