August 3, 2007 - 35W Bridge Collapse MPR continuous coverage
August 2, 2007 - Survivors, witnesses tell of escapes, rescues at bridge collapse by Annie Baxter, Minnesota Public Radio. August 2, 2007. One St. Paul resident looked out her car window on Wednesday night as the bridge on I-35W collapsed, and she thought she'd never leave the car alive. Two brothers who were in another vehicle say their survival instincts kicked in when their car plunged off the bridge into the water, along with tons of concrete and twisted metal.
August 2, 2007 - Survivors, witnesses tell of escapes, rescues at bridge collapse. by Annie Baxter, Minnesota Public Radio. August 2, 2007. One St. Paul resident looked out her car window on Wednesday night as the bridge on I-35W collapsed, and she thought she'd never leave the car alive. Two brothers who were in another vehicle say their survival instincts kicked in when their car plunged off the bridge into the water, along with tons of concrete and twisted metal.
August 1, 2007 - The are certain moments in time that people can reflect exactly where they were when it happened (i.e.- Challenger disaster, 9/11 terrorist attack). For many Minnesotans, the collapse of 35W bridge in Minneapolis is one of those moments.
July 23, 2007 - Midday examines the hype around the latest Harry Potter book, and discovers other young adult books that can hook kids into reading.
March 9, 2007 - Noted poet Nikki Giovanni speaks at the University of Minnesota about the poet's inquiry into the life of a civil rights icon.
December 8, 2006 - “The McCarthy Tapes” takes the listener back to the 1968 campaign through audio recordings of the Eugene McCarthy archive, which documents a turbulent time in America's history. McCarthy’s political legacy will forever be defined by 1968, when McCarthy turned his opposition to the Vietnam War into a crusade for the presidency.
February 23, 2006 - As part of our "Meet the Candidates” series, MPR’s Mike Mulcahy talks with Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar. She is hoping to keep Mark Dayton's U.S. Senate seat in Democratic hands. She's already raised well over $2 million to finance her campaign, putting her second in the money race behind Republican contender Rep. Mark Kennedy. Klobuchar answers listener questions.
September 2, 2005 - It's Minnesota Public Radio Day at the Minnesota State Fair and Governor Tim Pawlenty takes the stage at Carousel Park to answer questions from his constituents. Topics include stadiums, Hurricane Katrina disaster, death penalty, Minnesota National Guard, and taxes amongst others.
March 25, 2005 - An MPR Special Report, titled “What Happened in Red Lake?”, details the chronology of the shooting at Red Lake, what's known about the student who killed nine people and himself, and what makes this sovereign Indian community different from other communities. The special also examines the shooting within the context of other school shootings.