April 17, 1997 - (for ATC) Sgt Dave Bulik (boo-LIK) State Patrol Flooding continues to effect large areas of rural Northwestern Minnesota. State Patrol Sergeant Dave Bulik has been driving the roads between Detroit Lakes and Fargo today. He says while some towns such as Georgetown are almost completely evacuated.... most of the communities are continuing to work on their dikes and keeping the floods at bay. He says out of town the amount of water is astonishing. State Patrol Dave Bulik who has been patroling in Nort
April 17, 1997 - There is a total ban on water use in Moorhead from I-94 to 32nd Avenue South and from 8th Street to the river. Also, residents of the Horn Park and Woodlawn Park neighborhoods are to be on standby for possible evacuation. Governor Carlson has declared tomorrow as "Flood Volunteer Appreciation Day" to recognize those who have helped to fight the floods. Federal flood relief officials are working throughout Minnesota to help flood victims apply for federal disaster aid. FEMA (FEE'-muh) says it's using a toll-free hotline instead of mobile flood relief centers this year, meaning flood victims can apply over the telephone. And evacuations are underway, according to Kris Eide , operations chief at the state's office of Emergency Management.
April 18, 1997 - In this edition of his flood diary, Reverend Craig Hanson says he is feeling mixed emotions as flooding continues in the Red River Valley.
April 18, 1997 - The Senate Taxes Committee has finished work on a sweeping tax reform package. The reforms will lower most property tax rates, but they also set up a controversial new tax on businesses. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports: The Taxes Committee has delivered what its chairman, Tower DFLer Doug Johnson, has been promising since January: major property tax reform. The legislation cuts everybody's rates somewhat, but the biggest cuts go to businesses, which also pay the highest rates. Chairman Johnson says the bill reduces the state's dependence on what he calls "unfair" property taxes: ((Escalating property taxes are stifling economic growth, and we all hear from our constituents, people who don't even want to remodel their house because their assessor will come and raise their rates.
April 18, 1997 - MPR’s Laura McCallum reports on a stressful week for residents of Southwest Fargo, where homes in the 500-year floodplain are threatened by rising water. Most of these homes are far from the Red River, and residents never imagined they'd be scrambling to protect their homes from overland flooding.
April 18, 1997 - Flooding situation update (East Grank Forks?), invu w/Major Shields of National Guard Major Shields - 2:37 / JR / ATC
April 18, 1997 - MPR’s Bob Potter interviews Grand Forks police official Byron Sieber about flooding in the town and a mandatory evacuation order.
April 18, 1997 - John Rabe reads from "Frederick Manfred"
April 18, 1997 - Ska, the root of reggae, is out of the shadows again with the announcement that Chelsea Clinton favors a ska band. Beyond the beltway, there's a ska fest going on tonight in the Twin Cities. It's Ska Fest '97, featuring FluxSkaPacitor, The Siren Six!, and Let's Go Bowling. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts brought in rock historian Jim DeRogatis and Siren Six! saxophonist John Reinick for a short history lesson in Ska.
April 18, 1997 - Elect Met Council - 5:00 / DO / ME / MD