March 24, 1998 - For an assessment of the first phase of the Minnesota tobacco trial, we called Hamline University law professor Joe Daly. He's been a frequent observer in the courtroom, and says he's been impressed with the way the state laid out its case.
March 24, 1998 - We'll have a remembrance of sports announcer Ray Scott who died yesterday. We'll hear from two of his former colleagues Herb Carneal who currently announces for the Minnesota Twins, and Fox broadcaster Pat Summerall. We'll also hear some archival tape from Scott's broadcasting days.
March 24, 1998 - We'll have a remembrance of sports announcer Ray Scott who died yesterday. We'll hear from two of his former colleagues Herb Carneal who currently announces for the Minnesota Twins, and Fox broadcaster Pat Summerall. We'll also hear some archival tape from Scott's broadcasting days.
March 25, 1998 - Saint Paul Mayor Norm Coleman is facing the critics of the proposed new hockey arena this afternoon. A House-and-Senate panel is grilling him and his staff on the financial details of the arena deal, which many state legislators don't like. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste is at the Capitol.
March 25, 1998 - Next week the US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case of Finley vs. the NEA. At issue is a law passed in 1990 that requires artists who receive money from the National Endowment for the Arts to meet "general standards of decency." Lawyers representing four performance artists including Karen Finley will argue that the provision violates the First Amendment. Before heading to Washington for the hearing Finley will be performing this week in Minneapolis . Minnesota Public Radio's Jim Bickal talked to Karen Finley about her legal case and her new performance.
March 26, 1998 - MPR’s Bob Collins reports on a Ramsey County judge considering whether to order the Minnesota Twins and Major League Baseball to submit over 30 years of documents to Attorney General Skip Humphrey, whose office is investigating whether a threatened move of the Minnesota Twins to North Carolina violates federal anti-trust laws.
March 30, 1998 - Midday presents a special report on the tornadoes that destroyed large parts of St. Peter and Comfrey. MPR’s reporters detail the massive destruction in the Minnesota towns and provide updates on aftermath. Program also includes various interviews and accounts from listeners.
March 30, 1998 - MPR’s Art Hughes and Lynette Nyman describe the scene in St. Peter after a tornado went through the town, destroying much of it.
March 30, 1998 -
March 30, 1998 - We'll hear from Art Hughes live from the Nicollet County Courthouse on how Saint Peter is dealing with the aftermath of the tornadoes that touched down yesterday.