October 31, 1996 - With wind chills for Halloween expected to hover near or below zero, Minnesota continues to prove in being the worst place in the world for trick-or-treaters. MPR’s Chris Roberts wondered whether this puts much of a damper on things for kids, so he sought an expert's opinion.
October 11, 1996 - The only woman ever elected to Congress from Minnesota has died. Coya Knutson was 84 when died of kidney failure at an Edina nursing home yesterday. Knutson was elected to the Minnesota Legislature in 1950 and to Congress in 1954. Knutson was perhaps better known for LEAVING office than winning it. In 1958, when she was campaigning for re-election, her husband, Andy Knutson, wrote a letter saying he wanted his wife to come back home. The letter was picked up by newspapers, and was blamed for her narrow defeat. Gretchen Beito, of Theif River Falls wrote a book about Knutson's political career, called "Coya Come Home".
December 23, 1993 - Robert Warde, professor in the Macalester University English department, presents a historical lens into British author Charles Dickens and the book character Ebenezer Scrooge. Segment includes cuts from A Christmas Carol.