Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• 151 years of Olson family history
  The land is what attracted many settlers to Minnesota even before it was a state. It's the land that keeps many families here including a family that's farmed near Albert Lea for more than 150 years.4:45 p.m.
• Thousands venture to see the Declaration of Independence
  History lovers and school children have been taking part in another aspect of Minnesota's statehood celebration over the past week.4:51 p.m.
• Counting down to the final hours at the Capitol
  There's one week to go before the legislative session ends, and there's still a $935 million dollar budget gap.5:20 p.m.
• Second sexual assault at U of M has campus on edge
  Another sexual assault in a University of Minnesota residence hall has put students further on edge.5:25 p.m.
• New hints for Duluth's harbor rust mystery
  New discoveries narrow the investigation into Duluth harbor rust. Aggressive corrosion, discovered just a couple of years ago, has caused extensive damage below the water line.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Troy Maxson: Heart, Heartbreak as Big as the World
  He's the protagonist — you can't quite say "hero," unless you add "tragic" in front — of August Wilson's play Fences. James Earl Jones, who first played the part, helps explain why he's unforgettable.
• Kate Nash: 'Nice' Done Right
  London-based 20-year-old Kate Nash is one of many British women poised to make pop breakthroughs in the wake of Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse. But music critic Robert Christgau thinks she's special, in large part because she's ordinary.
• High Toll Feared as Earthquake Jars China
  Early reports suggest nearly 9,000 people may have died in the aftermath of a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in China. It hit near Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan province.
• Oklahoma Town Faced Demolition Before Tornado
  Damage estimates in Picher, Okla., where deadly tornadoes struck over the weekend, are complicated by the fact that much of the former lead-mining town was already scheduled for demolition because of ecological concerns.
• Bill and Melinda Gates Name New Foundation Head
  Jeff Raikes, a 27-year veteran of Microsoft, will take over the $37 billion Gates Foundation in September. Bill and Melinda Gates tell NPR that they picked Raikes because he shares their passion to try to help minimize poverty around the globe.
• Shattered School Shows Power of Chinese Quake
  Among the victims of a powerful earthquake near Chengdu, China, are hundreds of young students who are feared dead after being trapped in the rubble of their middle school.
• Immigration Raids Shake California Schools
  Raids by federal authorities on undocumented immigrants in Northern California panic parents and school officials as fears spread that students might be targeted. Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and other big-city mayors are denouncing the raids.
• Mammoth Tomatoes Arose from Genetic Mutation
  Those softball-size tomatoes at the supermarket get their heft from a simple genetic mutation that creates extra compartments.
• Quake Victims Fill Chinese Hospital
  The scene at one hospital in Sichuan Province offers a glimpse at the human toll of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck 60 miles northwest of the provincial capital of Chengdu.
• American Diplomat Discusses Aid to Myanmar
  The U.S. State Department is concerned that supplies sent to victims of a deadly cyclone in Myanmar won't reach the people who need them. Shari Villarosa, the top American diplomat on the scene, offers her thoughts.

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