Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Growing up Indian
  Next week marks the one-year anniversary of the school shootings that left 10 people dead on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. In a special report called "Growing up Indian," Minnesota Public Radio reporters Dan Gunderson and Tom Robertson examine what life is like for Indian kids.6:50 a.m.
• Minneapolis police chief heads to Texas
  Minneapolis Police Chief William McManus is leaving to lead the police department in San Antonio, Texas. In his two years as chief McManus had earned praise for his work to improve police-community relations and to diversify the police force.7:20 a.m.
• Families say farewells as Minnesota Guard leaves for Iraq
  Twenty-six hundred members of the Minnesota Army National Guard formally conclude six months of training for their fast-approaching deployment to Iraq Thursday at Camp Shelby in southern Mississippi.7:25 a.m.
• Minnesotans make a mark at New York's Whitney Biennial
  The Whitney Biennial is the most influential group art show in the country. This year, there's a surge in the number of Minnesota artists invited to show their work.7:50 a.m.
• Legislature considering tax incentives for film industry
  There's talk at the Minnesota Legislature about luring more movie production to the state. A bill in House committee today would provide tax incentives for the film production industry. The bill is similar to the so-called "Snowbate" program, which was cut in 2003 due to a tight budget.7:55 a.m.
• Dominic Papatola provides advance peek at shows bound for Twin Cities
  St. Paul Pioneer Press Theater Critic Dominic Papatola is in New York, where he will see ten Broadway productions in seven days. He's there to get a sense of what's happening in the city, and a peek at some shows that will be coming to Minnesota.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Congress Sets New Federal Debt Limit: $9 Trillion
  Faced with a potential government shutdown, the Senate votes to raise the nation's debt limit for the fourth time in five years, to $9 trillion. That's about $30,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States. The debt now stands at more than $8.2 trillion.
• Family Ties Source of Strength for Elderly Caregivers
  Clarice Morant has been taking care of her sister for more than 20 years, and her brother for six. It's a natural role for a big sister, even if in this case, the big sister is 101.
• Artists to Watch: A SXSW Preview
  If you're a music fan, the place to be this week is Austin, Texas. The annual South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival is in full swing. Music critic Stephen Thompson shares tracks from some of his favorite artists performing at the festival.
• Prosecutors Ask for Second Chance at Moussaoui Trial
  Government prosecutors want a federal judge to reconsider her decision to ban crucial testimony and evidence in the sentencing phase of the Zacarias Moussaoui case. They say the aviation security witnesses and evidence are essential to the case.
• FCC Issues New Fines for Indecent TV Programming
  New fines were issued Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission. The fines are aimed toward indecent programming on broadcast television.
• Iraqi Parliament Convenes, Adjourns After 30 Minutes
  Iraq's new parliament was sworn in Thursday, but the political parties deadlocked over which one will lead the next government. Renee Montagne talks to Jonathan Morrow, senior advisor with the Rule of Law Program at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He recently returned from Iraq where he's been working with the Sunni leadership on Iraq's constitution.
• 'New Testament' Translated into Gullah
  The New Testament has recently been translated into Gullah, a language of slaves and their descendants that's still spoken by a few people along the southeast coast of the United States. Steve Inskeep talks about the project with Emory Campbell, a native Gullah speaker and one of the members of the translation team.
• Emergency Contraception Issue Complicates FDA Nominee's Future
  President Bush has nominated the head of the National Cancer Institute to become the chief of the Food and Drug Administration. The nomination is already in trouble on Capitol Hill over the issue of emergency contraception.
• Book Touts 'Colleges that Change Lives'
  For thousands of nervous parents, a popular college guide listing little-known, but highly-regarded, campuses has attracted a cult following. The Evergreen State College outside Olympia, Wash., is one of the schools listed in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About Even If You're Not a Straight-A Student.
• Hamas Victory Puts Peace Envoy in Tricky Position
  Middle East peace envoy James Wolfensohn says he's thinking about quitting. Wolfensohn's mandate is in question now that Hamas is in charge of the Palestinian Authority. He took on the job in more hopeful times -- talking about ways to build up the Palestinian economy. Now, he's simply trying to keep the Palestinian Authority afloat.
• Religious Mix a Source of Tension in Nigeria
  Nigeria's religious make-up is roughly half-Christian, half-Muslim, and there has been recent violence between the two groups. Steve Inskeep talks with Sue O'Brien, assistant professor of African history at the University of Florida, about how politics in Nigeria's fledgling democracy is inflaming religious tensions.
• Mexico City Struggles with Water Management
  The Fourth World Water Forum opens in Mexico City, a city that would flunk almost any test of good water management. The city sits on a huge aquifer. But to make room for this sprawling metropolis, the water is being pumped out faster than it is being filled.
• Men Hospitalized After Bad Reaction to Drug Trial
  A clinical drug trial has left two men critically ill in a British hospital, and four others in intensive care. They suffered violent reactions to the new medication. The drug was being developed by a German company as a treatment for chronic inflammatory conditions and leukemia. The American company running the trial said they had operated within industry guidelines.
• Abortion Rights Activists Use Petition to Fight S.D. Ban
  An abortion-rights group in South Dakota has started a petition drive that, if successful, would stall that state's new abortion ban and give voters a say in the matter. The move could replace talk of a legal challenge of the law. Abortion opponents call it a desperate maneuver to avoid a legal confrontation. South Dakota Public Radio's Johanna Sailor reports.
• Will Inflation Make a Comeback?
  Renee Montagne talks to David Wessel, deputy Washington bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, about the current outlook on inflation.

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