Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Truck stop travails
  Pat Boone works at Trails Travel Center, a truck stop in Albert Lea, where a lot of truckers are hunkered down waiting out the storm.6:50 a.m.
• Snow storm takes the state
  Cathy Wurzer talkes with University of Minnesota climitologist Mark Seeley about the winter storm.6:55 a.m.
• It snows, they work
  Minnesotans may give little thought to what it takes to clear the roads, so we took a ride along on a plow to find out what it's like.7:25 a.m.
• Marine from Maple Lake dies in Iraq
  A U.S. Marine from Maple Lake, Minnesota was killed Wednesday during combat in Iraq. The Defense Department says Sgt. Chad Allen, 25, was killed in Al Anbar province.7:50 a.m.
• Park Point, Duluth snowed in
  Cathy Wurzer talked with Captain Tom Mackay, a resident of Park Point, Duluth which has been buried in drifting snow.7:55 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• A Belated Thanks for Saving a Father's Life
  A story about a heroic air-traffic controller prompts a listener to share a long-held wish — and a family gets a chance to thank the controller who saved the life of many people by averting a midair disaster three decades ago.
• Congress Faces Choice on Health Care Funding
  Congress is trying to figure out how to continue to pay for Medicare while expanding the children's health insurance program. Democrats have promised to find money to cover more children, but fixing a flaw in Medicare will also cost a lot of money.
• Generous to a Fault: Harry Herz, Pipe Salesman
  Being called "Toots" or "Babe" might have irked some of the women Harry Herz met. It mortified his daughter, Catherine Dwyer. But there were many other quirks about her father that she adored — and she wasn't alone.
• Ferry Fills In for Damaged Bridge in Mississippi
  A car ferry has temporarily replaced a major bridge damaged during hurricane Katrina. The U.S. 90 Highway bridge spanning St. Louis Bay is slowly being rebuilt. In the meantime, residents have had to adapt to traveling a much slower pace.
• Islamic Group's Wrath Stokes Fears in Gaza
  A violent group in Gaza has murdered prostitutes and destroyed a variety of businesses in the name of Islam. Some worry the crimes are meant to impose a wider Islamist social order in the area.
• Journalist Examines Iraq Battle In-Depth
  Journalist Martha Raddatz has spent extensive time covering the war in Iraq. Her new book The Long Road Home examines the First Cavalry Division's surprise battle at Sadr City in April 2004.
• Tornado Gave Alabama School Officials Hard Choice
  Tornadoes took at least 20 lives across the South Thursday, including eight at a high school in Enterprise, Ala. Officials decided not to send students home by bus. Then the school took a direct hit and the roof collapsed.
• Baghdad Crackdown Targets Sunni Neighborhoods
  U.S. troops have launched their biggest operation yet in the two-week security crackdown in Baghdad. Many Sunni neighborhoods in and around Baghdad were rocked Thursday night by dozens of loud explosions.
• New Orleans Seeks to Solve Teacher Shortage
  Democrats in Congress have introduced a proposal to give more money to New Orleans teachers, hoping to thwart a severe shortfall of educators in a city that has seen younge people return faster than their teachers.
• Walter Reed Scandal Unfolds with General's Firing
  Questions are being raised about the new commander in charge of the Army's Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a day after the previous general in charge was fired.
• Taking a Balanced Approach to Investing
  Should the recent fluctuation in the stock market act as a wakeup call for investors? What's the right balance between risk and reward?
• The War's Impact on Iraq's Neighbors
  U.S. officials will take part in a roundtable on Iraq that may include Iran and Syria, among other neighboring nations. How are the countries surrounding Iraq being affected by the war?
• Four Banks Tied to Insider-Trading Scheme
  Federal authorities say they have broken up one of the biggest insider trading rings since the 1980s. Prosecutors charged 13 people Thursday in a $15 million scheme involving four top investment banks.
• Senior Taliban Commander Held in Pakistan
  A senior Taliban commander is in custody in Pakistan. Pakistan security forces raided a home in the southwestern city of Quetta earlier this week. The man is described as a former Taliban defense minister.
• House Passes Bill on Union Vote
  The House has passed a bill that would make it easier for workers to create a union. Employees could simply sign a card instead of having to hold a secret ballot election.

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