Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Hibbing: The recovery that wasn't
  The Hibbing area in northeastern Minnesota has the highest jobless rate of any city in the state. It's also in the center of the state's taconite mining industry. The industry is seeing a mild rebound after a summer shutdown, but so far the upturn has skipped Hibbing.4:50 p.m.
• Coleman, Ng offer clear differences in St. Paul mayoral race
  St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman will be challenged at the polls Tuesday by Republican-endorsed business executive Eva Ng, who has made her disdain for rising property taxes her central issue.5:20 p.m.
• Whistleblower takes stand in Petters trial
  One of the prosecution's star witnesses is on the stand in businessman Tom Petters' fraud trial.5:23 p.m.
• Controversial power plant won't be built
  The controversial Big Stone II coal-fired power plant will not be built, a project participant announced Monday.5:43 p.m.
• Minneapolis, St. Paul mayoral candidates debate the issues
  Minneapolis and St. Paul voters both go to the polls tomorrow to elect a mayor. In advance of the election, major-party-endorsed mayoral candidates from both cities join Midday to debate the issues.5:50 p.m.
• Hibbing: The recovery that wasn't
  The Hibbing area in northeastern Minnesota has the highest jobless rate of any city in the state. It's also in the center of the state's taconite mining industry. The industry is seeing a mild rebound after a summer shutdown, but so far the upturn has skipped Hibbing.6:19 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• In St. Louis, Bosnians React To Karadzic Trial
  The war crimes trial of former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic began last week at The Hague, but many Bosnians in the U.S. say the proceedings will not provide them with the justice they seek. Bosnia is still split in two, and many people are still seeking answers about loved ones who went missing during three years of ethnic cleansing in the mid-1990s.
• Ohio High School Remembers Slain Marine Pilot
  Capt. David "Seth" Mitchell, a 30-year-old Marine helicopter pilot, was one of 14 Americans killed in Afghanistan on Oct. 27. He left behind many memories at the suburban Cincinnati high school he attended. Loveland High School teachers, coaches and students are now thinking of ways to remember Mitchell.
• Suicide Bomber Latest In Pakistani Militant Onslaught
  A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and injured 45 others outside the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Monday. The blast is the latest in a string of attacks that has killed hundreds, and comes during the Pakistani army's offensive in South Waziristan, a Taliban stronghold.
• Lions In Famed Killings Get Partial Reprieve
  Two Tsavo lions believed to have killed 135 railroad workers in Kenya more than a century ago may not have been quite so bloodthirsty. Justin Yeakel, of the University of California Santa Cruz, who is one of the researchers who studied the lions, says the most likely estimate is about 35.
• Ford Posts Unexpected Profit
  Ford Motor Co. posted Monday better-than-expected financial results for the third quarter. The company also revised its projection for 2011, from "breakeven" to "solidly profitable."
• Ohio Shaping Up As Battleground in 2010
  On the eve of Election Day, many are already looking to next year's midterm elections. And no place will be watched more closely than Ohio, where the governorship, a U.S. Senate seat and three key congressional districts are up for grabs. Will a drop in enthusiasm for Obama, due largely to the state's still slumping economy, hurt Democratic candidates?
• Key States Brace For Elections
  Voters in New Jersey, New York, Virginia and other states go to vote Tuesday in elections that are being labeled a referendum on President Obama's policies. The governor's race in New Jersey is close. In Virginia, polls show the GOP candidate leading by a large margin.
• In 'Broncos,' An Atypical Hollywood Team Rides Again
  Jared and Jerusha Hess, the Utah couple behind the quirky cult film Napoleon Dynamite, are back with a new comedy. Gentlemen Broncos centers on a home-schooled teen and the famous author who steals his sci-fi story; in some ways, Jared Hess says, it's a tribute to his early work.
• Marketing Flu Vaccine: A Tough Sell For Many
  The nation is in the midst of the largest mass vaccination campaign against flu in history, but about half the population is saying they are not interested. Many have a sense the vaccine was rushed to production, compromising safety. Some are convinced it contains harmful chemicals.
• Karzai Declared Afghan Election Winner
  Afghanistan's election commission has cancelled plans for a presidential runoff vote, and declared Hamid Karzai the winner. The move followed a decision by Karzai's only remaining challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, to pull out of the race.
• U.S. Welcomes Afghan Election Result
  President Obama called Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday to congratulate him on winning a second term. Obama said he is ready to work with Karzai, but wants to write a new chapter in the relationship between the two countries.
• Letters: Ghost Story, Leaves
  Listeners respond to last week's ghost story and the report on the science behind falling leaves. Michele Norris and Robert Siegel read from listeners' e-mails.
• L.A. Dodgers Fans Worry About Owners' Divorce
  First, the Los Angeles Dodgers saw their World Series dreams dashed by the Philadelphia Phillies. Now, the boys in blue have a potentially bigger worry — getting caught up in what could be a nasty divorce battle between team owners Frank and Jamie McCourt.
• Move Over Dot Com, Bonjour International URLs
  The standard for domain names is shifting so that a URL can exist entirely in another language that's not based on the letters A to Z. That means Internet users won't have to switch their keyboard into a different language to navigate the Web.
• Poll: 20 Years After Communism, E. Europe Moves On
  Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Eastern Europeans are firmly committed to democracy and free markets, but with more reservations than in the past, according to a new poll. The poll, by the Pew Research Center, found broad support for the end of communism, but growing Russian nationalism.

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