September 8, 2005 - A jury of ten men and four women has been selected in Madison to hear the case against 36-year old Chai Vang of St Paul. Vang is charged with killing six Wisconsin deer hunters and wounding two others last November. Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager will try the case beginning Saturday in Hayward.
September 11, 2005 - Friends and family of Chai Vang filled two front rows at his murder trial Saturday in Hayward, Wisconsin. Vang is on trial in the shooting deaths of six Wisconsin deer hunters, and wounding of two others. Vang is Hmong. Members of the St Paul Hmong community at the trial included family members, friends and former hunting partners.
September 11, 2005 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports on opening statements in the murder trial of Chai Vang, a St Paul man accused of killing six hunters and wounding two others during last November's Wisconsin deer hunt. Prosecutors say he shot the others without good reason. The defense says he feared for his life.
September 13, 2005 - The second man who survived a mass shooting in the Wisconsin woods last fall, has testified in the murder trial of Chai Vang. Vang faces 6 counts of first degree murder for the killings of 6 deer hunters in Sawyer county.
September 13, 2005 - MPR’s Bob kelleher reports that one of the hunters who survived a shooting in Wisconsin's woods last fall has testified in the murder trial of Chai Vang. Vang is the 36-year old St. Paul man charged with shooting six deer hunters to death, and wounding two others. The shooting happened after Vang was found in a deer stand on private property.
September 14, 2005 - MPR’s Tom Scheck reports on Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak primary win. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will face Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin in the race for mayor of Minneapolis. Rybak advanced to the November ballot after receiving 44 percent of the vote. McLaughlin received 35 percent. Rybak says the primary victory gives him the needed momentum to win in November but McLaughlin says Rybak doesn't have the support he thinks he has.
September 14, 2005 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports on the Chai Vang murder trial. More details of the angry confrontation that escalated into the shooting emerged in testimony yesterday. One of the hunters who was wounded and survived said Vang was threatened. And he says racial slurs were used in the confrontation.
September 15, 2005 - Dudley Voigt, co-founder of Teens Rock the Mic, comments on developing young people. The Twin Cities based youth poetry group is trying to raise money for their organization and they're getting some help from several reknowned writers and poets.
September 17, 2005 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports that a Wisconsin jury has convicted 36-year old Chai Vang of St. Paul on all counts in the shooting deaths of six Wisconsin deer hunters, and wounding of two others.
September 17, 2005 - Wisconsin's Attorney General is downplaying racial overtones in the conviction of Chai Vang. Vang is the St. Paul Hmong who shot and killed six Wisconsin deer hunters; wounding two others last November. A jury in Hayward Wisconsin found Vang guilty on six counts of first degree intentional homicide, and three of intent to commit homicide. Prosecutor Peg Lautenschlager says there's no reason to think the incident has spawned a lasting racial divide between Hmong and caucasian hunters.