October 30, 1998 - Midday presents a special "Talk of Minnesota" program, presenting the views of MPR listeners on what they've heard from the candidates so far and what they want to hear in next debate or on the campaign trail in order to make their choice for governor.
October 30, 1998 - The community group CAAR last night accepted an apology from KQRS Radio for comments made on the station's morning show about Hmong people and culture. In June, host Tom Barnard and the morning crew talked about a Hmong girl who killed her infant. They ridiculed Hmong traditions and criticized Hmong who don't assimilate. CAAR organized protests, demanded an apology, and persuaded advertisers to pull their ads from the station.
October 31, 1998 - The three major Gubernatorial candidates debated for ONE last time on radio AND television last night. DFL-er Skip Humphrey, Republican Norm Coleman and the Reform Party's Jesse Ventura debated key issues before a LIVE studio audience.
November 2, 1998 - Sarah Stoesz, DFL analyst; Tom Horner, Republican analyst; and Dean Barkley, Reform party analyst, provide commentary on this election-eve special. Program includes interviews of Attorney General candidates on the campaign trail around the state. Stoesz, Horner and Barkley also answer listener questions. Program begins with reports from MPR reporters following the campaigns.
November 3, 1998 - An election day program focusing on the hotly-contested senate races all around the country. Program presents reporters in New York, Wisconsin, California, North Carolina, Illinois and Washington...as well as NPR's Elizabeth Arnold, about the fight for control of the US House and Senate.
November 5, 1998 - There has been a lot of head scratching among the Jesse-Ventura-pilloried "experts" about how the reform Party Candidate came to be Minnesota's Governor elect--- particularly in the face of two party-machine-groomed opponents. The Ventura victory has been described as a protest by disenfranchised voters: but Minnesota Public Radio's Lynette Nyman reports it could be more complicated than that.
November 6, 1998 - On this Midday program, a Talk of Minnesota with callers sharing their thoughts about the election of Jesse Ventura to the office of Minnesota governor.
November 9, 1998 - Ventura transition news conference and reaction.
November 10, 1998 - MPR’s Mark Steil reports from Worthington, detailing stranded motorists and power outages as a blizzard moves through Minnesota, with up to a foot of snow.
November 13, 1998 - Bud Grant, former Minnesota Vikings and Hall-of-Fame coach discusses the Vikings team history and current strong season. After Grant interview, a report from Chris Roberts on the music history of Minnesota’s Soma Records. Begins highlights of the top ten releases from label and is continued into a second hour program with MPR’s John Rabe (aka Johnny R). Program contains pledge drive segments.