Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Minnesota students head across state line for school
  Many rural school districts struggle with declining enrollments. One western Minnesota district is looking across the state border for its best fix.3:24 p.m.
• Delta, NWA boards may meet Wednesday on merger
  A source close to merger discussions between Northwest and Delta airlines says no deal has been reached so far to win the support of the airlines' pilots for a merger. That conflicts with published reports earlier Tuesday indicating a settlement with the pilots was in hand.5:20 p.m.
• State officials wait for word of merger
  The possibility of a merger led Gov. Tim Pawlenty to cancel an out-of-state trip. Legislators also scheduled a hearing Monday to learn more about a merger deal that they expect will be public by then.5:24 p.m.
• Transportation audit gives more ammunition to DFLers
  A report by the Legislative Auditor says the Minnesota Department of Transportation doesn't have enough money to meet the state's basic needs, and needs more money to conduct bridge inspections.5:50 p.m.
• Minnesota students head across state line for school
  Many rural school districts struggle with declining enrollments. One western Minnesota district is looking across the state border for its best fix.5:54 p.m.
• 4 students killed in Minn. school bus crash
  Authorities say four students have been killed in a school bus crash in southwestern Minnesota.6:27 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Music Collector Seeks $3 Million for Archive on eBay
  Paul Mawhinney, owner of Record Rama of Pittsburgh, is selling an archive of 3 million record albums and 300,000 CDs on eBay this week for a minimum bid of $3 million. Mawhinney talks with Melissa Block.
• Wisconsin Polls Closed
  The Wisconsin Democratic Primary has closed and turnout was reportedly heavy for a primary. Michele talks with Mark Naymik, a politics reporter at the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
• Turnout Heavy for Wisconsin Primary
  Dozens of delegates are up for grabs in Wisconsin, Washington state and Hawaii. The polls have just closed in Wisconsin, where turnout is reportedly heavy. Michele Norris talks with Scott Horsley, Audie Cornish, David Greene and Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving.
• Wisconsin Democratic Primary Closes
  The Wisconsin Democratic Primary has closed. A primary continues in Washington state and caucuses in Hawaii. Turnout in Wisconsin is reported to be heavy for a primary. The next primaries on the political radar are Ohio and Texas — where a huge number of delegates are at stake.
• Death Won't Kill Castro's Influence in Cuba
  Fidel Castro is leaving on his own terms. He is bequeathing Cuba to his brother Raul, and he won't give his enemies the satisfaction of dying without resolving the succession. Commentator Andrei Codrescu says Raul lacks charisma.
• Attack Reveals Snags in U.S. Terror Fight in Pakistan
  On Jan. 29, a CIA missile strike killed a senior al-Qaida member in remote northwest Pakistan. The CIA did not tell the Pakistani government about the strike until it was under way, and U.S. forces may start taking that unilateral approach in Pakistan more often, according to a story in Tuesday's Washington Post.
• Letters: Paul, Liberians, Campaign Rhetoric, Quiz
  Melissa Block and Michele Norris read from listeners' e-mails, including responses to our coverage of the presidential run of Ron Paul and his race for re-election in his congressional district; the struggles of Liberians living in America; the Presidents Day quiz; and campaign rhetoric.
• Northeast Bat Die-Off Mirrors Honeybee Collapse
  Wildlife biologists are scrambling to understand a mysterious epidemic that has killed tens of thousands of bats in upstate New York. Scientists are trying to prevent the sickness from spreading.
• 'Cinema of Truth' Was Born in 1960's 'Primary'
  In 1960, a team of documentary filmmakers descended on the Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary in order to record the campaigning between John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey. Politically, the results propelled Kennedy to the nomination. Artistically, the documentarians invented a new form.
• Oscar Ballot Counters Hide Away to Tally Winners
  Every year, the week of the Oscars, Brad Oltmanns and Rick Rosas, partners at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and about 12 counters go to an undisclosed location in Southern California and hand count all 6,000 ballots. It takes the team about three days to determine the Academy Award winners.
• Blu-ray Wins High-Def Battle . . . for Now
  Toshiba on Tuesday admitted defeat in the high-definition DVD format wars, announcing it would stop making its HD DVD players. The move leaves Sony's Blu-ray as the reigning hi-def format. But Blu-ray still has to win over consumers.
• Coalition in Works after Pakistan Election
  It appears that Pakistan pulled off an election relatively free of violence and voting irregularities. Early results give opposition parties of former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif a big victory. The results could further undermine the power and influence of President Pervez Musharraf.
• Election May Lead to Change in U.S. Pakistan Policy
  The Bush administration says it expects to work with the government formed in Pakistan after Monday's elections. Critics of U.S. policy on Pakistan say the election could provide an opportunity to stop relying on President Pervez Musharraf.
• Wis. Town a Media Cross-Ownership Success Story
  Janesville is a small market that benefits from cross-ownership but could be excluded from new relaxed rules. One of the issues that got FCC Chairman Kevin Martin into hot water last year was his decision to allow single companies in the nation's top 20 markets to own both a newspaper and a TV or radio station in the same market.
• Schools Scramble Menus After Big Beef Recall
  The largest beef recall in U.S. history has sent school districts scrambling to clean out their freezers and shake up their menus. Melissa block talks with Marsha Metzger, nutrition director for the Fort Wayne Community School District.

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