September 4, 2000 -
September 4, 2000 - The Minnesota Vikings started the regular season on the right foot with a 30 to 27 victory over the Chicago Bears. Quarterback Daunte Culpepper started his first NFL regular season game and scored three times running the ball. Division rival Chicago got off to a big lead early in the second half, before Culpepper got the offense going. Sean Jensen, sports reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, comments.
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August 30, 2000 -
August 4, 2000 - In a special meeting later today, the Minneapolis City Council will take a look back at the police department's handling of protests at the Animal Genetics Conference. The police arrested over 80 people last week, as they clashed with protesters near downtown Hyatt Regency hotel. Members of the Public Safety committee on the city council will ask police chief Robert Olson about police procedures and the high cost of security for the event. Lisa McDonald, a member of the city council who's on the Public Safety committee, comments.
August 3, 2000 - Starting salaries for lawyers in the Twin Cities are approaching $100,000 a year with incentives, as the largest firms compete for the best talent. Just four years ago, starting salaries were about half of that. The rapidly rising salaries present big management challenges for the firms, who want to hire and keep the best new attorneys. Pat Comeford, president of the Esquire Group, a legal search and placement firm in Minneapolis, comments.
August 2, 2000 - Governor Jesse Ventura is in northern Minnesota to talk to community and business leaders about the future of the region. Ventura and his cabinet are holding a roundtable discussion later today near Eveleth. Tom Reagan is the co-chair of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Minerals and Mining, and he'll be giving a presentation to the Ventura administration.
August 1, 2000 - School districts across the state are managing the aftermath of the grading mistake. In Minneapolis, school officials are holding meetings and handling phone calls from parents who want to know the status of their children's education. David Heistad, Director of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment for the Minneapolis Public Schools, comments.
July 26, 2000 - Bill Lavin gives an update on the cleanup and recovery plans for the day after the tornado in Granite Falls.
July 26, 2000 - The Minneapolis school board has approved a districtwide attendance policy that requires students to show up for classes 95-percent of the time. Those who don't could face tough consequences. School officials say getting students to show up regularly is the key to improving test scores. They also say it will take at least another year to fully implement the new rules. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports.