November 15, 2001 - A collection of reports from the MPR special series "The Color of Justice," which investigates the racial disparity in Minnesota’s criminal justice system. This Midday program includes reports by MPR’s Dan Olson, Brandt Williams, and Elizabeth Stawicki, as well as various interviews and commentary of officials, academics, and community members.
November 14, 2001 - A recently created police force on the White Earth reservation may lose authority in a large part of the reservation. Mahnomen and Clearwater counties are ending a cooperative law enforcement agreement with the tribe. Mainstreet Radios Dan Gunderson reports.
November 8, 2001 - As part of Mainstreet Radio’s “Harvest of Frustration” series, Dan Gunderson reports on how sugar beet farmers in Minnesota and North Dakota are hopeful the 2001 harvest marks a turn for the better. In the past couple of years, sugar prices fell to 20 year lows, turning what was once seen as guaranteed big money into just another break even crop.
October 26, 2001 - Leaders on the White Earth Indian Reservation later this month will host the launching of a national initiative to reduce alcohol and drug abuse on reservations. The Healing of the Nations conference is expected to draw hundreds of native and non native people from across the country. Mainstreet Radios Dan Gunderson reports.
October 5, 2001 - The Minnesota Gopher men's hockey team is in Grand Forks this evening to play arch rival the University of North Dakota. The game may be overshadowed a bit by the venue. Tonight marks the opening of the ornate and controversial Ralph Engelstad Arena, which some see as a hockey palace. Others see it as a shrine to racism. Mainstreet Radio's Dan Gunderson reports.
September 19, 2001 - Military response to last weeks terrorist attacks is affecting businesses, local governments and farmers in the Red River Valley. Minnesota Public Radios Dan Gunderson reports.
September 5, 2001 - Minnesota has more miles of paved bike trails than any other state, but doesn't work to promote the trails as a top tourism draw. They aren't marketed heavily here at home, or outside of the state. But the money spent by recreational cyclists has meant a rebirth for some small towns, and more communities hope to benefit as the bike trail network expands. As our series "Pedaling Minnesota" continues, Mainstreet Radio's Dan Gunderson looks at how some towns and businesses are pinning their development hopes on visitors with wheels. BACKANNOUNCE:
August 28, 2001 - The honking of a flight of geese is a common sound across the Great Lakes region, perhaps a bit too common. Later this fall, the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service plans to propose options for reducing the population of Giant Canada geese. A flock of the big birds can quickly cause thousands of dollars in damage to farm crops. The birds are also a big nuisance in urban areas because of the mess they leave behind. Biologists say it's critical the population be controlled.
August 3, 2001 - The latest highway safety statistics show trucking related traffic fatalities in Minnesota declined by four and a half percent last year. Meanwhile, The Minnesota State Patrol and the Department of Transportation are working to solve a trucking problem that has some county officials angry and frustrated. Officials say hundreds of trucks using county roads to avoid scales and safety inspectors in some parts of the state are damaging roads, and creating safety concerns. Mainstreet Radios Dan Gunderson reports.
July 20, 2001 - About 100 people from across the country are traveling to North Dakota this week in search of prehistoric sea creatures. The tourists pay for the privilege of getting sweaty and dirty digging for fossils. State officials say the project benefits science and the local economy. Mainstreet Radios Dan Gunderson reports.