March 26, 1997 - A key Minnesota house committee today approved legislation that would require snowmobile owners to have liability insurance on their snowmobiles. This bill is one of many this year fueled by the 32 snowmobile related deaths this year in Minnesota. The House Financial institutions and Insurance Committee passed the requirement after hearing tearful pleas from the mothers of two children killed by snowmobilers this year. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin has more.
March 26, 1997 - Today is crunch time at the state capitol, as lawmakers rush to get their pet bills past the first major deadline of the legislative session. One of the bills that didn't make it was the "right-to-carry" bill, legislation that would have made it easier for law-abiding Minnesotans to carry concealed handguns. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports.
March 28, 1997 - The Pope called for a worldwide end to child prostitution and the growing sex tourism industry. Thailand is among the Asian countries where both problems pose excessive risk to HIV. While HIV infection rates are dropping in Europe and the U.S., health experts warn that HIV is escalating in Asia. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports on some efforts underway in Thailand to help educate people about the disease.
March 28, 1997 - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says an increase in fishing license fees is critical to maintaining quality fishing in the state. The DNR wants to add three dollars to the cost of a fishing license. Frank Snyder is co-founder of the Minnesota Sport Fishing Congress. He says anglers will support higher fees..if the DNR uses the money more efficiently.
March 28, 1997 - Three Native American police officers from Minneapolis are visiting the White Earth Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota this week to teach residents about street gangs. The officers say Native American gang members move back and forth between the Cities and reservations, so parents and teachers need to know a gang symbol when they see one. Catherine Winter of Mainstreet Radio reports.
March 28, 1997 - A Midday broadcast presentation of playwright Arthur Miller, appearing at the Guthrie Theater's "Global Voices" lecture series. Miller talks with Guthrie’s Joe Dowling about playwriting. At time of lecture, Miller’s play The Price, was having a run at the Guthrie.
March 31, 1997 - Midday discusses basketball and baseball with Minnesota Public Radio's sports commentator Howard Sinker and reporter Bill Wareham. The focus is on on the Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s basketball season and the upcoming season for the Minnesota Twins.
March 31, 1997 - As farmers in Minnesota deal with the potential of flooding, they're also starting the spring planting process. But Minnesota News Network Farm Director Tom Rothman says it's too early to be making a lot of guesses about what the spring will bring. Tom Rothman of the Minnesota News Network. Sun 28-MAY 20:11:58 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
March 31, 1997 - While most of us are glad to see the return of warmer weather... there are the downsides of the thaw to consider.... On the larger scale there is the potential for huge floods.... but on the smaller scale there are the piles of detritus left behind as the snow fades away.... particularly if you own a dog. But don't despair.... there IS help available.... Today in our Odd Jobs report we meet Todd Johnson, of Minneapolis, who makes a living picking up the small piles left by dogs in backyards throughout the Twin Cities. Spring is a busy time of the year for Johnson...who handles as many as 20 assignments a day. He told Minnesota Public Radio's Todd Moe the idea for Doggie-Doo Yard Cleaning came to him while cleaning up after his own black Lab... | D-CART ITEM: 4220 | TIME: 2:58 (outcue comes at 2:53...sfx wi
March 31, 1997 - Edgar Stark is a murderer. Convinced that his wife was betraying him,and had been since the beginning of their marriage, he killed her in a brutal act of violence. The courts found him insane and he was confined in one of England's most secure mental institutions. Edgar Stark is a fictious character at the center of Patrick McGrath's new novel "Asylum." Kirkus Reviews calls McGrath a worthy descendant of Edgar Allan Poe, a contemporary master of highbrow Gothic fiction. His previous novels have all been optioned for films. "Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets" based on his book "The Grotesque" opens this month. In "Asylum" McGrath explores the fine line between love and obsession. While Edgar Stark could well be portrayed as a monster, McGrath only lightly touches on his brutal crime...instead introducing the reader to a man of culture and charm.