June 10, 1999 - For the last 40 years Ed Rusha has been taking the ordinary things of American life and making them extraordinary. Considered one of the most influential of American Graphic artists ... he makes pictures of buildings, signs, and sayings, giving each a whole new meaning. This weekend the Walker Art Center opens a major retrospective of Rusha's work including his famous books of pictures of gas stations and parking lots. Rusha is in Minneapolis for the opening, and walked round the show with Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr.
June 10, 1999 - Only weeks after Mayor Norm Coleman proposed building a new baseball stadium in St. Paul, officials from Minneapolis and Hennepin County are floating a proposal of their own. Yesterday, city and county representatives met with Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad to present their case for keeping the team west of the Mississippi.
June 10, 1999 - University of Minnesota officials aren't commenting on the possible buyout of men's basketball coach Clem Haskins' contract. Haskin's program has been under fire since academic fraud allegations surfaced in March, and published reports say talks are underway to negotiate the coach's departure.
June 10, 1999 - Second in a two-part series on Devils Lake, Mainstreet Radio’s Dan Gunderson reports on the concerns and plans for the lake in northeast North Dakota, which has risen nearly 25 feet in the past six years. Officials say with time running out, they are prepared to take drastic action. North Dakota officials say building an outlet now will control the water….but outlet plans have been stopped by opposition from Minnesota, Canada, and environmental groups.
June 10, 1999 - Negotiators for Northwest Airlines and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have reached a deal BOTH SIDES are applauding. 11 thousand teamster flight attendants will vote on the tentative contract agreement through a mail in ballot.
June 11, 1999 - MPR’s Michael Khoo reports on Minnesota Lynx as they begin their first season in the Women's National Basketball Association, hosting the Detroit Shock at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Khoo highlights the excitement for a hometown women's basketball team.
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June 11, 1999 - The Reform Party and the Republican Party are both holding all-day conventions on Saturday, and both plan to elect new chairmen and party executives. One potential new leader says it's time for his party to grow up a little; another says "stay the course."
June 11, 1999 - Governor Ventura says his new radio show "Lunch with the Governor" is his chance to "correct the media." The weekly, hour-long show premiered today on commercial radio stations around the state, and Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste has the story.
June 11, 1999 - The University of Minnesota Board of Regents has a new chair. Patricia Spence was elected to the position today. Spence is a homemaker and former mayor of Little Falls. She has been on the board since 1995. Her appointment comes in the midst of an investigation into accusations of academic fraud and sexual misconduct in the University's men's basketball program. Spence says she's ready to hear the evidence being gathered by investigators. But she says unfortunately it may be quite a while before she gets that chance.