Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Red Lake braces for an uneasy anniversary
  Red Lake tribal members are reacting to the anniversary of last year's school shootings in different ways. Some will gather quietly to remember the tragedy and the people who died. Others are dreading the anniversary and are still trying to forget what happened that day.4:45 p.m.
• Red Lake Schools emphasize leadership
  Red Lake tribal historian and school board member Jodie Beaulieu says students on the reservation have taken on more leadership roles in the year since the shooting.4:52 p.m.
• Gay marriage ban kept from vote as heat stays on Johnson
  Chief Justice Russell Anderson stressed that no members of the high court ever spoke with Johnson about whether the state's law banning gay marriage could withstand a legal challenge.5:20 p.m.
• Hmong legislators say cultural marriage bill is unnecessary
  A bill that would allow Hmong cultural marriages to become recognized by the state of Minnesota is facing resistance from some Hmong leaders.5:24 p.m.
• Brazil of the Midwest?
  Minnesota officials are trying to convince Ford Motor Company that the automaker's St. Paul plant and its nearly 2,000 jobs are worth keeping. The plant is still a possible target for closure -- perhaps by the end of the year. Ford has suggested that if Minnesota wants to save its local plant, it might find the answer some five-thousand miles away.5:41 p.m.
• Failed sewer plants cost state millions
  The new wastewater treatment plants were supposed to solve the sewer problems of more than a dozen small Minnesota towns. Instead they became a costly headache.5:49 p.m.
• Endangered amphibians get help from Minnesota group
  The Apple Valley-based Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, which advises zoos and wildlife organizations around the world on how to create management plans for species in captivity and in the wild, has developed a plan to pluck amphibians from their endangered habitat in Panama.6:19 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Salvia: Legal Herb Hallucinogen Draws Teens, Critics
  A powerful and legal hallucinogenic herb is gaining popularity among teenagers and young adults. Salvia divinorum is also raising concerns among parents and lawmakers across the country.
• Ohio a Battleground State in November Elections
  Jennifer Duffy, political analyst and managing editor for the Cook Report, and Amy Walter, senior editor for the Cook Report, talk with Robert Siegel about the significance of swing-state Ohio's gubernatorial and congressional elections later this year.
• Box Set Features Political Stockpile of Billy Bragg
  British songwriter Billy Bragg is best known in the United States for setting Woody Guthrie lyrics to music on the Mermaid Avenue CDs. Like Guthrie, Bragg is a populist, and often political, songwriter. His music from the 1980s is featured in a new boxed set.
• Japan Faces Cuba in World Baseball Final Game
  The inaugural World Baseball Classic comes to an end tonight in San Diego when Japan faces Cuba. Team Cuba advanced with a 3-1 win over the Dominican Republic and Japan blasted South Korea 6-0. Sports Illustrated writer Tom Verducci talks with Robert Siegel.
• Officials Say School Violating Somali Students' Rights
  An investigation by the U.S. Department of Education found that Springfield, Mass., schools were violating the civil rights of Somali students by failing to provide an adequate education. Ninety students shared a part-time tutor. The district says it is addressing the issues.
• First Iraq War Set the Stage for Current Conflict
  As the nation marks the third anniversary of the war in Iraq, Daniel Schorr, a senior news analyst for NPR, looks back to the Gulf War under the first President Bush and remarks on how the outcome of that war set the stage for the predicament the United States is in today.
• President Bush Says Signs of Progress in Iraq
  On the third anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, President Bush speaks in Ohio about the progress of the conflict and the challenges ahead. He says Americans need to look beyond the violence in Iraq for signs of progress.
• Tagliabue Retiring After 16 Years as NFL Commissioner
  Paul Tagliabue is retiring as NFL commissioner after more than 16 years on the job. Tagliabue will stay on with the NFL as a senior executive and a consultant through 2008.
• U.S. Farmers Prepare for Arrival of Asian Bird Flu
  The U.S. government announces that it is expanding efforts to test wild and domestic birds for the deadly Asian bird-flu virus. Experts say it is a matter of when, not if, the virus arrives in the United States. We visit two Maryland chicken farms to see how U.S. farmers are preparing for the threat.
• Closing Arguments Heard in 'Da Vinci Code' Case
  Closing arguments are heard in the lawsuit against Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code. Brown is accused of plagiarism by co-authors of the nonfiction book, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. Katherine Rushton of The Book Seller Magazine talks with Robert Siegel.
• Iraqi Report Says U.S. Troops Killed Civilians in Raid
  Two differing accounts have raised questions about an attack on a house in Balad, Iraq, last Wednesday. An Iraqi police report says U.S. forces executed 11 family members. The U.S. military says that is highly unlikely. Matthew Schofield, of Knight Ridder's European Bureau, talks with Melissa Block about the report.
• Parker's Slam Dunk Elevates Women's Basketball
  Candace Parker of the University of Tennessee became the first woman to slam dunk in an NCAA tournament game on Sunday. ESPN's Nancy Lieberman talks with Melissa Block about why slam dunks are rare in the women's game and whether Parker's feat means a change in women's college basketball.
• Returning Robin Signals Spring Is Just Ahead
  On this first day of spring, commentator Julie Zickefoose considers the robin — that red-breasted bird that signals the start of warmer weather ahead.
• Drought Threatens Millions in Horn of Africa
  In the Horn of Africa, a drought is killing livestock across a wide swath of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia. The United Nations estimates that more than 6 million people in the region are at risk of running out of food and water as a result of the drought if aid doesn't arrive soon.
• Shift in Tactics Seen as Vital to U.S. Victory in Iraq
  It is a basic truth in any counterinsurgency campaign: It is possible to win all the battles and still lose the war. Three years into the Iraq war, the U.S. military admits it has learned that the hard way. At Fort Irwin, soldiers are trained in new counterinsurgency tactics in an attempt to turn the tide of the war.

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