October 30, 2002 - Governor Ventura says he was so upset by the partisan tone of last night's public eulogies for Paul Wellstone that he may appoint an independent to fill Wellstone's seat. Twenty-thousand people showed up at Williams Arena for a memorial service for Wellstone, his wife and daughter and three other campaign staffers, who died in a plane crash last Friday. Republican Party officials and many others also said they were upset that the service turned political. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
October 29, 2002 - Many national dignitaries are expected to join nearly 20 thousand others at a public memorial service tonight (Tues) for Minnesota Paul Wellstone, his wife Sheila, daughter Marcia and three Wellstone campaign staffers. Those six people and two pilots died in a plane crash on Friday in northern Minnesota. A private service was held for Wellstone yesterday . Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
October 26, 2002 - Wellstone's family has not announced when services will be held for the Wellstones or the five others who died in yesterday's crash. DFL Party officials held a meeting this morning to discuss how they'll proceed with replacing Wellstone on the ballot. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
October 25, 2002 - Live off-air audio of developments concerning Paul Wellstone's plane reported missing. Host Gary Eichten and political reporter Mike Mulcahy present coverage from MPR studio as events unfold. Following news agencies declaring Wellstone and others dead in plane crash, a presentation of various interview reactions and call-in commentary from listeners.
October 18, 2002 - MPR's Tom Scheck reports that former Twins star and Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett has been charged with felony and misdemeanor counts for an alleged sexual assault. The Hennepin County Attorney’s office accuses Puckett of dragging a women into a restaurant bathroom last month and groping her.
October 11, 2002 - MPR's Tom Scheck reports it's not just the players and fans who would like to see the Minnesota Twins success in playoffs last another couple of weeks through to the World Series…so would downtown businesses and merchandisers who are profiting themselves from the Twins' success.
October 9, 2002 - As the Minnesota Twins battle the Anaheim Angels in American League Championship Series, MPR's Tom Scheck reports that many fans both inside and outside the dome are engaging in peculiar habits to ensure that the Twins will keep winning all the way through the World Series.
July 25, 2002 - Though it's still relatively early on the campaign calendar, Minnesota's U.S. Senate race has had the kind of high profile that many races don't attain until closer to November. That's largely because the campaigns of DFL incumbent Paul Wellstone and Republican challenger Norm Coleman took to the airwaves with ads months ago. We're likely to see even more of both Senate candidates showing up in television spots through the fall, and that's begun to concern campaign strategists for some of the state's gubernatorial candidates. As the election nears, airtime will become scarcer and the gubernatorial campaigns worry they'll get squeezed out of the picture. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports:
June 26, 2002 - Attorneys representing several Twin Cities media organizations were in court today (WED) arguing that confidential documents from the Twins and Major League Baseball should be made public. The league and team turned over nearly 9 thousand documents to the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission after the commission sued last November. The groups settled the lawsuit but the groups are arguing over the fate of the documents. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
June 14, 2002 - The race for governor is, as predicted, extremely close. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum has been following the balloting, and joins me now. After three ballots, legislative leader Tim Pawlenty leads entrepreneur Brian Sullivan - by just 43 votes, out of nearly 22-hundred cast. On the first ballot, Sullivan led Pawlenty by 13 votes. On the second ballot, Pawlenty pulled ahead of Sullivan - but by just nine votes. Pawlenty says he thinks momentum is going his way...