Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Red Lake chairman faces accusations in election dispute
  Red Lake Tribal Chairman Buck Jourdain is fending off allegations that he bought votes and misused tribal funds in a July election. Jourdain will make his case to the Tribal Council Tuesday. The council will also weigh in on a call for a new election.5:20 p.m.
• Oil field shutdown will increase prices at the pump
  A leaky old pipe is disrupting oil supply from Alaska. BP, the world's second-largest oil company, has closed down the Prudhoe Bay oil fields. They found a leak over the weekend in part of the pipeline, and turned off the taps. The shut-down will halt eight percent of the nation's crude oil production.5:24 p.m.
• Black economic empowerment enters South African wine industry
  A St. Paul professor has been spending time time with some South African wine makers who are part of their government's program to put more agricultural land in the hands of the black population. William Moseley, a geography professor at Macalester College joins me to talk about how the program is working.5:44 p.m.
• The last ride on the Tilt-a-Whirl
  A visit to an amusement park belongs to summer like a pair of shorts, ice cream cones or a day at the lake. According to the International Amusement Park Association, big operations continue to thrive. But in recent years, small town carnivals have been closing down all over the state, including one in Bemidji.6:23 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Move Over, Osbournes, It's the Ospreys!
  A family of the big hawks is nesting in the Chesapeake Bay yard of commentator Terrence Smith. He is amused by their antics -- and pleased to see that they've come roaring back after suffering ill effects from DDT in the 1960s.
• Manhattanites in a Manatee State of Mind
  John Vargo, publisher of Boating on the Hudson magazine, put out an alert last week: a 10-foot-long specimen has been spotted in and around New York City on the Hudson River.
• Sunni Militias of Baghdad Are Recruiting
  Sunnis are forming their own militias, offering a monthly wage of $700 (with extra for hazardous duty pay). Their goal is to defend Sunni shrines and politicians against Shiite fighters.
• The Race to Rescue a Lebanese Teen
  Workers frantically try to save a 16-year-old girl, buried up to her neck in the rubble of a building bombed by Israeli warplanes early today. The air strike on Ghaziyeh was one of dozens across Lebanon today.
• No California Reunion for Iranian Visitors
  With U.S. visas in hand, they flew into San Francisco for an alumni reunion in Silicon Valley. But for reasons that are not clear, customs officials revoked many of the visas.
• A Price Rise is in the Pipeline
  Oil prices rise more than $2 a barrel today after BP announces it is shutting down production from Alaska's Prudhoe Bay field because of corrosion in its pipelines.
• Preaching to the Pocketbook
  Commentator Robert Franklin, a professor at the School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, is disturbed by the sermons he hears from "prosperity preachers."
• Railroad Expansion Makes Mayo Clinic Cross
  The politically connected chief of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad wants federal funds to extend the line to run from Montana coal fields to coal-fired power plants in Illinois -- passing by the Mayo Clinic. But the clinic fears the risk of an accident involving hazardous materials would pose an unacceptable threat to its patients.
• From the Ranch: Bush on the Middle East, Iraq, Cuba
  From his ranch near Crawford, Texas, President Bush talks to reporters about the issues of the day. He supports the proposed U.N. resolution calling for cessation of hostilities in southern Lebanon, he does not believe that Iraq is sliding into civil war, and he urges Cuban exiles not to mix in as the country faces Castro's illness.
• A Progress Report from Israel
  The Israeli army says it has pushed Hezbollah back but the Lebanese group is far from defeated. Today, Hezbollah launched 140 rockets into northern Israel, wounding ten. Israel, meanwhile, faces criticism for the civilian deaths in its campaign.
• Ney Nixes Re-election Bid
  The embattled Ohioan had said he'd run again this fall. But now seven-term Republican Congressman Bob Ney, under investigation for his role in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal, has announced he will not stand for office. Bill Cohen of Ohio Public Radio reports.
• Countdown to Connecticut's Primary
  It's the final day of campaigning in one of the most closely watched Senate primaries in the country: Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman vs. his primary challenger, businessman Ned Lamont. The debate touches on issues from race to the war in Iraq. At the 11th hour, Lieberman is behind, but surging.
• A Dog Sled Champ's Battle with Cancer
  Susan Butcher, who won the grueling Iditarod race four times, died over the weekend. Libby Riddles, the first woman to win the Alaska competition, remembers Butcher as a fierce competitor who was strongly devoted to her dogs.
• Mixed Middle East Messages
  Israeli warplanes continue to strike parts of Lebanon, including a Shiite district of Beirut. The attacks follow a passionate plea from Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora for a full Israeli withdrawal and an end to the fighting.
• Oh No! A Faux Van Gogh?
  For decades, visitors to Australia's National Gallery of Victoria have admired the Dutch artist's "Portrait of a Man." But Dr. Frank Whitford is one of the art critics who believe the painting is a fake.

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