Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Veterinarians bark about animal chiropractic bill
  A bill moving through the Legislature would allow human chiropractors to practice their work on animals as long as they had additional training.7:20 a.m.
• Minnesota's moose are dying; global warming may be to blame
  Minnesota's moose are in trouble. Researchers are trying to figure out why the animals are dying prematurely. Some think global warming may be to blame.7:25 a.m.
• Small town pharmacies struggle
  The owners of small town drugstore are having a hard time staying in business in many towns across the region. One problem is that they are paid too little for the prescriptions they fill.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Iraqi Forces Launch Offensive Against Sadr Militias
  Heavy fighting broke out Tuesday in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Iraqi security forces launched a major offensive against Shiite militias loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Spokesmen for al-Sadr say they are being targeted by a rival Shiite group, and they are threatening to retaliate.
• Popeyes Chicken Founder Al Copeland Dies
  Al Copeland, the founder of Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits, has died. He was 64 years old. In his native New Orleans, he was known as much for his flamboyant lifestyle as for his chain's spicy chicken.
• Fed's Moves Make Markets 'A Little Happier'
  The Federal Reserve last week made drastic moves to try to rebuild confidence in the troubled U.S. financial system. David Wessel of the Wall Street Journal says the stock market was "a little happier" after the Fed's actions. But, he says, "It's not good news yet; it's just an absence of bad news."
• Ballet's Braying Cast Member Dances Farewell Waltz
  At the farewell party for a longtime cast member of a premiere Russian ballet company, she danced a waltz — though Monika, who is a donkey, was never on point. Most of her time onstage was spent carrying Don Quixote's portly sidekick.
• 1987 Message in a Bottle Washes Up in Alaska
  Should you want to send a handwritten note to the remote Alaskan village of Nelson Lagoon, your choices are plane, boat or soda bottle — though it could take 21 years by bottle. One sent by a fourth-grader in 1987 just washed up on a beach there.
• France Tracks U.S. Presidential Election
  The U.S. presidential contest is proving to be one of the most exciting in years — and not just for Americans. The primaries and caucuses are being closely followed in France. The French say they see a chance to re-engage with the United States, after years of estrangement during the Bush administration.
• Sweden Begins Sending Iraqi Refugees Home
  Human rights groups in Sweden are outraged that the government has decided to send Iraqi refugees back to Iraq, citing an improved security situation in Iraq. Sweden has taken in more than 20,000 Iraqi refugees since the war began — more than any other Western country.
• Welsh Man Wins Lottery, Keeps Job at McDonald's
  At a McDonald's restaurant in Wales, a young burger flipper quit his job after winning $2.5 million in the lottery. The 25-year-old married his girlfriend in a lavish wedding ceremony and bought an expensive home. But he missed his friends at work and, a year-and-a-half later, went back to flipping burgers for $10 an hour.
• FCC Is Last Hurdle for Sirius-XM Merger
  The merger between XM and Sirius Satellite Radio is now in the hands of the Federal Communications Commission. That's the last hurdle now that the Justice Department approved the $5 billion deal Monday.
• VA Chaplain Grapples with the Toll of War
  The Iraq war has reportedly claimed at least 4,000 U.S. lives. Commentator Thomas Phillips knows firsthand about that number. The Veterans Affairs chaplain is notified whenever a member of the U.S. armed forces is killed. He wishes for the day when notifications naming the dead will stop appearing on his computer screen.
• Alabama Touts Path to Appalachian Trail in Georgia
  If tourism officials in Alabama had their way, the southern end of the Maine-to Georgia Appalachian Trail would be in their state. Their hopes are bound up in a natural path that connects the famous trail where it now officially ends in Georgia to the Appalachian Mountains in Alabama.
• High Court Hears Cases of U.S. Citizens Held in Iraq
  The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday hears arguments on whether American citizens held by U.S. forces in Iraq may be turned over to Iraqi courts without recourse in U.S. courts. Two Americans are being held by the military in Iraq. They are accused of aiding terrorists.
• Ex-Countrywide Chief Forms Mortgage Buyout Firm
  The former head of troubled mortgage lender Countrywide hopes to cash in on the mortgage crisis with a new venture. Stanford Kurland is heading up a company called PennyMac, which buys and restructures distressed mortgages.
• Clinton Calls for More Aid for Struggling Homeowners
  Housing prices remain in a slump as the subprime mortgage crisis continues to stifle the economy. Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has endorsed a plan that encourages restructuring of home loans in danger of default, but now she's calling for a more aggressive plan wherein the government would step in to buy at-risk mortgages.
• Three Writers Are Drawn by the Allure of Comics
  Comic books — or, in more highbrow parlance, graphic novelizations — are nudging their way onto the shelves of bookstores and the pages of literary magazines. And writers such as Joss Whedon and Jodi Picoult are trying their hand at the genre.

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