September 30, 1999 - Tomorrow is the deadline for identifying new owners for the Minnesota Twins. Finding new investors is part of an agremeent negotiated between the team and St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman to bring the Twins across the river. It appears a deal could be close which would bring three Twin Cities sports teams under one ownership group.
October 1, 1999 - Today is the self-imposed deadline for identifying new owners for the Minnesota Twins. Finding new investors is part of an agreement between the team and Mayor Norm Coleman to bring the Twins to downtown St. Paul. It appears a deal could be close that would bring three Twin Cities sports teams under one ownership group. But with time running down, much remains uncertain.
October 1, 1999 - A new Census Bureau report shows American median household income is at an all time high. The income gains occured at every earning level AND in every region. Minnesota had the sixth highest household income in the nation... at about 45,500 dollars for 97-98, a jump of almost 3,000 from the previous year. Tom Stinson is the state economist. He says the new household income numbers are not suprising, given the current economy.
October 1, 1999 - MPR’s Art Hughes reports on how All God's Children Metropolitan Community Church is looking to broaden acceptance in a conservative community. Leaders of the Minneapolis church, which serves primarily gay and lesbian Christians, is praising the apparant successes of a branch church in Rochester. The extension of church has been meeting and growing in Rochester for more than a year.
October 5, 1999 - Mayor Norm Coleman's campaign to build a new Minnesota Twins ballpark in downtown St. Paul has entered the final month before a city-wide referendum on the issue. If voters approve a sales tax hike to help fund the project, the debate will advance to the state legislature -- where just two years ago, efforts to build a new ballpark ran afoul of public sentiment. In part two of our series on the stadium controversy, Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo examines the political landscape surrounding the stadium debate.
October 5, 1999 - MPR’s Mark Steil reports on the complicated nature of grain storage during the fall harvest, especially with the boom in genetically modified crops.
October 7, 1999 - In less than a month, Mayor Norm Coleman's plan to build a new Twins ballpark in downtown St. Paul will face a crucial test at the polls. If St. Paul voters approve a new sales tax to fund the stadium, the debate will move to a leery state legislature. Even if the referendum fails, the discussion isn't necessarily over. In the fourth and final part of our stadium series, Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo examines what happens after the vote.
October 7, 1999 - University of Minnesota researchers say state and local action is needed to head off a projected teacher shortage next year. A new study from the university's College of Education recommends fast-track training programs for new teachers, new rules to allow the hiring of non-licenced teachers and more state money targeted to teacher recruitment.
October 8, 1999 - On this hour of Midday, a discussion about Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad signing a letter of intent to sell the team, pending approval of a new ballpark in downtown St. Paul. If the deal goes through, sports moguls Glen Taylor and Robert Naegele will head up the new ownership group.
October 8, 1999 - Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad has signed a letter of intent to sell the team pending approval of a new ballpark in downtown St. Paul. If the deal goes through, sports moguls Glen Taylor and Robert Naegele will head up the new ownership group. Taylor and Naegele are, respectively, the principal owners of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Minnesota Wild. A sale would give them control of three of the Twin Cities' four major professional sports teams.