October 14, 2008 - As part of the Meet the Candidate series, Midday presents Minnesota 1st Congressional District debate between incumbent DFL Representative Tim Walz and his Republican challenger Brian Davis as they met in Mankato to debate the issues. Walz and Davis spar on topics of economy, energy, foreign policy, social security, and healthcare.
May 28, 2008 - University Avenue, the proposed route of the Central Corridor light rail line, has a colorful past that is still evolving. Four MPR reporters look at the past and the future of Minneapolis-St. Paul’s University Avenue. Story titles include “The view from Prospect Park,” “The Car Culture,” “An Entertainment Destination,” and “Immigrants Always Welcome.”
May 26, 2008 - MPR’s William Wilcoxen reports from Hugo, where a severe storm struck the city on May 25th. Wilcoxen interviews residents on what they saw and experienced as intense wind and hail battered their homes.
December 4, 2007 - All Things Considered’s Tom Crann talks with MPR reporter William Wilcoxen about Minnesota Twins star pitcher, Johan Santana. The Twins are widely expected to trade Santana, but to what team and for which players, no one really knows yet.
August 5, 2007 - Inspectors will begin examining another Minnesota bridge Sunday in the wake of the 35-W collapse. Bob McFarlin of the state Transportation Department says the Highway Sixty-One bridge over the Gooseberry River near the Lake Superior shore will be the fifth bridge inspected following Wednesday's disaster. McFarlin says the Gooseberry bridge has a structure that is similar, but not identical, to the 35-W bridge. He says the U.S. Transportation Department has ordered the state to inspect bridges of the type that collapsed in Minneapolis. McFarlin says the Gooseberry bridge was built in the 1990's.
August 5, 2007 - Bob McFarlin of MnDOT and others at news conference on I-35W bridge collapse, introduced by William Wilcoxen
August 5, 2007 - Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek has news conference on the 35W bridge collapse. William Wilcoxen has the introduction.
August 4, 2007 - Inspectors will begin examining another Minnesota bridge Sunday in the wake of the 35-W collapse. Bob McFarlin of the state Transportation Department says the Highway Sixty-One bridge over the Gooseberry River near the Lake Superior shore will be the fifth bridge inspected following Wednesday's disaster. McFarlin says the Gooseberry bridge has a structure that is similar, but not identical, to the 35-W bridge. He says the U.S. Transportation Department has ordered the state to inspect bridges of the type that collapsed in Minneapolis. McFarlin says the Gooseberry bridge was built in the 1990's.
January 17, 2007 - MPR’s William Wilcoxen reports on a Wisconsin man now facing a murder charge in connection with the killing of a Hmong hunter who was found shot and stabbed to death in a wildlife area near Green Bay earlier this month. The complaint against James Nichols also alleges that he made disparaging remarks about Hmong people to the investigators who questioned him.
February 27, 2006 - MPR’s William Wilcoxen reports on Teacher Quality Enrichment, a scholarship program that is helping diversify the ranks of the district's ESL teachers. St. Paul's public school district is trying to boost the number of immigrants teaching English as a second language.