Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Another fight over power lines underway in Minnesota
  Utilities pushing for several new power lines hope to avoid the controversy that plagued the last major high-voltage power line project decades ago.4:45 p.m.
• Artists go with the Flow at MCAD
  A bulletproof umbrella and a book riddled with holes don't seem to have much in common, but they are both part of a new exhibit at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design which explores time and the landscape.5:35 p.m.
• Southern Minn. wrestles with flooded fields
  By some estimates, more than five million acres of farmland across the Midwest have been ruined by flooding so far this season.5:50 p.m.
• Garnett finally achieves his national champhionship
  Kevin Garnett, in his first season with the Boston Celtics, has achieved what he couldn't manage in 12 seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves: Winning an NBA Championship.6:27 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Russert Remembered
  NBC newsman Tim Russert's funeral was today. His wake was held Tuesday afternoon and evening. The normally warring worlds and factions of Washington come together for a moment in sorrow and loss.
• Spending of Drug Money Questioned
  Federal rules allow local law enforcement agencies to seize drug money headed south to Mexico. Millions of dollars are at stake. The system has strengths but critics say there's too little oversight of how the money is spent.
• GAO Questions Tanker Deal
  The Government Accountability Office Wednesday upheld Boeing's protest of a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract awarded to Airbus and Northrop Grumman. The decision is not binding but there may now be pressure on the Air Force to re-examine the deal.
• Tracking Source of Salmonella
  The continuing outbreak of salmonella from tomatoes has now caused more than 200 infections. David Acheson, the Food and Drug Administration's food safety czar, discusses the challenges that come with tracking down the source of the outbreak. Melissa Block talks to Acheson.
• NATO, Afghan Troops Battle Taliban
  NATO troops and Afghan government forces are battling Taliban militants on the outskirts of the southern city of Kandahar. Taliban fighters seized villages in the Arghandab valley, just north of Kandahar earlier this week.
• Feds: Americans Driving Less
  The Federal Highway Administration announces Wednesday that Americans are cutting down on driving. The decline is much larger than the only other drop in history, during the energy crisis of the late 1970s and 1980s, the government says.
• Paper: Muslim Women Sidelined at Obama Rally
  Two Muslim women who attended Barack Obama's event Monday in Detroit were told they couldn't stand behind the candidate, Politico reported. One was told her head covering was an issue, and another was told by an Obama volunteer that for political reasons they didn't want Muslims appearing with him on TV. Melissa Block talks with Ben Smith, senior political reporter at the Politico.
• Hope in Pakistan Gives Way to Reality
  Two months after the Pakistani government was installed, the euphoria has vanished. The political elite are still arguing and the people on the streets have seen little improvement in their lives or the departure of President Pervez Musharraf.
• Fla. Restores Voting Rights to Ex-Felons
  Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said Tuesday that more than 115,000 former offenders had regained their voting rights after the state revised its rules last April. Robert Siegel talks to Muslima Lewis, director of the voting rights project at the American Civil Liberties Union in Florida, who lobbied the governor to change the rules.
• Survey: Scientific Misconduct Underreported
  A new survey of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests 1,000 cases of what could be scientific misconduct go unreported each year.
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Recovers From Floods
  In Iowa, the Cedar River is still running high and not expected to fall back below flood stage until Sunday. But the city of Cedar Rapids is already jump-starting the recovery of its flooded neighborhoods. At the height of the flooding this week, 25,000 people evacuated from the city.
• In Brooklyn, Ikea Offers Sailing Option
  Big-box store Ikea has gone into a sleepy industrial neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y., changing not only the landscape but the transportation options it offers. Now you can get your Sklar bookshelves and sail back to Manhattan.
• Obama, McCain Trade Jabs on Terrorism
  There's a lot of talk about change this election season, but one thing that hasn't changed: talk of terrorism and 9/11. This week John McCain has stepped up his attacks on Barack Obama over the issue, and Obama has forcefully fired back.
• Perfecting the Art of Frugal Living in NYC
  A Columbia University study examines how artists manage to live in high-priced New York City on salaries of less than $30,000 a year. The artists, all older than 62, have spent their careers learning how to live well and cheaply.
• Sen. Brownback Says McCain Must Woo Evangelicals
  Although Republican presidential candidate John McCain has said he would want to loosen the GOP's hard-line stance on abortion, Sen. Sam Brownback says McCain will hold the party line in part to garner support from evangelical Christians.

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