November 6, 2002 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer talks with political reporter Mark Zdechlik as voting results come in showing Minnesotans have apparently sent Republican Norm Coleman to the U.S. Senate, rejecting calls to honor Sen. Paul Wellstone's memory by putting Democrat Walter Mondale in his seat.
October 30, 2002 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Republican candidate Norm Coleman for U.S. Senate. While DFL'ers select a new candidate this evening, Republican Norm Coleman's campaign plane has just left St. Paul's Holman airfield for a fly around the state. Coleman's campaign swing, that includes International Falls, Thief River Falls and stops in Southern Minnesota. This comes as a new poll from the Star Tribune shows him behind Mondale by eight points.
October 28, 2002 - There's a lot happening around the continuing story of U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone's death. His funeral and that of his wife and daughter is today. Memorial services and visitations for two of his campaign staffers, Tom Lapic and Mary McEvoy, are tonight. Former Vice President Walter Mondale's name keeps coming up as a possible replacement on the ballot for Wellstone. The Republican party says it will begin campaigning in earnest by Wednesday, with the election just days away. Add to all this, some confusion over the balloting. DFL Party Chairman Mike Erlandson wants the mailing of absentee ballots to stop. Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer is handling those questions.
October 28, 2002 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Chris Gilbert, chair of the political science department at Gustavus Adolphus College, on Walter Mondale as the obvious choice to replace Wellstone on the ballot. Party activists will meet to choose a new candidate Wednesday night, and it's likely to be former Vice President and Senator Walter Mondale.
October 28, 2002 - Family members and close friends of Paul and Shelia Wellstone and their daugher Marcia Wellsone Markuson will be gathering today for a private funeral service in St. Paul. Details are being kept private. Rabbi Stacy Offner from Shir Tikvah Synagogue is helping to lead the service. She says the service will follow Jewish tradition.
October 28, 2002 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews David Lillehaug about Walter Mondale running for Paul Wellstone’s seat.
October 18, 2002 - Record reports this week. Cold and snow produced some daily records in Minnesota and across the region this week. On Tuesday, October 15th, International Falls reported a record-tying low of just 18 degrees F. On Wednesday, October 16th, Watertown, SD reported a new record snowfall of 3.0 inches, while Rochester reported a trace of snowfall, typing the record for the date. Also on Wednesday morning, Embarrass, MN reported the coldest temperature in the nation with a chilly 8 degrees F. On Thursday, October 17th, several locations reported new daily snowfall records as well.
October 11, 2002 - Making of the wettest year. Many communities, including the Twin Cities, have reported an unusually wet 2002. Currently MSP airport reports nearly 37 inches of precipitation for the year, a figure that would rank as the 6th wettest year in history even if it was bone dry for the rest of the year. Many other communities have reported similar values.
October 4, 2002 - Well, there is one epidemic that the state doesn't need any statistics to confirm... Twins Fever. 55,000 baseball fans will fill the Metrodome for Game 3 of playoff series against Oakland A’s. If previous post season games are any indication, the noise those fans make will give the Twins a big advantage.
September 27, 2002 - MPR's Morning Edition, September 27, 2002 Topic: Cold elsewhere too We are not the only ones with an early onset of very cold fall conditions. Berlin and Moscow have already seen freezing temperatures this month, while Regina in Saskatchewan reported a low of 23 degrees F earlier this week. Mt Wendelstein in the