February 20, 2009 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on album release of former Jayhawks members Mark Olson and Gary Louris. The songs on "Ready for the Flood" are the culmination of reunion between Olson and Louris, which started in the early 2000s.
February 26, 2009 - MPR’s Marianne Combs presents a profile of acclaimed Minnesota poet and essayist Bill Holm, who passed away at the age of 65. Segment includes excerpts of Bill Holm speaking, and remembrances from those who knew him.
February 27, 2009 - Essayist and poet Bill Holm, who was nationally known for his distinctly Minnesotan writing, died at age 65. On this program, Midday features some highlights from Holm's many public appearances and rememberences from those who knew him.
March 2, 2009 - Lawmakers at the Minnesota Capitol continue to work on the state budget, trying to solve a projected $4.8 billion deficit. Gov. Tim Pawlenty has said he expects the hole to get even bigger when a new forecast is released this week. Former Republican Gov. Al Quie and former DFL Sen. Majority Leader Roger Moe offer advice on how to deal with that deficit.
March 3, 2009 - Gov. Tim Pawlenty holds a news conference this morning to answer questions about the new revenue forecast and projected budget deficit of $4.5 billion. We have live coverage, plus analysis of the new numbers from two political observers.
March 10, 2009 - Penumbra's artistic director Lou Bellamy and actors join Midmorning to talk about Lorraine Hansberry's play, A Raisin in the Sun.
March 12, 2009 - MPR’s Lorna Benson reports on Minnesota's sudden infant deaths, and how investigators are now learning that unsafe sleeping arrangements are fairly common with these deaths.
March 17, 2009 - Two senior statesmen reflect on public life and civic engagement. Former Vice President Walter Mondale and former U.S. Sen. Dave Durenberger discuss their experiences in public life and the need for civic engagement.
March 26, 2009 - MPR’s Tim Post interviews various students, college administrators, and politicians on how they feel about attendees of private for-profit institutions being restricted from the State Grant Program. such institutions include business schools, truck driving schools, and barber colleges.
March 27, 2009 - MPR’s Tim Nelson spent some time at the weather service's River Forecast Center in Chanhassen today, to follow the floods upstream in the Red River Valley. The story of the floods that threaten southeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota started long ago, according to the National Weather Service.