Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Supreme Court rules PhotoCop unconstitutional
  The court told the city of Minneapolis that it must stop its "Stop on Red" program, which photographed vehicles running red lights, because it violates state law. But supporters of the so-called PhotoCop program say it cut down on crashes in accident-prone intersections.5:19 p.m.
• Morrison County approves dog breeding kennel
  Commissioners in Morrison County have given the go-ahead for a controversial large dog-breeding kennel near Little Falls. The outcome of the fight could lead to stricter state and local regulation of large dog kennels.5:22 p.m.
• Remembering Herb Carneal
  The man known as the voice of the Minnesota Twins - Herb Carneal - was remembered Thursday at Colonial Church in Edina. Carneal broadcast Twins games for 45 years, and died this past weekend at the age of 83.5:24 p.m.
• Pork-handling objections are small scale and seldom public
  Islam forbids eating and selling pork, but does that bar a Muslim cashier from scanning a customer's package of bacon? Several Muslim leaders say a few cashiers' objections do not signal a growing problem.5:50 p.m.
• Around the world for cancer awareness
  Rosie Swale Pope has been running around the world for three and a half years to raise cancer awareness. So far, she's worn out 38 pairs of running shoes. She's covered 21,000 miles and still has 4,000 to go. Pope stopped in Minneapolis Thursday.6:25 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Obama's New Mission: Connect with Iowans
  Sen. Barack Obama proved this week he can match presidential rival Sen. Hillary Clinton step for step when it comes to raising money. But in Iowa, voters are still asking for more specifics on subjects like health care. Michelle Norris talks to David Greene.
• 'The Hoax' Tells a Real Story About a Fake
  In the early 1970s, Clifford Irving got a million-dollar advance for what turned out to be a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Irving's fake was discovered, and he went to jail — where he wrote a best-seller about how he nearly got away with it. That entire adventure has been turned into a movie, The Hoax, starring Richard Gere and Alfred Molina.
• Taliban Wages War on Afghan Girls' Schools
  The reemergence of the Taliban threatens one of Afghanistan's greatest achievements: education. Female students, whom the Taliban denounces as un-Islamic, are at greatest risk. Their teachers are kidnapped and killed; their classrooms are torched; and their parents are threatened.
• Pushing an Anti-Gangster Message on the Air
  In Los Angeles, a former gang member has taken to the airwaves with a radio show that's become a listening post for some of the city's most troubled, gang-plagued neighborhoods. For many, the program has become something resembling 'community therapy' over the airwaves.
• Release of Drug Offenders Strains Communities
  In the 1980s and '90s, more than a million people in the United States were arrested each year on drug charges. Most went to prison. Now hundreds of thousands of inmates are returning to their neighborhoods, and many communities are collapsing under the burden.
• Probe Targets College Financial Aid Kickbacks
  High-ranking financial aid officers at three major universities owned stock in a loan company they recommended as a "preferred lender," says New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Citibank and seven major universities acknowledged a kickback scheme.
• South Dakota Lets Primaries Stand at June 3
  South Dakota has chosen not to shift the date of its presidential and state primaries from June 3, defying a trend in which states are vying to move up their primary and caucus dates to as early as January, hoping to exert more influence on the selection of the 2008 presidential nominees.
• Letters: America's Drug War, and an Apology
  Melissa Block and Michele Norris read from your letters. Among the topics: your reaction to our week-long series on drugs in America, The Forgotten War — and a correction about a story from Chicago.
• Ukrainians Protest Yushchenko's Call for Elections
  Thousands of people are back on the streets of the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Two years after the country's Orange Revolution, Ukraine is once again in political crisis. This time, opponents of the pro-Western President Victor Yushchenko are demonstrating — defying his call for new elections. Legislators and the prime minister call the move unconstitutional.
• 'I Was Fearing the Worst': A Son Is Freed in Iran
  Among the sailors and marines released after being held by Iran was 22-year-old Nathan Summers of the British Royal Navy. Melissa Block talks with Nathan's father, Roy Summers, about his experience since his son was seized in the Persian Gulf on March 23. Summer lives in Hayle, in Cornwall.
• Britain Get Sailors Back, with Some Sad News
  The joyful return of 15 British sailors and marines to Britain held by Iran for nearly two weeks has been marred by news of the deaths of a group of British soldiers and their translator in Iraq. Prime Minister Tony Blair said it is too early to tell who was behind the attack.
• Tenn. Radio Pioneer 'Janie Joplin' Has Died
  We remember radio pioneer Vida Jane Butler, known on the air as "Janie Joplin." She died last week after a battle with Alzheimer's Disease at 84. She was a DJ on WHER in Memphis, Tenn., in the 1950s. The station was billed as the "First All-Female Radio Station."
• Alabama College System Faces New Inquiry
  Scandal is rocking Alabama's two-year college system. The problems first surfaced in 2004, when former Gov. Don Siegelman faced bribery charges for allegedly funneling more than a half-million dollars through the state Fire College. Last year, the system's chancellor was dismissed for alleged mismanagement and nepotism. This week, suspicion spread to state lawmakers.
• Slots at the Sands Pay Out Months After Closing
  The Sands Casino may have closed down in November, but the last jackpot came this week. When workers arrived to remove the slot machines, they found over $17,000 in spare change in the casino. Michele Norris talks to Carmen Gonzales, a spokesperson for Pinnacle Atlantic City, the company that bought the Sands Hotel last year.
• An Exile on Main Street
  Commentator Laura Lorson doesn't like to drive, because the highway makes her very nervous. When she has to take a highway trip, she finds that some of the most insignificant things seem to take on the most importance — even when there's a life-or-death situation unfolding in front of her.

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