August 27, 2004 - Digital technology has allowed artists to go much, much further in drawing inspiration from nature. One Minneapolis artist uses digitally generated sound designs to create a kind of hypnosis on headphones. The source of the sound?…Water. MPR’s Chris Roberts dives in.
August 28, 2004 - MPR’s Greta Cunningham profiles Ye Old Mill, a staple fair ride that has been attracting sweethearts at the Minnesota State Fair since 1913. It's America's oldest tunnel of love owned by the same family.
August 30, 2004 - Minneapolis Police Chief William McManus met today with several community leaders to discuss concerns raised by a video released this weekend showing an officer striking a handcuffed suspect. After the meeting, community representatives praised police officials for their responsiveness and expressed confidence in an internal police investigation.
August 30, 2004 - Minneapolis community leaders and police are urging residents to let an investigation into allegations of police brutality run its course. Police officials and community representatives met face-to-face today. It's the second meeting since a television report showing video of an officer striking a handcuffed suspect.
August 30, 2004 - Mainstreet Radio's Tom Robertson reports that Minnesota court records show Native Americans living in some northern counties are arrested at a rate far higher than any other race. That's got the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.
August 31, 2004 - Minneapolis community leaders and police are urging residents to let an investigation into allegations of police brutality run its course. Police officials and community representatives met face-to-face today. It's the second meeting since a television report showing video of an officer striking a handcuffed suspect.
September 1, 2004 - Michael Khoo reports on a State Fair debate between state legislative leaders. DFL Matt Entenza and Republican Steve Sviggum shared their diverging views in an effort to influence the make-up of the state House next year.
September 1, 2004 - Governor Tim Pawlenty is asking officials in the state's two largest cities to allow police officers to check people's immigration status. Pawlenty sent a letter to the Minneapolis and St. Paul city councils requesting that they change city ordinances that prohibit police officers from checking the papers of people who are not suspected of illegal activity. The governor cited a case in North Carolina where police officers detained an immigrant after they saw him videotaping financial institutions. Minneapolis City Council president Paul Ostrow says giving police officers the powers of federal agents could have a chilling effect on police-community relations.
September 3, 2004 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher traces the individuals and movement that led to the U.S. 1964 Wilderness Act, creating the nation's system of federally protected wilderness. Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area was one of the first. Several Minnesotans played prominent roles, including then U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey and a junior college administrator from Ely, named Sigurd Olson.
September 7, 2004 - After months of planning, three St. Paul elementary schools today are set to welcome hundreds of new immigrant students.