Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Senate race in full swing at fairgrounds
  It's not an election year, but the race for U.S. Senate is going strong at the Minnesota State Fair.5:20 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Atomic Energy Agency's Iran Report Stokes Debate
  The International Atomic Energy Agency is releasing a new report on Iran's nuclear program, saying Iran is more cooperative in answering outstanding questions about its past secret nuclear operations. The report is likely to provide fuel for debate over compelling Tehran to abandon uranium enrichment.
• Letters: Katrina, Sen. Craig, Ultimate Fighting
  Listeners e-mails include thanks for a report on the lack of mental health resources in New Orleans, mixed feelings about a story on Katrina evacuees in Houston, a response to coverage of Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's arrest, and thoughts on Ultimate Fighting.
• Businesses Blame Slow Sales on Housing
  Newsweek columnist Daniel Gross says a lot of people use home equity to buy big-ticket items, such as boats and cars, and those industries are already blaming a downturn in business on the problems in the housing market.
• Spain Battles Devastating Vole Infestation
  An invasion of mouse-like rodents is laying waste to a broad swath of farmland in central Spain. Farmers are trying everything from burning fields to squashing the creatures with giant rolling pins, but to little avail.
• Jazz Fests Boost Musicians, Fans, Local Economies
  Since the very first jazz festival — at Newport, R.I., in 1954 — the events have been high-profile showcases for musicians. But they can also be important economic engines for the communities that host them.
• FBI Investigates Store Extortion Threats
  The FBI is investigating an extortion scheme targeting large grocery and discount stores across the country. Businesses in 11 states have gotten phone calls from an extortionist threatening to detonate a bomb. Authorities say no bombs have been found.
• 'Father of Human-Powered Flight' Dies
  Paul MacCready Jr., known as the "father of human-powered flight," for designing the first aircraft to make a sustained, controlled flight powered solely by a human, has died. He was 81. Bryan Allen, a pilot for MacCready's aircraft, talks with Melissa Block.
• Iraq Has Failed to Hit Benchmarks, GAO Report Says
  A new assessment by the Government Accountability Office reportedly says that Iraq has failed to meet almost all of the political and military goals layed out Congress.
• Housing Woes Grow as Prices Slump Nationwide
  A federal report finds that housing prices were flat this spring and could be heading lower. Economists say the recent news is evidence that the real estate slump will be more prolonged and widespread than predicted.
• Confirmation Hopes Dimming for Top CIA Lawyer
  John Rizzo is the nominee for the top legal job at the CIA. He was deeply involved in establishing the agency's interrogation and detention policies – perhaps too involved, for the Senate intelligence committee's tastes. The CIA, meanwhile, is going on four years without a permanent general counsel.
• Murder Hearing Begins for Marine in Haditha Killings
  The leader of a Marine squad charged with killing 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha faces a military hearing at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sgt. Frank Wuterich is charged with 18 counts of unpremeditated murder.
• Senator's Bathroom Bust is No Laughing Matter
  As a gay man, Commentator Marc Acito says that when he really started thinking about the news of Sen. Larry Craig's guilty plea in a lewd conduct case, he stopped enjoying it.
• Police Tape Has Senator Denying Sex Solicitation
  The scandal over Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's arrest in an airport bathroom took a new turn Thursday. Minnesota Airport Police released an audio recording featuring the Senator and the arresting officer. Meanwhile, in Idaho, some people are asking why it took so long for the story to come out.
• Va. Governor Says He Won't Call for Tech Firings
  Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine says he agrees with a new report on the Virginia Tech massacre, but he says he won't call for the firing of university officials involved in the decision making on the tragic day. The report says the university could have done more to prevent the April shootings.
• Virginia Tech Report Criticizes School Officials
  More than four months after the shootings at Virginia Tech, a state panel investigating the incident released its final report. It criticizes university officials both for the response to the shootings and for their handling of Seung-hui Cho in the months leading up to the April killings.

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