April 24, 1997 - When the water recedes from Grand Forks and other flooded towns, residents and business owners will find their homes and stores covered in an unpleasant, stubborn sludge. And they will find legions of volunteers and government agents offering relief from misery. For a peek at what might be in store for the people of North Dakota and Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio's Jon Gordon talked with victims of recent flooding in Kentucky. Here's his report. On the first day of March, heavy rains caused the Ohio River and its tributaries to swell far beyond their banks. Thousands of Kentucky homes and businesses were destroyed. President Clinton declared much of the state a disaster area.
April 24, 1997 - For the first time in their eight-year history, the Minnesota Timberwolves will take part in a national basketball association playoff game tonight. The Timberwolves are not likely to win the championship, in fact, they're underdogs in their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets. But, as Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports, this has been a breakthrough season for a long-struggling franchise.
April 18, 1997 - Microsoft Network shut down email for the morning, Microsoft profits up, Internet cyber cafes
April 10, 1997 - MPR's Jon Gordon reports that there will be no spears or gillnets on Mille Lacs Lake, for now. A federal appeals court has refused to allow eight Ojibwe Bands, including six from Wisconsin, to spear and gillnet on Mille Lacs and other Minnesota lakes this spring. The move comes after landowners and some counties appealed a federal judge's order allowing the bands to begin fishing in the 12 county area of east-central Minnesota.
February 20, 1997 - THE F-B-I IS TRYING TO STEM THE FLOOD OF FORGED E-MAIL MESSAGES SENT TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. THE MESSAGES THREATEN TO DELETE EVERY FILE ON COMPUTERS ON CAPITOL HILL. THE "SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS" SAYS THE MESSAGES CLAIM TO BE FROM A "GANG OF CYPHERPUNKS" DEDICATED TO WIPING OUT THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS OF THE NATION'S LAWMAKERS. THE E-MAIL MESSAGES CARRY THE RETURN ADDRESSES OF SOME LEGITIMATE INTERNET USERS. BUT THE IDEN
February 19, 1997 - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is endorsing a continued role for the federal government in funding scientific research, which he says is crucial to making computers easier to use. In a speech to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Gates said Microsoft is planning to double the size of its basic research division over the next several years.
February 14, 1997 - Your regional baby bell says it needs to hike prices to easy telephone congestion caused by internet users, and a McDonald's in France puts the Mcinternet on the menu.
February 7, 1997 - The Clinton administration wants to take over some TV frequencies but broadcasters warn that will be bad for the consumer. The proposal is part of the administration's new budget. Attorney General Janet Reno says the government wants to use the frequencies now assigned for broadcast channels 60 through 69. The president hasn't decided how to use most of the frequencies, but forty percent would be ded
February 5, 1997 - Apple computer is reaching back to its roots. The company has announced a broad restructuring that reunites co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak with the troubled computer maker. Jobs and Wozniak will serve as advisors to Apple chairman Gilbert Amelio and serve on Apple's executive committee.
February 3, 1997 - In technology news today, Israel as the Middle East's high-tech capital, Compuserve as the beneficiary of AOL's troubles, and Andy Inahtko defines “hacker.”'