October 1, 1998 - MPR’s Dan Olson reports on an accordian “jam session” in front of Mahler Music Center on Randolph Avenue in St. Paul.
October 2, 1998 - It could be called art for the brave. A large metal sculpture by a Florida artist, part of the permanent collection at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo goes on display today.. But if you want to experience this artwork you'll have to sign a waiver and get safety instructions.
October 2, 1998 - A panel of the Minnesota State High School League is warning coaches not to advocate use of the popular dietary-supplement Creatine. Baseball slugger Mark McGwire uses the product and it's showing up more frequently in high school locker rooms. But there are concerns about its long-term effects. The league's medical advisory board yesterday presented its findings on the product and developed position statement discouraging its use.
October 2, 1998 - The corn and soybean feilds of southern Minnesota might seem an unlikely place for a a national gathering of anti-logging activists,but that's where a group called the Ruckus Society is holding its training camp. In a park outside the small town of Geneva, activists are learning techniques for timber road blockades and other so-called "direct action" tactics.
October 2, 1998 - The three major-party candidates for governor met yesterday in Brainerd for the first debate of the general election campaign. The League of Women Voters had billed the event as a debate of rural issues, but the candidates ranged over most of the contentious issues of the '98 campaign.
October 2, 1998 -
October 2, 1998 - Farmers use it to plan their crop planting, brides use it to figure out the best date for a wedding, but most of us in the Upper Midwest use "The Old Farmer's Almanac" to find out what the upcoming winter has in store for us. The 1999 edition of the Almanac just hit the newsstands and bookstores. You may have already noticed it mixed in with stacks of other similar looking yellow paperback books, some named just "Farmer's Almanac" and others bearing more futuristic titles such as "The New Millenium Almanac." Executive Director of "The Old Farmer's Almanac", Tim Clark says the competition is as much of a tradition, as the almanac itself.
October 2, 1998 -
October 2, 1998 - Throughout this election season, Minnesota Public Radio is examining campaign advertising by the state's gubernatorial candidates. Since the primary, the bulk of the ads have focused on agriculture, in an effort to capture the farm vote.
October 5, 1998 - To football fans, the real story of the day isn't the impeachment inquiry, it's the big Vikings-Packers game tonight. The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings meet tonight at Lambeau Field in the battle of the unbeaten NFC teams. Each team has 4 wins, no losses. The Packers face the challenge of running their Lambeau Field winning streak to 30. We asked long-time Vikings season ticket holder Dave Lutz to preview the game for us. Lutz says while the Vikings look strong this year, he's still predicting they have LESS than a fifty percent chance of winning.