Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Lawmakers promise to improve Minnesota's mental health system
  With a broader debate about violence prevention underway across the nation, state lawmakers today introduced nearly a dozen bills aimed at strengthening the public mental health system for children.4:49 p.m.
• Behavior training keeps student in class and out of the principal's office
  A trip to the principal's office is something dreaded by students, and often the last resort for teachers. But Minnesota schools are looking for ways to keep students in the classroom and out of the principal's office by training teachers to better help students understand how to behave in school.4:54 p.m.
• Obama praises Mpls. gun violence reduction efforts in Minn. visit
  President Barack Obama used the first visit to Minnesota of his second term to push for a series of gun control measures he wants Congress to approve.5:07 p.m.
• St. Paul PD probes hijab costume photo
  The St. Paul Police Department launched an internal investigation Monday in response to an online photo purporting to show an officer from the department wearing a culturally insensitive costume.5:55 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• DOJ Plans To Sue S&P Over Its Ratings Of Mortgage-Backed Securities
  Audie Cornish talks with Jim Zarroli about the news that Justice Department is planning to sue Standard & Poor's over its ratings of certain mortgage-backed securities back in 2007. S&P said such a suit would be without factual or legal merit.
• How One Company Reinvented The Hand Dryer
  Bathroom hand dryers used to be a hated product because they took too long to work. But a decade ago, a family-owned business in Massachusetts came out with a new product that changed the way we dry our hands.
• Archaeologists Confirm Parking Lot Remains Are King Richard III
  Scientists say some bones that were dug up in a parking lot in Leicester are those of King Richard III, the much maligned fifteenth century monarch. The research was driven by those who believe that the king was the victim of a posthumous smear campaign in which Shakespeare played a role.
• King Richard III May Not Have Been The Tyrant Shakespeare Made Him Out To Be
  DNA tests have confirmed that remains found beneath a UK parking lot are those of King Richard III, who ruled over England in the 15th century. Audie Cornish speaks with historian John Ashdown-Hill about who Richard III was in life and in literature.
• 49ers' Coach Questions Ref's Call On Pass Interference At Super Bowl
  Robert Siegel talks to Mike Pesca about Sunday's Super Bowl, a game complete with a dramatic finish and a bizarre power outage. San Francisco 49ers players are questioning whether the referees missed a pass interference call that would have given them one more shot at going ahead in the final minutes of the game. And Super Dome officials are still investigating what caused the 34 minute outage that left half the Super Dome in the dark.
• The CIA And The Hazards Of Middle East Forecasting
  As Arab-Israeli tensions grew in the fall of 1973, the CIA offered its analysis to President Nixon's administration: War was highly unlikely. The agency kept making that case right up to the time the war began.
• New Jersey Shore Could Still See A Summer Packed With Profits After Sandy
  People who love to vacation at the Jersey Shore area in New Jersey are already making their plans for this summer. Some are finding their favorite destinations will be open for business as usual, but other shore destinations are still scrambling to recover from Superstorm Sandy.
• Aging Poorly: Another Act Of Baby Boomer Rebellion
  Many of them have cut out smoking, and rates of heart attack and emphysema have declined. But baby boomers are burdened with diabetes, hypertension and many other chronic conditions. Researchers say too little exercise and a rise in obesity threaten baby boomers' golden years.
• Is Fleetwood Mac's Expanded 'Rumours' A Bit Much?
  The reissued 1977 album includes several bonus tracks, but critic Tom Moon wonders if it's worth it.
• Obama: Lawmakers Must Feel Like They Have To Act Against Gun Violence
  President Obama traveled to Minneapolis to push his proposal to reduce gun violence on Monday.

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