April 25, 2001 - As part of Mainstreet Radio series "Broken Trust: Civil Rights in Indian Country,” MPR’s Tom Robertson reports on tribal sovereignty and the civil rights issues within reservation tribal courts.
April 23, 2001 - A snowstorm dumped close to a foot of heavy wet snow across parts of northern Minnesota this morning, causing school closings and treacherous driving conditions. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Robertson reports...
March 28, 2001 - While high speed Internet connections are already available in the Twin Cities, for many rural Minnesotans, the Internet moves at only one speed -- slow. But several outstate companies are now offering connections that are not only fast, but wireless. And they say their services are helping to bridge the so-called "digital divide" between urban and rural dwellers. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Robertson tells the story in the next installment of our series, Minnesota Unplugged.
March 14, 2001 - Koochiching County officials in northern Minnesota are sponsoring a snowmobile radar run this weekend in Voyageurs National Park, despite warnings from park officials that the event is against federal regulations. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Robertson reports... For the past 18 years, Voyageurs National Park has allowed an International Falls area snowmobile club to conduct a radar run on Lake Kabetogama within park boundaries. Snow sleds would race one at a time across the frozen surface competing for the fastest speeds. But this year, park officials denied the request. That irked the Koochiching County Board enough to prompt them to host their own radar run. Commissioner Wade Pavleck...
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October 11, 2000 - The fight for the International Falls state senate seat is heating up. Incumbent Bob Lessard was the district's DFL senator for 24 years. But he left the party in July and is running for re-election as an independent. Lessard faces a challenge from another DFLer, former state Senator Ron Dicklich. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Robertson reports.
September 26, 2000 - Competition for Indian gaming dollars in northwest Minnesota is intensifying, as two Chippewa Indian Bands pump millions into their casino operations. The White Earth Reservation is adding a $31 million dollar hotel and convention center to its Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, while, just 60 miles away, the Red Lake Band is spending $22 million to construct a hotel and a huge indoor water park at Seven Clans Casino near Thief River Falls. Both Bands say there's enough business to go around, but as Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Robertson reports, some are not so sure.
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August 25, 2000 - Before the homemade bread-and-butter pickles, patchwork quilts and gooseberry jams are exhibited at the Minnesota State Fair, some stiff competition has already taken place at the county level. For northern Minnesota resident Dorothy Coyle, Fair time is the time to harvest blue ribbons.