July 18, 2000 - Mike Ciresi filed a complaint with the Anoka County attorney's office yesterday over four mystery e-mails he said diminished his U.S. Senate candidacy. Ciresi says he believes Republican Sen. Rod Grams' campaign staff was involved in the e-mails which were sent to DFL delegates around the time of the state convention. Ciresi says electronic fingerprints attached to the e-mails pointed to three of Grams' campaign aides as authors of the documents. Senator Grams says the complaint is a ploy by the Ciresi campaign to get media attention.
July 18, 2000 - The Minnesota Twins have the lowest payroll in Major League Baseball, and are mired in last place in their division. The connection between payroll, and victories on the field is expected to be a topic of discussion when baseball commissioner Bud Selig comes to Minneapolis later today... just a few days after a report about the economics of baseball recommended several steps to make small market teams more competitive. Joining us on the line is Bob Starkey of Starkey Sports Consulting. He's been a financial advisor to major league baseball, and to the Twins.
July 18, 2000 - Minnesotans could see higher fares and fewer flights from the Twin Cities if Northwest is acquired by American Airlines. That's according to a report published this week by a Metropolitan Airports Commission consultant. The fate of Northwest may not be known for weeks or months. But some analysts say other possible mergers in the airline industry could have an impact on any negotiations. Darryl Jenkins is Executive Director of the Aviation Institute at The George Washington University. He's on the line now.
July 17, 2000 - Golden Valley-based General Mills Inc. is buying control of Minneapolis-based Pillsbury in a 10.5 billion dollar stock-for-stock deal that would create one of the world's largest food companies. General Mills will issue 141 million new shares of common stock to Diageo, Pillsbury's London-based parent company, in exchange for control of Pillsbury. The combination would nearly double the size of General Mills to about $13 billion in annual sales. Daniel Peris is an analyst with Argus Research.
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July 14, 2000 - General Mills got its start in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn built his first flour mill on the banks of the Mississippi. Three years later Charles Pillsbury arrived in Minnesota and bought a mill himself. David Wiggins is a historian at the Minnesota Historical Society. He's come by the studio this morning. Historian David Wiggins.
July 13, 2000 - Governor Jesse Ventura says he is going to get more involved in the possible sale of Northwest to American Airlines. American has offered 3-point-7 billion dollars for Northwest, but the Minnesota-based airline has asked for more than double that amount, as negotiations over price continue. The Ventura administration issued a statement yesterday saying the Governor will be more active in representing the interests of the state. Joining us on the line is the governor's communications director, John Wodele.
July 13, 2000 - Pepsi spokeswoman Kelly McAndrew and Larry Yoswa, the head of Teamsters Local 792, agree that negotiations are at a standstill.
July 12, 2000 - Joining us with his take on the poll results is Steven Schier, chair of the political science department at Carleton College.