Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Two sides agree on stadium land sale, but don't sound happy
  Hennepin County agrees to pay nearly $29 million for the land for the Minnesota Twins' new baseball stadium. Twins owner Carl Pohlad will kick in an additional $15 million for infrastructure around the ballpark.4:49 p.m.
• Botanical art depicts Dalai Lama's garden
  A new botanical art exhibit at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum highlights the rare wildflowers of Tibet and India.4:53 p.m.
• Lawmakers approve only part of MnDOT's spending request
  A panel of skeptical lawmakers gave MnDOT the authority to spend an extra $60 million in the aftermath of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse -- less than one-third of the agency's $195 million request.5:15 p.m.
• Three investigations search for cause of I-35W bridge collapse
  The National Transportation Safety Board isn't the only entity looking for the cause of the bridge collapse.5:18 p.m.
• Medtronic stops selling heart device
  Medtronic has suspended distribution of its Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads, after identifying five patient deaths in which a lead fracture may have been a contributing factor.5:24 p.m.
• Leonid Hurwicz -- commanding intellect, humble soul, Nobel Prize winner
  Hurwicz, one of three winners of the Nobel Prize for economics was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota for more than a half century. Hurwicz, 90, is known as a gentle and supportive soul with a demanding intellect.5:48 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Heart Defibrillator Wires Malfunction, Company Says
  Medical technology giant Medtronic Inc. has voluntarily suspended a key component of its heart defibrillators. It says tiny wires on its Sprint Fidelis may be prone to fracture and malfunction.
• Lesser-Knowns Head to Top of College Football
  With so many upsets in college football this year, the top 25 rankings are in upheaval — leaving a little-known team, the University of South Florida, in the No. 2 spot.
• Oil-Price Increase a Symptom of Turkish Tensions
  Rising tensions with Iraq and deteriorating relations with the United States helped send oil prices skyward. Washington, D.C., sent envoys on a surprise visit to Ankara to urge restraint, as Turkey threatens to attack Kurdish separatists in Northern Iraq.
• Rice Meets with Palestinians for Forum Preparations
  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets with Palestinian leaders, pushing ahead with preparations for a November peace conference in the U.S.
• News Venture Aims to Provide Deep Reporting
  A new journalism venture, Pro Publica, is aimed at creating a newsroom for investigative journalism. Paul Steiger, former managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, will serve as president and editor-in-chief.
• The Team Behind Dodd's Web Site
  A look at Sen. Christopher Dodd's (D-CT) Web team is part of our series on people who work behind the scenes on the presidential campaigns.
• Banks Step Up to Rescue Credit Market
  On Monday, the nation's three largest banks said they would invest up to $80 billion to get the debt market back on its feet. That market came to a screeching halt this summer as part of the credit gridlock that spun out of the subprime mortgage crisis.
• Students Now Caretakers of Internment Camp
  High school history students have pledged to take care of a historical site and tell the world what happened there. Thousands of Japanese-Americans were held outside the small town of Granada, Colo., in Camp Amache. The internment camp was closed Oct. 15, 1945.
• Americans Getting Less Cancer, Report Shows
  A new report in the journal Cancer shows that Americans are getting cancer less often. The study also shows that the decline in cancer deaths has accelerated in recent years.
• Souza's 'New Bossa Nova' Covers Pop Standards
  Luciana Souza's The New Bossa Nova features pop standards set to a Brazilian bossa nova beat.
• Chicago University Often Vies for Economics Prize
  Members of the University of Chicago's renowned economics department are perennial contenders for the Nobel Prize in economics, illustrated once again by Monday's announcement.
• Americans' Theory for Maximizing Gains Wins Nobel
  The Nobel Prize for economics has been awarded to three Americans. Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin and Roger B. Myerson are credited with developing a theory that helps explain how sellers and buyers can maximize their gains from a transaction.
• Florida Lawmakers Urge Bush to Pass Water Bill
  President Bush has promised to veto a water resources bill passed by the House and Senate, but because it contains funding to restore the Everglades, the Republican governor of Florida and state lawmakers have sent the president letters asking him not to veto it.
• Yipping Pups are Music to Coyote Tracker's Ears
  Jon Way spends most of his night combing the woods and roadsides of New England, tracking coyotes. On a recent evening, he tracked the movements of an animal he's been watching for years. This audio postcard comes from Cape Cod.
• U.S. Commanders Encourage Shiite-Sunni Truce
  Amid ongoing sectarian violence, the catch phrase for the U.S. military in Iraq today is "neighborhood reconciliation." The daily death toll reveals what a challenge that is. But there is some success to report in Baghdad communities where U.S. army units are based, as company commanders try to get Sunnis and Shiites to talk to each other.

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