Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Sudanese immigrant votes for Southern Sudan's secession
  Millions of voters streamed to the polls in Southern Sudan yesterday to cast ballots over whether the south should secedes from the north.4:49 p.m.
• What does it mean to be hungry in Minnesota?
  At least one in 10 Minnesotans struggles with hunger. You might imagine hunger as a child with a bloated belly in Africa, or malnourished people living in Appalachia in the 1960s. But that's not what hunger looks like in Minnesota today.4:53 p.m.
• Minnesota's Capitol 'vulnerable' to security breaches
  A report issued nearly two years ago calls into question the security of the Minnesota State Capitol, saying it has "significant vulnerabilities" which have not yet been addressed. The issue has become more urgent in the aftermath of the shooting in Arizona on Saturday, in which a member of Congress was seriously wounded.5:17 p.m.
• Police chief Scott Knight on Minn. gun control laws
  To talk about Minnesota's gun control laws, MPR talked to Scott Knight, chair of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Firearms Committee and police chief in Chaska.5:20 p.m.
• Republicans unveil plan to encourage job growth
  Republican leaders in the Minnesota Senate have introduced legislation that would provide businesses with regulatory relief and $200 million in tax cuts.5:35 p.m.
• McCollum, Klobuchar hold public events despite Arizona attack
  Two Minnesota members of Congress held public events on Monday, saying they won't scale back interactions with constituents after the attack on a congresswoman in Arizona over the weekend.5:43 p.m.
• What can we do to make our public officials safer?
  The shootings of a congresswoman, a judge and 18 others in Arizona on Saturday are a graphic reminder of the dangers of public service. Today's Question: What can we do to make our public officials safer?5:55 p.m.
• Wayzata poet wins Newbery honor
  Wayzata poet Joyce Sidman's collection "Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night" took one of the nations top literary prizes and became a Newbery Honor book. The poems grew out of Sidman's interest in nature - and her fear of the dark as a child.6:25 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Many Lawmakers Wary Of More Security Restrictions
  The shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has renewed concern for the security of every member of Congress. Still, elected officials insist they will keep holding public meetings with constituents, and many don't want new security restrictions.
• Wikipedia Turns 10, Eyes Developing World
  With an annual budget of just over $20 million, Wikipedia oversees a nonprofit online encyclopedia that gets about 400 million visitors every month. The organization has just 50 employees but plans to expand and open its first office outside the U.S. in India.
• Library Of Congress Receives Largest Single Audio Donation
  Recordings by Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday are included in the largest single donation of audio to the library.
• Demolition Of East Jerusalem Hotel Draws Outcry
  The United States, European countries and the Palestinians have all denounced the destruction of the Shepherd Hotel, which has long been a source of contention, to make way for Jewish housing.
• How Neurosurgeons Size Up Brain Injuries Like Giffords'
  Three neurosurgeons explain how patients with injuries like Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' are treated. So far, they say, the signs for her are hopeful, but she is entering a critical phase.
• 'Shoah': 25 Years On, Always In The Present Tense
  In 1985, an epic documentary stunned critics and viewers -- not just because of its nine-hour-plus length, but because of its excruciatingly detailed descriptions of what happened in the Nazi death camps. Shoah, says one film critic, puts the Holocaust in "a permanent present tense."
• Rhetoric Intensifies After Giffords Shooting
  Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords remains in a Tucson, Ariz., hospital after being shot in the head at an event on Saturday. As she appears to be stabilizing, the political rhetoric in Tucson and the rest of Arizona is resuming.
• A Moment Of Silence For Shooting Victims
  President Obama paused for a moment of silence Monday to commemorate the lives of six people who died in Tucson, Ariz., this weekend, and to salute Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who is fighting for her life.
• Arizona Fatalities Remembered
  Robert Siegel and Michele Norris tell the stories of those killed in Saturday's shooting in Arizona: Christina-Taylor Green, Gabe Zimmerman, John Roll, Dorwin Stoddard, Dorothy Murray and Phyllis Schneck.
• Clinton Seeks Arab Support For Iran Sanctions
  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a tour of Persian Gulf states, urged continued support for sanctions against Iran. She said the sanctions have obstructed Tehran's suspected nuclear program.

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