Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Moose population is down, so why are we hunting them?
  Minnesota's annual moose hunt is underway -- even though the animal is all but gone from northwest Minnesota, and the herd is in decline in the northeast. Even some moose hunters wonder why the state allows the animals to be hunted at all.4:20 p.m.
• Singer Darryl Holter celebrates Minneapolis' West Bank
  Darryl Holter returns to the West Bank of Minneapolis to celebrate a time and a place.4:24 p.m.
• Gubernatorial candidates' rhetoric sharpens in debate
  With just three weeks before Election Day, the three major-party candidates for governor are taking some harder shots at each other to try to sway voters.5:20 p.m.
• TCF Bank sues Federal Reserve over debit-card fees
  TCF Financial, one of the biggest banks operating in Minnesota, is suing the Federal Reserve Bank in order to block impending limits on fees TCF and other banks charge retailers on debit-card transactions.5:49 p.m.
• Moose population is down, so why are we hunting them?
  Minnesota's annual moose hunt is underway -- even though the animal is all but gone from northwest Minnesota, and the herd is in decline in the northeast. Even some moose hunters wonder why the state allows the animals to be hunted at all.6:19 p.m.
• Singer Darryl Holter celebrates Minneapolis' West Bank
  Darryl Holter returns to the West Bank of Minneapolis to celebrate a time and a place.6:23 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Some Muslims, Officials See Terror Alert As Alarmist
  The recent U.S. terrorism alert for Europe has focused attention on Islamist militants originating in Germany. But while some have warned of the dangers of homegrown terrorism in Germany, others see the threat as exaggerated.
• White House Lifts Ban On Offshore Drilling
  The federal government lifted the moratorium seven weeks early after coming under pressure from the oil industry and its allies in the Gulf Coast. The ban was put in place after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in April, killing 11 people and prompting a massive oil spill.
• Google Invests In Wind Power Superhighway
  Large investors, including Google, have announced plans for a major project that will transmit energy from wind farms offshore along the Atlantic seaboard.
• The Google Business Model
  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Ken Auletta, the author of Googled, for a look at the business of how Google plans and funds its ambitious new initiatives.
• Study: Calif. Pot Measure May Not Hurt Drug Cartels
  Proposition 19, the California ballot measure that would legalize marijuana, has provoked debate on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border about how it would affect Mexico's drug cartels. A new study says it would do little to reduce cartel violence; supporters say it would slash cartel profits.
• Obama Biz Chamber-Foreign Money Charge Questioned
  President Obama has shown no evidence the Chamber of Commerce is using foreign money to pay for anti-Democratic ads, which would be a violation of federal campaign laws.
• A Closer Look At How U.S. Aid To Pakistan Is Spent
  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Alexander Thier, director for Afghanistan and Pakistan at USAID, about the U.S. aid package to Pakistan. For fiscal year 2010, the U.S. budgeted about $1.3 billion in economic assistance to Pakistan. Additional funds have been allocated for flood relief.
• Friend Of Slain Aid Worker Discusses Her Life, Work
  U.S. and British military officials are investigating the death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove, who was being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Norgrove died last Friday after U.S. Special Forces stormed the compound where she was being held. The 36-year-old Scot was working in Afghanistan for the U.S.-based nonprofit group Development Alternatives Inc. She was an adventurer and a humanitarian. And according to her friend and colleague Alia Afshar-Gandhi, she was a remarkable and dedicated person who wanted to change people's lives. NPR's Melissa Block talks to Afshar-Gandhi about Norgrove's work.
• Clinton Pushes Bosnia To Embrace Reforms, Europe
  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Bosnia on Tuesday, reaching out to Muslim, Serb and Croat politicians, as well as university students, to try to persuade them to put aside their past disputes and prepare the country to eventually join the European Union. With the EU closing off membership, it will be a hard sell to make. But Bosnia desperately needs to reform the constitution that was put in place to end the war -- it achieved that aim, but has since paralyzed the political system.
• Rebuilding Haiti, One Sale At A Time
  Macy's will be showcasing and selling Haitian art in 25 of its stores around the country. It's part of an effort, backed by the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, to help Haitian artists rebuild their studios and get back to work.

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