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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
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
- 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. - 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. - 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. - House Passes College Loan Bill, Inviting Veto Threat
The House of Representatives has approved the College Cost Reduction Act, which will cut subsidies to lenders and limit loan interest for students. The White House has threatened to veto the legislation, saying it creates too much new spending and will hurt student borrowers in the long run. - 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. - Gas Prices Rise, as Average Hits $3 a Gallon
Gasoline prices are on the rise again, after falling for the last six weeks. A survey by AAA shows the average price at the pump nationwide hit $3 a gallon today. And an international watchdog warned this week that energy supplies are likely to remain tight for at least the next five years. - Zimbabwe's Economy Teeters Out of Control
Melissa Block talks with John Robertson, an economist in Zimbabwe, about the situation there. Inflation is out of control, prices are through the roof and the country is experiencing a fuel shortage. - 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. - 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. - Hapless Hack Covers War in Iraq in 'Last One In'
The satirical novel The Last One In chronicles the adventures of an unlikely war correspondent — a New York gossip columnist sent to the front lines of the Iraq war. In 2003, author Nicholas Kulish was an embedded reporter with troops in Iraq.
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