Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• College students find fewer internships in poor economy
  The ailing economy has taken its toll on summer internships for college students. Companies say internships are the first thing to be cut in tough times. That means students, who rely on internships to make connections for full time jobs after graduation, may need to find new ways to gather workplace experience.4:24 p.m.
• Art Hounds: Week of April 30
  Each week Minnesota Public Radio News asks three people from the Minnesota arts scene to be "Art Hounds." Their job is to step outside their own work and hunt down something exciting that's going on this weekend.4:44 p.m.
• Developers hope new project spurs business in north Minneapolis
  Today a non-profit developer broke ground in north Minneapolis on a project designed to turn a building once used as a funeral home into a sign of life along one of the city's most neglected corridors.4:55 p.m.
• Health Department continues flu investigation
  The Minnesota Department of Health confirmed the state's first case of swine flu on Thursday, leading school officials to keep a central Minnesota middle school closed through Tuesday.5:19 p.m.
• Pawlenty: 'Realistically, we should expect more cases'
  State officials went to Cold Spring Thurasday to talk about the first confirmed case of the H1N1 flu in Minnesota. They reassured area residents that the state is ready to deal with this.5:24 p.m.
• Coleman asks Supreme Court to count more Senate votes
  Republican Norm Coleman's attorneys filed paperwork with the state Supreme Court asking it to order the three-judge panel to count more rejected absentee ballots or say no one won the race.5:50 p.m.
• Minn. Chrysler dealers wonder who's on chopping block
  Chrysler's bankruptcy filing today is leaving the company's dealers in Minnesota with a lot of unanswered questions. Officials say it is likely Chrysler will pare down its base of 3,300 dealerships nationwide, but they haven't said how many cuts will be made.5:53 p.m.
• 'Burning Piano' performed at Carleton
  What would you do with an old, useless upright piano? How about setting it on fire and calling it art? That's what's happening tonight in Northfield, and some people are getting pretty heated over that idea. But it's actually a controversial piece of performance art that is over 40 years old.6:24 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Justice Souter To Retire From Supreme Court
  NPR has learned that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning to retire at the end of the court's current term. Souter's retirement would give President Obama his first appointment to the high court, and most observers expect that he will appoint a woman.
• Young Workers Find Opportunity In Power Industry
  A large sector of the work force that runs the electrical system in the U.S. is expected to retire soon, depleting the supply of workers to maintain the grid and keep the lights on. So power companies find themselves training new workers to repair and maintain some very antiquated equipment.
• Remembering Walter P. Chrysler
  Walter P. Chrysler was Time magazine's second Man of the Year. A railroad man and a turnaround artist, he went to work at GM, making Buick more efficient and profitable. He pioneered painting and stockpiling parts to shorten assembly time. Then, he set off on his own buying car companies.
• University of Wyoming Professor Missing In Japan
  Poet and professor Craig Arnold is a volcano enthusiast. Three days ago, he went missing on a Japanese island where he had gone to see a local volcano. He has visited many volcanoes around the world and written poems and essays about them. His colleague Peter Parolin talks about Arnold's life and passions.
• Expert: In Emergency, Rational Behavior Inevitable
  The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a flu pandemic in the U.S. could cost as much as $675 billion — much of that due to fear and confusion. Dr. Sandro Galea, director of the Center for Global Health at the University of Michigan and a professor of Epidemiology at the University's School of Public Health, offers his insight.
• Flu Forces Mexicans To Stay Home, Shut Businesses
  Mexican President Felipe Calderon has told nonessential Mexican workers to stay home for a five-day partial shutdown of the economy. The move is an effort to stem the spread of the swine flu that has killed up to 176 people and sickened thousands.
• Biden Clarifies Travel Comments
  The clarification was fast in coming after Vice President Joe Biden said on the Today show that he had advised his family not to fly or take public transportation. It was later clarified that he meant only avoid unnecessary air travel to Mexico.
• Rescued Captain Testifies In Congress
  Capt. Richard Phillips who was taken hostage from his ship by pirates and later rescued by U.S. Navy Seals testified Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He spoke about the experience and what he thinks the U.S government can learn from it.
• Obama: Chrysler Bankruptcy Wise Move
  The president of the United States does not usually announce business deals and bankruptcies, but these are not usual times. President Obama announced Thursday that troubled automaker Chrysler would head into bankruptcy with the promise of up to $6 billion in taxpayer money to try to salvage the company.
• What's Next For Chrysler?
  The Chrysler that emerges from bankruptcy will bear almost no resemblance to the iconic company founded by Walter Chrysler 84 years ago. It will be a division of the Italian carmaker Fiat whose largest shareholder is the United Auto Workers.
• Painter Ernie Barnes Dies At 70
  Barnes was most famous for paintings that appeared on the television series Good Times and on the cover of the Marvin Gaye album I Want You. The football player turned painter influenced a crop of black artists.
• Torture Issues Likely To Linger
  The release of so-called torture memos and the political aftermath suggest that the issue won't go away anytime soon, says NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr. Rather, it will continue to demand the Obama administration's attention despite the president's expressed desire to look forward rather than backward.
• High-Def 'Hunt For Gollum,' New Lord Of The Fanvids
  In Britain, die-hard Lord of the Rings fans have put together a 40-minute film "inspired by" the Peter Jackson trilogy. It looks gorgeous. It's free to download starting May 3. And it's totally unauthorized.
• Photographer Offers Window Into Obama's Life
  Callie Shell, a photographer on contract for Time magazine, has been one of a very few photographers with personal access to the Obama family. She tells NPR about how the president has handled meetings, travel and family life in his first 100 days in office.
• The Neelys Get Playful With A $9 Mac 'N' Cheese
  The Neelys, who own Neely's Bar-B-Que in Memphis, Tenn., took NPR's "How Low Can You Go" family supper challenge and created a twist on mac 'n' cheese: cheesy corkscrews with a crunchy bacon topping. Both Pat and Gina Neely grew up in families that had to be economical, so they joked that the challenge would be no problem.

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