Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• 10 years after losing the fight
  Lisa Hedin was in Grand Forks, North Dakota fighting the bulging Red River. She was with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managing flood control in the area, and she talks about why she still thinks about the experience every day.6:50 a.m.
• House gets down to business on budget
  The fight over the state budget is taking center stage in the Minnesota House.7:20 a.m.
• Islam and the West explored
  The spotlight on the Islamic religion has been getting brighter over the past few years. That hasn't burned away some of the stereotypes that some people have about Islam.7:25 a.m.
• The flood of 1997: Ten years after
  The flood was a slow-motion disaster, the underpinning of which was a series of blizzards during the previous winter. When the snow melted, the southern end of the Red River flooded. It took almost two weeks for the disaster to reach its zenith in Grand Forks, N.D. By then, the skies were clear, the temperatures warm, and the disaster immense.7:50 a.m.
• Timberwolves looking for a loss
  It's the final game of the season, and a win could be devastating. It could cost the team its first round draft pick, and that could finally convince Kevin Garnett that it's time for him to leave the franchise.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Bloggers Debate Code of Conduct
  The Web and the blogosphere can get plenty nasty. But blogger Kathy Sierra's call for a code of conduct was greeted by a torrent of posts threatening her with violence. Now some of the Web's leading voices are pushing for more civil behavior.
• Workplace Ethics Begin with the Boss
  A new survey of office workers looks at what's going wrong in the workplace, from harassment to embezzlement and theft. Supervisors often set the standard on how to behave, the study finds.
• Justices Weigh Mental Illness, Death Penalty
  The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a complex question: What level of mental illness is enough to spare someone the death penalty? The case in question involves a man who killed two people in Texas after a history of mental illness.
• Bush to Confer with Democrats on War Funding
  Democratic leaders are to meet Wednesday with President Bush to discuss war funds. Congress is likely to send the president a funding bill with a timeline for troop withdrawal. The president says he will veto any such bill.
• High Court Upholds Partial Birth Abortion Act
  The Supreme Court delivers a decision abortion opponents had been awaiting. In a five-to-four ruling, the court upheld the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. The law banned a controversial abortion procedure.
• Cho Was Accused of Stalking in 2005
  Campus police now say that Seung-Hui Cho — blamed for Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech — was accused of harrassing two female students in 2005. Neither woman pressed charges and he was not arrested.
• Friends Pay Tribute to Those Who Were Lost
  Among the dead at Virginia Tech are students and professors who made deep and lasting impressions on the Blacksburg community and beyond. Friends and colleagues pay tribute.
• Wolfowitz Faces New Allegations of Favoritism
  More questions are being raised about conflicts of interest between World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz and his girlfriend, a bank employee who received major pay increases. Critics now say he helped her get a contracting job during the run-up to the Iraq war. Wolfowitz is defying calls to step down.
• Va. Tech Shootings May Revive Gun-Control Debate
  Even with Democrats in control of Congress, gun-control legislation is still a tough prospect on Capitol Hill. Many lawmakers fear the power of the gun lobby and voters who support gun rights. But this week's massacre at Virginia Tech might spark new action.
• Virginia Tech Paper Rises to Challenge
  As reporters from around the world descend on Blacksburg, Va., one publication stands out: Virginia Tech's student newspaper, Collegiate Times, is doing a truly remarkable job of covering the story.
• Va. Tech Vigil Offers Tears, Hymns and Cheers
  Thousands of people turned out Tuesday night for a candlelight vigil in Blacksburg, Va. The mourners remembered those killed Monday in two campus shootings, one of which is blamed on a 23-year-old Virginia Tech student.
• AARP Expands Health Insurance Partnerships
  AARP announced this week it will dramatically increase its health insurance offerings, including joining the Medicare private plan market for which its lobbyists are urging Congress to cut payments. Lawmakers question whether the group can lobby against health insurance and drug-industry profits while making money from them.
• Military Call Disrupts Hunters' House Plans
  The son of Rep. Duncan Hunter hopes to replace his father in the House — but first there's the matter of military service. Duncan Duane Hunter is a Marine reservist who just received orders for a third deployment. His father, a Republican from San Diego, is leaving Congress to run for president.
• Vonage Tells SEC It's in Deep Trouble
  The Internet phone company Vonage has told the SEC that lawsuits have it teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Verizon is suing Vonage for patent infringement. Since May 2006, Vonage's share price is off more than 80 percent.
• Help for Iraqi Orphans Falls on Charities
  The Iraq war has cost a great number of children one or both parents. The United Nations estimates there are 40,000 children living in orphanages with local charities picking up the tab for their care.

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