October 28, 1999 - To close out the millennium, Minnesota Public Radio's All Things Considered presents a look back at Minnesota life in 1900 via a 12-part series, entitled “A Minnesota Century.” This segment is the the story the notorious outlaw Cole Younger.
October 28, 1999 - Presidential candidate Pat Buchanan paid his first visit to the home state of Jesse Ventura today, since announcing his switch to Ventura's Reform Party. Buchanan, who left the Republican Party on Monday, continues to be diplomatic toward the Governor, saying he respects Ventura's importance in the party. Still, Buchanan was unable to get a personal meeting with Ventura during this visit to Minnesota -- and his presence here has highlighted a growing rift inside the state Reform Party.
October 28, 1999 - Attornies delivered opening statements in Donald Blom's federal firearms trial. Blom, who is also facing first degree murder and kidnapping charges in state court in the disappeance of Katie Poirier, is accused of being a felon in possession of firearms. If found guilty in the federal case Blom faces a mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years and could get life. Minnesota Public Radio's Patty Marsicano reports from the Federal Courthouse in Minneapolis .
October 28, 1999 - Next week, St. Paul voters will decide whether to approve Mayor Norm Coleman's plan to build a new Minnesota Twins ballpark in the city's downtown. Supporters and opponents argue back and forth on the economic impact a stadium could provide -- but both sides seem to agree the finances of Major League Baseball are in disarray, leaving small market teams like the Twins at a competitive disadvantage.
October 28, 1999 - Texas Governor George W. Bush takes his presidential campaign to Fargo Thursday - we'll broadcast his remarks on Midday at 11:00 a.m. and get some analysis from Chris Gilbert, Chair of the Political Science Department at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter.
October 28, 1999 - Twin Cities based Imation is reporting sharply higher earnings in its latest quarter. Net income for the company nearly tripled, thanks to strong demand for its products ... and lower costs.
October 29, 1999 - The pro-stadium tax Yes! St. Paul campaign committee has released a television ad in support of Mayor Norm Coleman's plan for a new Minnesota Twins ballpark. But you won't see it unless the campaign mails a video tape directly to your home. Rather than blanket the metropolitan airwaves with its message, the organization is running a targeted campaign designed to reach undecided St. Paul voters.
October 29, 1999 - Two young men from Minnesota will start a year-long bicycle journey through Africa today.
October 29, 1999 - A group of St. Paul legislators today announced their opposition to a stadium tax increase on Tuesday's ballot. The lawmakers cite a report from Senate researchers saying a deal to build a new Twins stadium in St. Paul puts city and state taxpayers at risk. Stadium supporters say the criticism is politically motivated, coming just days before the election.
October 29, 1999 - The balance of power on Duluth's school board could be about to change. Tuesday's election has major implications for the three Duluth schools run by the Edison Project, a private New York-based company, and charter schools in general. Several candidates strongly oppose those options, and the new school board must vote next spring on whether to renew the company's charter. The election has sparked a bitter debate between pro-Edison candidates, and those candidates endorsed by labor unions.