Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Developer submits plans for controversial St. Paul project
  St. Paul developer Jerry Trooien announced today he has submitted the city paperwork for his huge Bridges of St. Paul project. St. Paul officials have criticized Trooien for moving too far ahead with the housing, entertainment and hotel project without the city approvals he needs. Trooien's dream needs to overcome opposition from the project's neighbors and skepticism in city hall.4:44 p.m.
• Conservationists push a more efficient light bulb
  Want to save money and the environment? It could be as easy as changing a light bulb, according to organizers of the Minnesota Energy Challenge.5:24 p.m.
• South Dakota prepares for execution
  South Dakota could execute it's first death row inmate since 1947, next week. Elijah Page has given up his right to appeal his conviction for the brutal murder of a man in March of 2000.5:45 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Business Finds New Way to Chill Carry-On Lobster
  Because of the ban on liquids aboard planes, Clearwater Seafoods, which sells lobsters in the Nova Scotia airport, had to find a substitute for the ice packs it uses to keep carry-on lobster cold during flights. The general manager of the lobster division, Tony Jabbour, says that the company went a week with no sales before finding the perfect solution: frozen vegetables.
• Israeli President Under Fire in Harrassment Probe
  Israeli police are questioning President Moshe Katzav about allegations of sexual harassment of a female employee in his office. Katzav denies the charge and others leveled against him, and he is resisting demands that he resign or take a leave of absence while the investigation continues.
• 'Plan B' Gets FDA's Over-Counter Approval
  Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Julie Rovner about the Food and Drug Administration's decision to approve sales of the so-called morning-after pill without a prescription. The new rules allow women over 18 to buy the "Plan B" drug over the counter. The decision comes after three years of national debate over access to emergency contraception.
• Ghostly Noise Visits Office Every Afternoon
  Every day at four in the afternoon, Lisa Rose hears a mysterious, ghostly sound in her office in Oakland, Calif. Rose explains the origin of the eerie sound: the wind that creeps in through a window.
• A Vermont Family Adapts to Rising Energy Prices
  High fuel prices have people all over the country thinking about their driving habits and expenses. Reporter Steve Zind profiles a Vermont family that has cut back on driving and even added a third car to the driveway so they can leave the pickup and the SUV at home.
• Oaxaca Teachers' Strike Gains Momentum
  What began May 22 as a teachers' strike in Oaxaca, Mexico, has escalated into a round-the-clock demonstration, with protesters occupying the city's center, demanding the resignation of the governor, and taking over radio and television stations to ensure their version of the news is broadcast.
• Analyst: Blame Investors for High Gas Prices
  Everyone knows that oil prices are high because demand has boomed in places like China, while supply has remained stagnant or fallen. But some oil analysts are focusing on a different issue: the amount of oil that's being held off the market in storage. These analysts say the oil market has created big incentives to hold on to oil rather then sell it.
• Top U.S. Officers May Be Charged in Iraq Killings
  A number of U.S. military officers are being charged or disciplined in the ongoing investigations into Haditha, Hamdania and other alleged atrocities. A Marine lieutenant has been charged with assault; two officers have been relieved; and an Army colonel has been accused of ordering soldiers to "kill all military-age males." More such charges -- possibly against generals -- are expected soon.
• Letters: Pluto, and a Cemetery
  Each Thursday we read from listeners' emails. Pluto's demotion from full-fledged planet to "dwarf planet" has brought in a lot of letters. We hear your creative suggestion of a new status for Pluto. Also, comments on a mixup in a cemetery, and new lyrics for the old musical "The Fantasticks".
• Bush Brings Cash, Strategy to Fall Elections
  As the Bush administration gears up for midterm elections, President Bush and Vice President Cheney are raising large sums of campaign money for GOP candidates. And the White House has dusted off a political strategy that won two consecutive elections.
• Congress Names What It Names
  How do you get your name on a big federal building? It helps to be important in the federal government, and to have died recently. But lately, that second requirement seems to have been suspended.
• U.S. Intelligence on Iran Faulted
  Intelligence agencies are facing large gaps in their intelligence on Iran, according to a newly released House Intelligence report. Robert Siegel speaks with Vali Nasr, fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations, who says that the performance of the Hezbollah guerillas in the recent crisis in Lebanon shows that the West has been underestimating Iran's power.
• Pluto, the Un-Planet?
  The world's astronomers finally voted today on the highly controversial issue of how to define a planet. The official definition means Pluto is no longer a planet. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on the pandemonium in the convention halls of Prague, where the astronomers are meeting.
• Wind Power Proves Divisive, Even for Environmentalists
  Tapping into wind power's clean energy isn't as simple as it sounds. Even the environmental groups that tout sustainable energy are divided when it comes to the massive turbines. In Maine, a key environmental group opposes plans to put turbines on a high-visibility ridgeline.
• French Will Send 2,000 Troops to Lebanon
  In a televised address Thursday, French President Jacques Chirac announced that France would commit 2,000 troops to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon. He also said France is ready to command the force. Robert Siegel talks with Dominique Moisi, senior advisor of the French Institute of International Relations.

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