December 30, 1999 - With the New Year and new Millennium now less than a day and a half away, Minnesotans have apparently been heeding advice NOT to panic about Y2K.
December 23, 1999 - Northwest Airlines says today will be its busiest travel day of the holiday season with about two hundred thousand people boarding its planes throughout the world. Tens of thousands of people will pass through Northwest's Minneapolis -St. Paul hub ... all of them hoping for safe ON-TIME flights. But some flight attendants have been talking about interfering with the flight schedule this Christmas to protest stalled contract talks.
December 21, 1999 - Belle Plaine motorcycle manufacturer Excelsior Henderson plans to file today for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors. The company has ceased operations and layed off nearly all of its staff. Its creditors include Minnesota taxpayers.
December 1, 1999 - Canterbury Park executives today unveiled plans for card game gambling today at a meeting of the Minnesota Racing Commission. State lawmakers cleared the way for the so-called "card club" during their last session, which ended in May.
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November 26, 1999 - Bargain hunters with access to the Internet are finding a shoppers paradise as e-retailers battle for business in the new marketplace. Many online shops offer first time customers free merchandise or dramatic discounts with the hope they'll return. Retail analysts say the fight to win over the trust of customers new to e-commerce will only intensify this holiday season.
November 3, 1999 - Now that St. Paul voters have rejected a stadium tax to lure the Minnesota Twins to the Capitol city, attention in the stadium debate is shifting back to Minneapolis . Community leaders there say the time has come for them to find a solution that will satisfy the Twins' and the Vikings' needs. But they also say a firm proposal may not come forward until the 2001 legislative session.
October 26, 1999 - Sara Olson is appealing for help with her legal expenses. Olson is accused of planting pipe bombs under Los Angele Police cars as a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army more than 20 years ago. Flanked by her supporters, Olson called the charges against her a witch hunt and she said she can't afford to defend herself.
October 26, 1999 - Los Angeles County Prosecutors plan to call Patty Heart Shaw as a witness in their pipe bombing conspiracy case against Sara Jane Olson, formerly Kathleen Soliah. The trial of the alleged former Symbionese Liberation Army Terrorist is set to begin in January. Olson's attorneys say she does NOT have enough money to pay for her defense. Today in Minneapolis Olson supporters are planning a news conference to talk about the case against her and her legal defense fund.
September 30, 1999 - Sun Country Airlines and the Metropolitan Airports Commission are planning a ground breaking ceremony for a new terminal at the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport today. The facility will replace the Humphrey Charter Terminal. Airport officials say the additional gate space will help them attract more airlines to Minneapolis -St. Paul.