April 12, 2001 - NOTE: Top story with updated flood crest or weather forecast information and add info on red river if you want. Flood preparations in Montevideo 40 families were evacuated from their homes and today, volunteers will continue adding layers of sandbags to existing levees. City officials say while they learned things four years ago when Montevideo was hit with record floods, there hasn't been the time or the money to make many changes. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Post reports.
April 9, 2001 - Coyotes can be found in western Minnesota.
April 5, 2001 - Governor Jesse Ventura told the Willmar Chamber of Commerce that he's committed to his plan of property and income tax cuts while expanding the state's sales tax to include services. The governor says he won't bargain with the Legislature, which hasn't been enthusiastic about his plan. He says if lawmakers don't follow his proposals, including on education, he'll be very difficult to deal with.
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March 27, 2001 - Mark Broderson and a few other ice climbers built their own ice waterfall. It is 42-feet high and three telephone poles are supporting the structure. They are also able to control the safety of the ice structure.
March 22, 2001 - The simmering controversy over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux came to the fore at a daylong conference in St. Cloud Wednesday. Hundreds of Native Americans, college students and faculty attended as St. Cloud State University played host to a summit on American Indian Mascots. Mainstreet Radio's Tim Post reports. =============
March 14, 2001 - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture wants to tighten the connection between the state's farmers and consumers who buy their products. The Ag Department hopes a new certification program will give consumers detailed information about their food, so they can feel secure in it's quality. As Europeans deal with livestock diseases, U-S consumers are growing more interested in where their food comes from, and how it's raised. But not everyone thinks the new effort is a good use of resources. Some say programs that help organic farmers are being cut to help the state's big farms. Mainstreet Radio's Tim Post has the second of two report's on a new marketing philosophy in the state's agriculture industry.
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February 1, 2001 - Activist, author and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader spoke to students at St Cloud State University last night (Wednesday). Nader spent two hours criticizing the government, corporations and what he says are American's "low expectations" for their country. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Post reports.