January 30, 1996 - MPR’s Richard Sprouse reports on killing of St. Joseph officer Brian Klinefelter, and it’s aftermath on the local community. Klinefelter was shot and killed following an armed robbery of a liquor store in Albany.
January 30, 1996 - Two Minneapolis residents say they saw at least eight Minneapolis police officers beat an African-American man early Sunday morning. They say it's the same man who was pronouced dead a couple of hours later at the Hennepin County Medical Center. The Hennepin County Coroner's office says it doesn't believe the 39-year-old died was beaten to death, although it hasn't determined how he died.
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January 31, 1996 - The Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis is preparing to celebrate the end of Peace Month -- an anti-violence campaign in response to last year's record 98 homicides in the city. The Phillips neighborhood alone suffered sixteen homicides last year. Phillips residents cite crime as the biggest problem they face, but when neighborhood organizers drew up plans for spending 18-million dollars from the city's Neighborhood Revitalization Program, they chose not to use the money for a police crackdown. Instead, the neighborhood intends to use NRP to address the long-term roots of crime.
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February 1, 1996 - A bill that would extend the life of Northern States Power's Prairie Island nuclear plant is meeting substantial opposition at the state capital. The bill's chief senate sponsor, Steve Novak, says it can't pass in its current form. A first hearing, was postponed while legislators search for a compromise.
February 1, 1996 - A Minnesota Senate committee this evening will discuss how much control local governments should exercise over livestock farms. Advocates of more local control say state regulators haven't responded adequately to pollution and related problems that have grown with the increase in large-scale feedlots. Opponents contend more regulation will only harm an industry already in decline.
February 2, 1996 - MPR’s Leif Enger reports on new cold temperature record in Embarrass…and the MANY unofficial records. The extremely low temperatures are about everything from “bragging rights” to business opportunities.