September 18, 1998 - State conservation officers are already planning for the autumn waterfowl hunting season. With specail goose hunts set for both September and December, this could be a long fall. Near New London, officers this week took a crash course to get ready-- think of it as spring training, for game wardens.
September 18, 1998 - MPR’s Lynette Nyman reports that some Twin Cities Hmong leaders are calling for a strengthening of their traditional clan-based system of justice. They say this is one way of making sure there are no further tragedies, such as the recent killing of six children. Some others in the community are concerned the clan system lacks enforcement and equality, especially with the growing generation and gender gaps within the Hmong community.
September 22, 1998 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from Sioux Falls. Program highlights the farm crisis, and the low crop prices. Mark Steil interviews Stan Stevens, University of Minnesota Extension Economist, who shares insights on the factors playing into low prices, including weather and production risk.
September 22, 1998 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from Sioux Falls. Program highlights the controversy over the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern coal train. The railroad wishes to create large expansion as coal hauler from Wyoming, through South Dakota, and into southern Minnesota. Mark Steil interviews Kevin Schieffer, president of Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad; and Paul Wilson, co-chair of Olmsted DM&E taskforce.
September 23, 1998 - Paul Wellstone, Minnesota U.S. senator, talks about current issues facing congress, including a possible presidential impeachment proceeding, campaign finance reform, government appropriations and tax bills, farm legislation, and more. Wellstone shares his concern that congress has lost focus, and answers listener questions.
September 24, 1998 - Minnesota researchers say a study released today provides the first solid evidence domestic violence is a serious problem in rural areas. Nearly 17-hundred rural Minnesota women were surveyed about physical, emotional and sexual violence.
September 24, 1998 - Neighborhood groups opposed to a plan to extend Ayd Mill Road in Saint Paul are pushing a plan of their own---they want to tear up the little-used highway and make it into a park.
September 24, 1998 - Northwest Airlines CEO John Dasburg said today the airline is negotiating in good faith with its unions and he said he's confident once the remaining contracts are settled, Northwest will be able to restore award winning customer service. Dasburg spoke before members of the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, but outside union representatives were skeptical.
September 24, 1998 - Mainstreet Radio's Kathryn Herzog reports on what one town is doing to address its own racism. During the Farm Crisis of the 1980's, many people moved away from rural Minnesota to find work in the city, leaving rural companies struggling with a small labor pool. As long time residents moved out, a few people of color, Hispanic and Hmong families moved in, looking for the rural lifestyle.
September 25, 1998 - With 1998 Major League Baseball season coming to a close, MPR’s William Wilcoxen looks at the gloomy outlook for Minnesota Twins as play on the field and empty seats in the Metrodome do not bode well for the future.