October 11, 2005 - Jerry Bell, president of Twins Sports Incorporated, visits Midday to discuss the team and elusive new stadium. Bell also answers listener call-in questions.
August 5, 2003 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews Don Samuels, Minneapolis City Council member, about crime control and “National Night Out.” Samuels has worked to fight crime and violence in the city and says he's pleased Governor Tim Pawlenty will deploy 12 members of the State Patrol's Special Response Team to Minneapolis to help combat a spike in violence. The announcement follows several shootings in the city, including the critical wounding of a 19-month-old girl in North Minneapolis.
February 3, 1998 - Best-selling author Tom Clancy is the new majority owner of the Minnesota Vikings. The offer is for about 200 million dollars and surpasses the record price paid for a National Football League franchise. Clancy pledges to keep the team in Minnesota and wants to make the Vikings one of the premier franchises in the NFL. Tom Clancy is the author of such military thrillers as "The Hunt for Red October," "Patriot Games" and "Clear and Present Danger,". He was ranked 27th last year on Forbes magazine's list of the highest-paid "entertainers" His estimated gross income was 50-million dollars. He's a Baltimore native whose love of football began as a boy when he attended the same church as Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas. Four years ago, Clancy also led an unsuccessful effort to buy the New England Patriots four years ago.
August 22, 1996 - On this special All Things Considered live at the Minnesota State Fair, Kevin Kling performs a piece from "Diary of a Madman."