August 8, 2000 -
August 8, 2000 -
August 7, 2000 - About six hundred state legislators from across the midwest will be in Minneapolis this week to talk about issues that concern them all. They're in town for an annual meeting of the Midwestern Legislative Conference. The bipartisan group will discuss issues like education and the future of farming in an attempt to improve state government and cooperation between states. Minnesota state senator John Hottinger (HOT-in-jer) is the chair of the M-L-C. He's on the line now.
August 7, 2000 - MRIs have revealed that Vikings star wide receiver Randy Moss has no broken bones, only a bruised shoulder and ribs. Moss was injured during Saturday's exhibition game against the New Orleans Saints. The injury occured at the end of a 55 yard pass reception from quarterback Daunte Culpepper. The 25-24 loss to the Saints was the first chance many fans had to see Culpepper in action. Joining us on the line is Sean Jensen, who covers the Vikings for the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
August 7, 2000 -
August 7, 2000 -
July 31, 2000 -
July 31, 2000 - State Senator Larry Pogemiller plans a hearing today to find out what caused the scoring errors on Minnesota's Basic Standards Tests. Almost eight thousand students were told they failed the math portion of the test when in fact they passed. Over three hundred of those students may have been barred from graduating due to the error by National Computer Systems, the company that grades the tests. This isn't the first time a testing company has made a mistake. In 1997, Kentucky found that a different testing company had underscored tests used to give schools performance ratings. Lisa Gross of the Kentucky Department of Education talks with MPR News.
July 31, 2000 - Chris Farrell joins Perry Finelli for Monday Markets, a look at what's coming up this week in the financial world.
July 18, 2000 - Today, buying cleaner electricity from GreenMountain.com. Suzy Quinn of GreenMountain.com. In the news today. cell phone makers will soon be required to disclose information on radiation levels produced by their phones. That's under a new policy adopted by the wireless industry's most influential trade group. The new guidelines will be imposed next month for all new handset models submitted for certification by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association.