June 18, 2007 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports on whether tough sex offender laws increase public safety or create a false sense of security.
June 18, 2007 - MPR’s Curtis Gilbert share a bizarre adventure which starts with having his car stolen…and ends at a do-it-yourself slaughterhouse. Gilbert investigates the police discovery of live chickens found in the trunk of his stolen car, and how they got there.
June 19, 2007 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports on well-intentioned laws that aren't based on science but fear, and tend not to be very effective dealing with sex offenders.
June 20, 2007 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports on how better research and information can provide better sex offender laws and assist in prevention.
June 26, 2007 - Stampeding bison, drunken ox cart drivers and a teen romance are all part of a new book by a St. Paul author. The book "Red River Girl" is fiction but the story is rich with historical fact from the mid 1840's. The story's heroine is a 13 year old girl forced to take on adult responsibility while coping with the trials and tribulations of being a teenager.
June 28, 2007 - MPR’s Dan Olson talks with Minneapolis musician Karen Torkelson Solgard, who has a love for the Hardanger fiddle, an ancient Norwegian instrument. Solgard works on preserving the musical form of instrument, while adding an American influence.
July 3, 2007 - Stephanie Hemphill reports on the U.S. Forest Service facing a lawsuit over its plan to log near Trout Lake, just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
July 4, 2007 - While the issue of immigration spurs heated debate across the country, the stories of how and why people choose the United States as their home lay the foundation of America. On this Independence Day, Midday invites immigrants Zainab Hassan, Roberto Fonts, and Kaiser Haque to share their reasons for wanting to become Americans.
July 19, 2007 - MPR’s Roseanne Pereria reports that while farming runs deep in the Hmong culture, many Hmong farmers are isolated both by culture and language from the rest of U.S. agriculture. They often have difficulty getting resources and finding information. Pereria interviews one local grower who work towards changing that.
July 23, 2007 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews meteorologist Bill Togstad about the science behind “The Storm of the Century” in Twin Cities on July 23, 1987. Togstad details how an unusual atmospheric condition brought massive amounts of moisture that lingered over the metro. He states there is nothing before or after that has matched this weather event for the Twin Cities.