December 5, 2000 - The United States Department of Agriculture is asking a Wisconsin-based beef processor to recall one point one million pounds of meat for fear it may be tainted with E coli. The move follows Friday's move by Twin Cities based Supervalu to recall beef from it's Cub Foods stores. An E coli outbreat has made at least 22 Minnesotans sick and hospitalized seven. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
December 4, 2000 - The United States Department of Agriculture is asking the beef processing plant, American Foods Group, to recall the meat it processed on November first and second for fear it may be tainted with E coli. An E coli outbreat has made at least 22 Minnesotans sick and hospitalized seven. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports... Three government agencies are investigating the source of an E coli outbreak that made at least 22 Minnesotans sick. Seven people have been hospitalized. The supermarket chain, SuperValu, has voluntarily recalled ground beef from Cub Foods stores in 4 states and from other supermarkets it owns... Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports..
November 30, 2000 - The nation's largest study of adolescent health finds that one in four teenagers have used a weapon in the past and one in ten drink alcohol on a regular basis. Researchers at the University of Minnesota surveyed 10-thousand students ranging in age from twelve to seventeen. The research suggests that teenagers who engage in risky behavior have done poorly in school and have lots of unsupervised free time. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
November 29, 2000 - The medical school would use the extra money, $8 million, to stabilize the school's bad budget, hire more researchers, and educate more health professionals in the state.
November 24, 2000 - Nearly 100,000 people are expected in downtown St. Paul for the three day Hmong New Year, two Minnesota Wild games, and other events. The majority of the participants will converge on the city's RiverCentre to celebrate the Hmong New Year. MPR’s Tom Scheck provides a glimpse into the celebration.
November 21, 2000 - After months of consideration, a committee looking into alternatives for a privately financed Minnesota Twins ballpark has come up with a funding proposal. While the group, called New Ballpark Inc., says Twins owner Carl Pohlad has to contribute heavily to a new stadium, members of the committee say developers and investment groups could conceivably come up with 140 million dollars to build the park. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
November 17, 2000 - A panel of bioethicists, geneticists and reproductive specialists gathered at the University of Minnesota this afternoon friday to discuss how the nation should adopt a policy on the genetic screening of embryos. Last month, doctors at the University of Minnesota transplanted stem cells from a newborn's umbilical cord into his older sister who suffered from a rare genetic disease. Since a stem cell transplant was the only way of saving the 6 year old girl, the parents genetically screened an embryo that would match their daughter. That has bioethicists worried that future parents may start "tailoring" children to their liking. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
November 16, 2000 - The U-S Surgeon General's office and other federal health agencies say the rising rates of HIV and AIDS cases among Native Americans signal a possible epidemic. It's long been known that HIV and AIDS have been a problem within other minority communities, most notably African Americans and Hispanics, but officials worry the disease could spread more quickly in the country's small American Indian population. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
November 14, 2000 - A privately funded commission on early childhood development is calling on the state to allocate 480 point 7 million dollars a year on pre kindergarten education and child care tax credits. The bipartisan commission says studies prove that early childhood education is essential for children to succeed later in school. But some state officials say the price tag is too big. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
November 8, 2000 - In the sixth, voters are sending back Democratic Congressman Bill Luther after he engaged in a tight rematch with republican challenger John Kline. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...