July 18, 1987 -
July 22, 1987 - MPR’s Stephen Smith reports on organ grinders, and interviews attendees at the International Music Box Society and Automated Music Collectors Convention, held in St Paul.
July 24, 1987 - MPR’s Stephen Smith reports on a tornado that touched down in Maple Grove during the July 23rd rainstorm that encompassed the Twin Cities. Smith interviews residents and the Maple Grove police chief.
July 24, 1987 - Any resident over the age of 30 who lived in the Twin Cities remember where they were on July 23, 1987. The largest rainfall event in Twin Cities' history began in the late evening and within six hours, ten inches of rain fell at the Twin Cities International Airport, causing massive flooding especially in the southern and western parts of the metro. An analysis was made of the event by the State Climatology Office in 1987 along with event details.
August 5, 1987 - Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson shares a thank you to St. Paul. The playwright spent over a decade in the city, writing much of that time.
August 10, 1987 - As Minnesota pitchers Bert Blyleven, Joe Niekro, and Steve Carlton find themselves aging on and off the field, MPR’s Jim Bickal gets comments from physical therapist and older Major League Baseball players about how one can continue quality play on the mound.
August 13, 1987 - MPR’s Bill Catlin gets fans, ball players, and a sociologist’s reactions on the rare experience of the Minnesota Twins being in American League pennant race.
August 15, 1987 -
August 15, 1987 -
August 21, 1987 - MPR's Perry Finelli interviews a U.S. Department of Interior Department wild horse specialist and burro purchaser at St. Cloud’s Sales Barn, where wild horses and burros have a chance at finding a new home.