March 14, 2001 - The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission begins its listening tour of outstate Minnesota today. (WEDNESDAY) The first of six open houses to take public input on stadium options for the Twins, Vikings and University of Minnesota Gophers is being in held Moorhead this evening. Commission Members began the day by meeting two dozen community leaders to discuss options. Minnesota Public Radios Bob Reha reports .... {The statewide listening sessions were requested by Governor Jesse Ventura. Business people, Community leaders and elected officials spent two hours sharing their views on a variety of issues including public funding of new venues for Minnestoa's pro-teams and the value the franchises have for out state Minnesota. Concordia College president Tom Thompson pushed the positives of big time sports
March 7, 2001 - Spring in the Red River Valley is often a mixed blessing. Residents welcome the warmer temperatures, but shudder at the inevitability of at least some flooding along the Red River of the North. Now after years of discussion, planning and testing, the national Weather Service has developed a new system for issuing flood forecasts. As Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Reha reports the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services or A-H-P-S is getting mixed reviews. (22) {
February 21, 2001 - The Crookston campus of the University of Minnesota traces its roots to 1905. Originally a high school, Crookston has evolved from a two-year technical school to one of three non metro campuses of the U of M offering four year degrees. But Crookston is a unique institution that produces computer literate and highly employable graduates. As a part of our series "Universal U", Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Reha reports on the college some say is one of the states best kept secrets.
February 20, 2001 - In Roseau, Minnesota they joke , hockey isn't a matter of life and death, its more important than that. The Roseau High School Rams have a long history of success in the sport. Six state titles, over 20 appearances at the boys state tournament. Another chapter to the Rams history opened this year when Maghan (MAY-gun) Grahn (rhymes with dawn) took the ice... the first Minnesota girl (to start in Goal for a powerhouse boys team. Minnesota Public Radios Bob Reha reports...
January 29, 2001 - America is facing an energy crisis. In Minnesota energy experts say the state needs 5 new power plants. The crisis is making some folk look west to the Dakotas which could produce more wind power than it needs. But as Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Reha reports the next problem is getting that energy to where its needed.
January 2, 2001 - As one person put it: It's easier to get a divorce than remove a tattoo and sometimes much cheaper. Once the literal marks of rebels and outcasts, tattoos and piercings have crossed the line into the realm of fashion accessory. Now one Minnesota college is trying to educate students and others about the risks of body art, both in the short and long term . The aim of the peer education program at Minnesota State University-Moorhead is not to discourage individuals from body art, but to make sure its done safely. Minnesota Public Radios Bob Reha reports. {Sitting at her desk at the Herndrix Health Center at the Minnesota State University Moorhead campus Lynn Peterson is talking tattoos, and piercings: nose rings, tongue studs, pierced navels. She knows a lot about this stuff, and as the advisior for the Centers Peer Educator program, she wants students to know a lot about body art too.
December 19, 2000 - Minnesota's drunk driving laws are about to get simpler, and tougher. As of January first, patrol officers will be able to confiscate drunk drivers' registrations and impound their vehicles on the spot. Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Reha reports supporters see the changes as much needed tools to remove habitual drunk drivers from the highways, but critics say they are the first salvo in an effort that will lead to over regulation of their industry.
November 24, 2000 - When you were growing up did you dream of being a fire fighter? Do "smoke eaters" conjure up romantic images of heroics while battling fires? Some people in Northwestern Minnesota are getting a chance to live the dream. In Moorhead, the local fire department has organized its first citizens fire academy. As Mainstreet Radio's Bob Reha reports, the idea is not to train folks to join the department, but to give them a better awareness of what it is the department does.
November 7, 2000 - It's an ancient craft borne of necessity and repleat with spirtual meaning. It's brain tanning, a craft Native Americans used to make the buckskin needed for clothes and moccasins. But it's a dying craft, with only a few remaining practitioners. Mainstreet Radios Bob Reha met a Fargo woman who is keeping the tradition alive. Sheila Sears Degrewshleler's interest in hide tanning began 12 years ago. She was talking to the curator of a local museum about repairing her daughters moccasins.
October 30, 2000 - MPR’s Bob Reha profiles William "Jack" Jackson, a North Dakota author who travels around gathering strange stories…like a dogfight with a UFO over Fargo, finding the back door to hell, and meeting a ghost named Sophie.