Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Art Hounds: Week of April 2
  Each week Minnesota Public Radio News asks three people from the Minnesota arts scene to be "Art Hounds." Their job is to step outside our own work and hunt down something exciting that's going on this weekend.4:44 p.m.
• Early crest creates flood insurance mess
  Getting numbers from a disaster area -- like a flood zone -- is always a challenge. Officials say it's too early to know exactly how many homes have been damaged, let alone how much the damage will cost. In Fargo-Moorhead, people are just beginning to tally that information and the calls to insurance agents have begun.5:20 p.m.
• What does Gary Stern's retirement mean for the Minn. Federal Reserve?
  The head of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve is stepping down. Gary Stern has held the post for 24 years. In that time he has argued strenuously against allowing financial institutions to grow so big that they can't fail.5:24 p.m.
• Duluth airport fears losing $7 million in stimulus funding
  Duluth airport officials need to secure about $5 million in state matching money to receive about $7 million in federal stimulus funding. So far, the Minnesota House has refused to go along.5:50 p.m.
• Grown ups come out to play at Studio Bricolage
  Tomorrow evening, a group of adults will gather in a workshop in South Minneapolis just to make stuff. Studio Bricolage caters to grown-ups who have taken their children to crafts classes and alwys felt an urge to join in. This Friday's theme is paper, and visitors will be able, amongst other things, to learn how to make full-size paper suits.5:54 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Ford Executive: Automaker Doesn't Need Bailout
  William Clay Ford Jr., executive chairman of Ford Motor Co., says the company, which has taken steps to restructure its debt, is well-positioned for the future. Ford, he says, has a new labor agreement, a new health care agreement and has made investments in green technology.
• Egyptian Film Stirs Coptic Christian Controversy
  The film, translated as One-Zero, was threatened with a lawsuit even before it was finished and continues to draw attacks onlinedue its to frank portrayal of the difficulty Christian couples face in getting divorced or remarried.
• Dave Brubeck: Composing Ansel Adams
  Millions have discovered the now-familiar landmarks of California's Yosemite Valley through the extraordinary black-and-white photographs of Ansel Adams. Now, jazz legend Dave Brubeck aims to bring musical emotion to the experience of viewing Adams' work with a new piece.
• GM Could Be Split Up In Bankruptcy Court
  The idea of restructuring General Motors through bankruptcy court has been endorsed by GM's new chairman, among others. The White House says bankruptcy is still just an option. Legal scholars warn a smooth ride through Chapter 11 is easier said than done.
• Presidential Gift-Giving An Elaborate Process
  When President Barack Obama and first last Michelle Obama met Queen Elizabeth II Wednesday, they gave her an iPod filled with Broadway showtunes. This follows a much talked-about gift of 25 classic American movies on DVD that Obama gave British Prime Minister Gordon Brown last month.
• Judge: Bagram Prisoners May Challenge Detention
  A federal judge in Washington has ruled that some detainees held by the U.S. military at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan have the right to petition U.S. courts to challenge their detention. The court ruled in favor of detainees who were captured outside Afghanistan and transported there, and who contest their "enemy combatant" designation.
• Michigan Governor Optimistic On Auto Industry
  Gov. Jennifer Granholm tells NPR that she believes President Obama is standing behind the auto industry. She says the last thing she wants to see happen is controlled bankruptcies for General Motors and Chrysler. And she says 2010 will be a great year for the Big Three automakers.
• GM's Role In American Life
  General Motors has been a part of American culture for 100 years. In some ways, it is American culture. Jamie Kitman, New York Bureau Chief for Automobile magazine, discusses the role GM has played in shaping American life.
• Nuclear Fallout Solves Heart Mystery
  Scientists say the heart, long thought to be the least regenerative organ in the body, can grow new heart muscle cells. Fallout from atomic tests led to this new finding.
• Companies Get Leeway In Valuing Assets
  The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted Thursday to ease so-called "mark to market" rules. That will give banks more flexibility on how they value toxic assets and will make bank balance sheets look healthier.

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