Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Heroin claims cause Northfield turmoil
  When the Northfield Police Chief sounded the alarm on heroin, Northfielders came running. Then they started asking questions.5:40 p.m.
• Groundbreaking held for new U of M football stadium
  The University of Minnesota's new on-campus football stadium is one step closer to completion.5:45 p.m.
• First execution in South Dakota in 60 years set for 10 pm
  Elijah Page is scheduled to die by lethal injection Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 10:00 p.m. It will be the first execution in South Dakota in 60 years.5:55 p.m.
• Founder of MIA's photography department has died
  Minnesota has lost a champion of great photography. Ted Hartwell, who founded the photography department at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, died Tuesday at the age of 73. Hartwell belonged to the first generation of photography curators in American museums.6:24 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Reading a Letter From the Front: A Soldier in Iraq
  A soldier currently serving in Iraq, wrote home about the troubles facing troops there, and the mission overall. Time seems to stretch there, he says, and people are hanging their heads.
• Bush's Former Political Director Visits the Hill
  Former White House political director Sara Taylor appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The committee subpoenaed her to talk about White House involvement in the firings of several federal prosecutors last year. President Bush instructed her not to share secrets, on the basis of executive privilege.
• Surgeon General Nominee to Face Questions
  Confirmation hearings are scheduled Thursday for Dr. James Holsinger Jr., the Kentucky cardiologist nominated by President Bush to be the nation's 18th surgeon general. Holsinger is likely to face tough questioning — not only about his own qualifications, but about whether he can stand up to the political meddling that his predecessor, Richard Carmona, says hampered his ability to do the job.
• A Young Artist Dies in Iraq, 20 Years Old
  Jonathan Rossi loved to draw. The 20-year-old had designed several of his own tattoos and had hoped to work one day for Disney as a cartoonist. The Florida resident decided to join the Army. He died earlier this month in Iraq when a roadside bomb exploded.
• Kansans Return to Take Stock of Flood Damage
  Residents of Coffeyville, Kan., return to find what is left of their homes after flooding 12 days ago destroyed much of the town.
• Four Sentenced to Life in Prison for London Plot
  Four men have been sentenced to life imprisonment in London, after being found guilty of attempted terrorist attacks on the city's transport system. The failed bomb attacks in July 2005 came just two weeks after 52 people were killed in a series of suicide bombings on a bus and London's underground trains.
• Senate GOP Blocks Military Leave Proposal
  Lawmakers pushing for a new strategy in Iraq ran into a wall of opposition in the Senate, as Republicans blocked an attempt to require the military to give troops longer rest periods between deployments to Iraq. The GOP plans to block several other Iraq-related amendments to a defense policy bill.
• When Termites Attack, a Listener Listens
  Listener Eve Abrams of New Orleans records the swarming of termites in a lamp in her house. The critters make a crunching sound as they flutter and eat. A SoundClip, if there ever was one.
• Lady Bird Johnson, Former First Lady, Dies in Texas
  Lady Bird Johnson has died at 94. She was the wife of Lyndon Johnson, the nation's 36th president. But during the 34 years since his death, Lady Bird Johnson earned renown in her own right, as a champion of beautifying the outdoors. Johnson lived in Austin, Texas, where she oversaw her husband's presidential library and a wildflower research center that was named for her.
• Top Analyst: Surge Hasn't Cut Into Iraqi Violence
  The U.S. troop surge in Iraq has not significantly reduced violence there, according to Thomas Fingar, the nation's top intelligence analyst. Meanwhile, President Bush has announced Donald Kerr as his pick to be the next deputy director of National Intelligence.
• Politics and Competence: Competing Priorities
  New revelations about the surgeon general's role in the Bush administration highlight the perils of putting politics ahead of competence.
• Security Contractor Lives Life on Edge in Iraq
  Scott Schneider has spent the last three and a half years working for various private security firms in Iraq. During a recent visit to the U.S., he describes his dangerous work providing security for traveling convoys.
• Afghan Attorney General Criticized in Corruption Fight
  When Afghan President Hamid Karzai appointed Abdul Jabar Sabet as attorney general last summer, Afghans had high hopes that this Pashtun lawyer from Montreal would end government corruption. But 11 months later, Afghans say corruption and crime levels are worse than ever.
• A Single Dad Doles Out — and Learns — Lessons
  A single parent gets so many compliments for the great work he's doing that lately, it's all been going to his head. "I've turned into Mr. Brady," he thinks. Then he realizes he has some more to learn.
• South Dakota Execution Would Be First in 60 Years
  The state of South Dakota is scheduled to hold its first execution in 60 years. Elijah Page is scheduled to die by lethal injection. He waived his appeals, and asked to be put to death for his role in the torture and killing of a 19-year-old man seven years ago. But the planned execution has ignited a fierce debate.

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