Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Photography captures spirit of the spirit world
  A Minneapolis photographer searches for answers about the afterlife with a camera.4:51 p.m.
• Minneapolis gives up on finding missing ballots
  Elections officials in Minneapolis today gave up their search for 133 missing ballots in the U.S. Senate recount. In addition, some counties are not cooperating with a call from the State Canvassing Board to sort out rejected absentee ballots.5:20 p.m.
• Timberwolves fire Wittman; McHale takes over as coach
  The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired head coach Randy Wittman, and the team's general manager Kevin McHale will take over.5:24 p.m.
• Duluth's aviation industry comes down to earth
  Duluth's aircraft industry is starting to hurt. Duluth-based Cirrus Design makes the nation's top selling small airplane, the SR-22. But airplane sales aren't recession-proof, and reduced demand is affecting other spinoff industries in the region.5:50 p.m.
• Fergus Falls band to march in inauguration
  The Fergus Falls High School marching band has been selected to perform at President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration next month.5:54 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Congress Sends White House Auto Bailout Plan
  Congressional Democrats have sent the White House a draft of a roughly $15 billion auto bailout that is expected to come to a vote this week. The automakers say they will run out of money without the cash infusion.
• Webcams Offer View To Another World
  Omar Gallaga, tech culture reporter with the Austin American-Statesman, talks about webcams: how they work, what kind of networking programs will give you the most bang for your webcam buck, and just how much you should spend on a decent webcam.
• Laid-off Chicago Workers Continue Sit-In
  It is a day four of a sit-in by more than 200 laid-off workers at Republic Windows and Doors, a Chicago factory that closed its doors Friday. Negotiations continue to get those workers jobs back or at least vacation and severance pay.
• N.Y. Gov. Paterson Welcomes Obama Plan
  President-elect Barack Obama's national infrastructure plan is being applauded by New York Gov. David Paterson. Paterson talks about how New York would use the money, adding there are currently 98 shovel-ready projects in need of the cash.
• Can Infrastructure Spending Rev Up The Economy?
  President-elect Obama says he will put infrastructure spending at the heart of an economic stimulus package. Critics question whether projects could start soon enough to jum-start the economy. Others say green energy proposals could have short- and long-term benefits.
• GM Makes Case For Bailout With Ad
  The Senate may vote on an auto bailout as early as Tuesday after Congress sent White House details of a $15 billion rescue plan. General Motors is doing its best to ease the way. It has run full-page ads admitting past mistakes and promising to overhaul the company.
• Economist Examines Housing Prices, Recovery Plans
  Karl Case, professor of economics at Wellesley College, and co-founder of the Standard & Poor Case-Shiller Housing Price Index, says across the country between 12 million and 13 million people now hold mortgages worth more than their homes.
• Chicago Privatization Blitz Draws Critics
  Chicago is privatizing its 36,000 parking meters and getting more than a billion dollars in return. It is the latest in a handful of public assets that the city is leasing to private operators, leading some to wonder whether it sells future generations of taxpayers short.
• Five In Guantanamo Offer 9/11 Guilty Pleas
  Five of the most prominent detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, say they want to plead guilty to plotting the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Carol Rosenberg, a reporter for the Miami Herald, who is covering the hearings, offers her insight into the case.
• Debt-Laden Tribune Co. Files For Bankruptcy
  The nation's third-largest newspaper publisher filed for bankruptcy today. The Chicago-based Tribune Co. owns eight metro dailies, including the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and The Baltimore Sun.
• Did Coldplay Plagiarize Guitarist Joe Satriani?
  This past summer, you might have found it impossible to avoid the string-saturated "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay. Guitarist Joe Satriani thinks it sounds remarkably similar to his 2004 song "If I Could Fly" and has sued for copyright infringement.
• Indictments Unsealed In Blackwater Shooting Case
  Blackwater Worldwide security guards have been charged with killing 17 people at a Baghdad traffic circle. In indictments unveiled Monday, five are being charged with 14 counts of manslaughter and other charges.
• Loved Ones Connect Long-Distance With Webcams
  Grandmothers and sons and brothers and wives tell NPR stories of using webcams to connect with their loved ones. Some find comfort during trying times.
• Housing Gamble: Vegas Swims In Foreclosures
  In Las Vegas, the foreclosure rate in October was more than seven times the national average — about one in every 60 homes. And half of the homes in the Vegas area are worth less than the loans owed on them. Every month, several hundred more homeowners fall behind on payments.
• Balancing Form, Function In Museum Architecture
  Two American museums designed by one world-famous architect have evoked two very different reactions from visitors and critics alike. Laura Sydell investigates the tensions between form and function in the latest installment of NPR's series on 21st-century museums.

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