October 1, 2007 -
September 19, 2007 - Minnesota Transportation officials have selected a joint team from Colorado and Seattle to build the new I-35W bridge. The team of Flatiron Constructors and Manson Construction company was awarded the bid in a public ceremony this afternoon. The team won despite proposing the most expensive bid and the longest time-line to complete the work. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck has more.
September 13, 2007 - Ramadan's daylight fasting restrictions can represent a particular sacrifice to Muslims in Minnesota because of our northern latitude.
August 31, 2007 - The Fair generates a lot of garbage -- cups and plates -- of course many many sticks. But writer Leslie Ball found that garbage is brought in as its own special display.
August 29, 2007 - One sight you'll find EVERY day of the fair is the State Fair parade. Minneapolis writer Leslie Ball watched the parade today and found her fellow parade watchers just as interesting.
August 27, 2007 - Now, another scene in poetry from the Minnesota State Fair... The butter-head sculptures remain one of the Fair's most visited features, attracting new-comers and old-timers alike. Minneapolis writer Leslie Ball made it there today and was moved to write us this poem.
August 22, 2007 - The recovery effort at the 35W bridge collapse site is over. On Monday evening divers recovered the body of construction worker Gregory Jolstad from the Mississippi River. He was the last known missing person from the bridge collapse. The final recovery means the mission of a team of U.S. Navy divers is complete. The team has been working to recover victims for over two weeks. Navy Diver Brett Eversman, one of the divers on that team, is interviewed.
August 21, 2007 - Governor Pawlenty met today with President George Bush. Pawlenty and other emergency officials briefed the President on the goverment's response to the flooding in SE Minnesota as well as the I-35 bridge collapse shortly after he arrived in the Twin Cities this afternoon. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlick is with the President and has a report.
August 14, 2007 - Former Minnesota transportation commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg provides analysis of the jockeying around the design of the new 35W bridge. He served under Governor Ventura and now runs a transportation consulting firm.
April 26, 2007 - MPR’s Tom Crann interviews poet Donald Hall on the campus of St. John's University. Hall is in Minnesota for a reading at the College of Saint Benedict.