April 9, 2001 - Darryl Jenkins is the Executive Director of the The Aviation Institute at The George Washington University. He says the tentative agreement is encouraging. Darryl Jenkins is the Executive Director of the The Aviation Institute at The George Washington University.
April 9, 2001 - MPR's Capitol Bureau Chief Laura McCallum details bills and budget talks at the State Capitol. One includes a plan to build a new Minnesota Twins stadium with partial state funding. The proposal would provide $150 million in state money, which would cover half of the total stadium cost; the other half would come from the Twins and private sources.
April 6, 2001 - Wahpeton Public Works Director Jerry Lein describes plans to raise levees in an effort to hold back projected flood waters.
April 6, 2001 - American music is bursting with boy groups.
April 6, 2001 - Number Theater's newest production "Riffs" by Bill Harris.
April 5, 2001 - St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman. He will be meeting with President Bush later today.
April 5, 2001 - CHERYL LITTLEJOHN SAYS SHE WON'T COMMENT ON THE ALLEGATIONS, BUT TOLD THE ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS SHE DOESN'T CONSIDER HERSELF A "QUOTE LAWBREAKER OR RULE BREAKER" OUR EFFORTS TO CONTACT COACH LITTLEJOHN HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. CHRIS VOLTZ, THE HEAD OF THE U OF M WOMEN'S ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT, SAYS THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE DURING THE INVESTIGATION.
April 4, 2001 - This week, the U-S Supreme Court agreed to take a case that could affect a Minnesota law that confines sex predators. The Sexually Dangerous Person's Actis a law that keeps some sex offenders in mental institutions beyond their prison terms. The Supreme Court took a case from Kansas, where a convicted sex offender was committed for treatment after serving his term, instead of being released back into society. The case is reminiscent of the much-publicized Dennis Linehan case of the mid-90's here in Minnesota. Joining us on the line is Eric Janus, a professor at William Mitchell College of Law, and Dennis Linehan defense attorney. Attorney and William Mitchell Law Professor Eric Janus.
April 4, 2001 - St. Olaf College will take a big step later today in healing the wounds left behind from a car accident that killed three students and injured two others. The students were on spring break about 3 weeks ago. They decided to go to New Orleans, but THEIR car hit another car going the wrong way in Illinois. Christopher Hoppe (HOP-ee), Sarah Heitman (HITE-man), and Anna Bonde (BOND-ee) were killed. Ethan Steinkraus (STINE-crowse) and Nick Brown were hospitalized with injuries. The campus gathers tonight in a memorial service for the three who were killed. Joining us on the line is St. Olaf College's Pastor, Bruce Benson.
April 4, 2001 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Lucky Rosenbloom, son of longtime Saint Paul icon Tiger Jack Rosenbloom, who may have a street named after him. The St. Paul city council is expected to approve a measure that would co-name a short stretch of Dale Street "Mr. and Mrs. Tiger Jack Street."