May 9, 2001 - The bald eagle was once on the brink of extinction, but the birds have made such a comeback in Minnesota, that they're interfering with flight paths at the Twin Cities International Airport. Last October, a Northwest Airlines D-C-10 collided with a bald eagle. Officials at the airport want to study the safety risk that the birds pose to airplanes. Joining us on the line is John Ostrom (OH strom), from Airside Operations at the Metropolitan Airports Commission.
May 8, 2001 - Former South Dakota Senator George McGovern was in the Twin Cities yesterday to lobby Governor Ventura on a program he supports that would provide school lunches to children in developing countries. McGovern was the Democratic candidate for President in 1972 and an outspoken critic of the war in Vietnam. After meeting with the Governor he was asked by reporters about the recent news that in 1969 former Senator Bob Kerrey led a squad in Vietnam that killed women and children. McGovern says he doesn't hold Kerrey and other soldiers responsible for what happened during the war.
May 8, 2001 - McGovern says the news coverage of Kerrey's actions in 1969 are an indication of the Vietnam War's continued grip on the United States. McGovern says if had been elected President, he would have granted amnesty to soldiers like Kerrey, plus the leaders who took us into the war and the people who resisted it.
May 7, 2001 - The Dalai Lama will arrive in Minnesota this afternoon (MONDAY) for his first ever visit to the state. The Buddhist monk is the leader of the Tibetan government in exile and is known throughout the world for his nonviolent philosophies. His visit is significant for the Tibetan population in Minnesota, which is the second largest in the country after New York. Thinly Woser (TIN lee WOE ser) is the President of the Tibetan Association of Minnesota and the co-chair for the visit.
May 7, 2001 - The state legislature is down to its last two weeks with Senate DFLers and House Republicans far apart on several fronts. Both sides will eventually have to work out differences on education funding, taxes, and other budget items. Conference committees between the two chambers will begin to meet this week. Joining us on the line is Minnesota Public Radio's capitol bureau chief Laura McCallum.
May 1, 2001 - It will be a busy night tonight for Sun Country Airlines. They will have about ten hours to move their flight operations from the main terminal at the Twin Cities Airport to the brand new Humphrey Terminal. Sun Country is hoping that the new 82 million terminal, which features more gates, a restaurant and other amenities, will be a boost to their business. Sun Country also has a new president and Chief Operating Officer. He is David Banmiller, and he joins us on the line now.
May 1, 2001 - It will be a busy night tonight for Sun Country Airlines. They will have about ten hours to move their flight operations from the main terminal at the Twin Cities Airport to the brand new Humphrey Terminal. Sun Country is hoping that the new 82 million terminal, which features more gates, a restaurant and other amenities, will be a boost to their business. Sun Country also has a new president and Chief Operating Officer. He is David Banmiller, and he joins us on the line now.
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May 1, 2001 - A Los Angeles judge has denied Sara Jane Olson's attempt to delay her trial for a fourth time. Olson, who until her arrest had been living a quiet life in St. Paul, is accused of conspiring to plant a bomb under a police car in Los Angeles in 1975 as a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army. Her trial is expected to begin within six to eight weeks. Frank Stoltze (STOLTZ) reports.
April 27, 2001 - A bill suggests that colleges would charge high schools for underprepared students because the school needs to spend money on facilitating remedial classes that do not count toward student tracks. Exceptions include if the student is ESL or if they transferred to the high school during junior year or later.