March 22, 1997 - Welfare reform, the stadium deal and snowmobile rules are some of the issues dominating this years legislative session. The State Legislature is half way through it's long budget session.
March 22, 1997 - Monday night more than a billion pairs of eyes will be glued to the small screen to celebrate the best of the big screen. The 69th annual Academy Awards are billed as Hollywood's biggest night of the year. Weekend Edition Film Critic Rob Nelson says he's generally pleased with this year's crop of nominations.
March 22, 1997 - It's nail-biting time once agin for Gopher fans as the Men's Basketball team faces UCLA at 2:40 this afternoon in the Midwest Regional final. Fans have barely had time to recover from the double overtime victory against Clemson Thursday night.
February 14, 1997 - Of course today is Valentine's Day, and love seems to be in the air. If you'd like to continue your celebration into tomorrow night, you might want to check out the Walker Art Center's 4th Annual LOVE BASH. This year the show features performers all over the age of 40. This fact is the inspiration behind the show's title--"Mid-life Love Bash!" Leslie Ball hosts this ecletic evening. She proudly reveals she is over 40--42 to be exact. She says she's happier in this new decade and also has a new outlook on love.
February 14, 1997 - Of course today is Valentine's Day...and love seems to be in the air. If you'd like to continue your celebration into tomorrow night...you might want to check out the Walker Art Center's 4th Annual LOVE BASH. This year the show features performers all over the age of 40. This fact is the inspiration behind the show's title--"Mid-life Love Bash!" Leslie Ball hosts this ecletic evening. She proudly reveals she is over 40--42 to be exact. She says she's happier in this new decade and also has a new outlook on love.... Leslie Ball sat down with Minnesota Public Radio's Greta Cunningham at the Walker Art Center's GALLERY 8 RESTAURANT to chat about--LOVE... | D-CART ITEM: 7581 | TIME: 5:26 | OUTCUE: "..math in a while.
February 8, 1997 - From slumber parties to the therapists couch...the short stories in Minnesota author Julie Schumacher's new book "An Explanation for Chaos" weave tales of searching for meaning in life.
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February 1, 1997 - Minnesotans got their first look yesterday at the new baseball stadium the Twins want them to help build. The stadium design features a ten-acre sliding roof, 42-thousand seats on four decks, and left-field bleachers that hang over the field. It was was unveiled at the Mall of America on the site of the Twins' former home, Metropolitan Stadium. The stadium's price is estimated at 350 million dollars. The taxpayers would have to come up with about 200 million dollars. The saga of the Twins stadium captured headlines this weekend...Weekend Edition Sports Commentator Jay Weiner says he can sum up his reaction to the new stadium design in one word.
January 26, 1997 - The beautiful people are going home and the Park City, Utah movie theatres are empty this morning as the Sundance Film Festival ends. The ten-day festival is a showcase for independent film makers.
January 26, 1997 - From Pro-wrestling to drag queens--TAPES ROLLING gives audiences a behind the scenes look at some pretty interesting places. The KTCA-TV show begins it's 4th season of video verite. Minnesota Public Radio's Greta Cunningham turned the tables on the producers of TAPES ROLLING and rolled some tape on them.