Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Bill Holm named McKnight Distinguished Artist
  Minneseota writer Bill Holm is celebrating a little. Today the McKnight Foundation named him its 2008 Distinguished Artist.6:25 a.m.
• A fortuitous meeting and Minnesota doctors offer an Ethiopian woman a chance at a new life
  A young Ethiopian woman is recovering from surgery to remove a large, disfiguring tumor from her head at a St. Paul hospital. It cam about because of a chance meeting of two doctors in a Twin Cities synagogue.6:50 a.m.
• Legislative session nears end, still no budget plan
  With one week to go before the constitutional deadline to adjourn, Gov. Pawlenty and legislative leaders are no closer to reaching agreement on the best way to erase the state's $935 million projected budget deficit. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck is following the latest developments.7:20 a.m.
• Nelson-Pallmeyer: Don't count me out
  DFL Senate candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer claims significant support among DFL state convention delegates. And some observers say Al Franken's tax problems could make an opening for him.7:25 a.m.
• From Cannon Falls to St. Paul, wagon train marks Sesquicentennial
  Celebrations in honor of Minnesota's 150th anniversary as the 32nd state in the union kicked off this weekend. As part of the Sesquicentennial, a wagon train drove 100 miles from Cannon Falls to St. Paul, where it arrived for the official opening ceremony on the Capitol grounds.7:50 a.m.
• Historic preservation in Minnesota has come a long way
  This week, Minnesota marks its 150th birthday. Fifty years ago, when the state turned 100, efforts to preserve the state's historic sites were just getting started.7:55 a.m.
• Markets with Chris Farrell
  Minnesota Public Radio's chief economics correspondent Chris Farrell discusses the latest economic news.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Democrats Aim to Take Miss. Seat from GOP
  Democrats have already won special Congressional elections in Illinois and Louisiana, districts formerly held by Republicans. GOP officials are concerned about Tuesday's special election in Mississippi. Democrats are trying to take advantage of high gasoline prices and President Bush's low approval ratings to take another seat away from the Republicans.
• Neil Young Fan Honors Him With A Spider
  Music legend and activist Neil Young has been bestowed with another honor. He's the inspiration for the scientific name of a trapdoor spider. Biologist Jason Bond, who discovered the new species, is such a big fan of the musician that the spider now bears Young's name.
• Shiite Power Struggle Divides Iraqis
  The Shiite power struggle in Iraq is further dividing the war-torn country. Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's American-backed crackdown on the Mahdi Army is dividing some Shiite families. There are family members who are split between loyalists to Muqtada al Sadr and the Ayatollah Hakim's Badr Brigades.
• Delicate Cease-Fire Holding in Sadr City
  The fragile cease-fire in Sadr City, the large Shiite section of Baghdad, appears to be holding. But people there are cautious because the matter at the root of the violence hasn't been resolved.
• Networks Take New Tack in Revealing Fall Shows
  The TV networks unveil their fall programming in "upfronts" to advertisers, hoping to woo them to buy big chunks of airtime. But this year is going to be different, the networks promise. The writers strike is both symptom and catalyst. The uncertainties about new media that led to the strike are also leading to changes in the ad business.
• Political Wrap-Up: Clinton's Chances in W.Va.
  West Virginia hold its Democratic primary Tuesday. Hillary Clinton is expected to win handily. But the election comes as Clinton's chances to win the Democratic nomination shrink day to day. Barack Obama's big win in North Carolina last week has re-energized his campaign and sent a flurry of superdelegates to his camp.
• U.S. Postal Rates Go Up a Penny
  U.S. postal rates go up a penny Monday. The number of letters being mailed is down, but costs are up, especially for gasoline.
• Fighting Subsides in Lebanon
  After five days of fighting, Lebanon is largely quiet Monday. The streets of Beirut, which have been the focus of bloody sectarian clashes between Sunnis and Shiites, have been largely deserted. The violence has done nothing to resolve Lebanon's long-running political crisis.
• Volcanic Eruption Forces Evacuations in Chile
  Volcanic ash is raining down on Chile, 10 days after an eruption occurred for the first time in thousands of years. People in the area were evacuated. The volcano eruption has turned lakes and rivers white and coated plants in a dense layer of ash.
• New York Woman Catches Laptop Thief Remotely
  A woman in White Plains, N.Y., had thousands of electronic gadgets stolen from her apartment. When the burglar turned on the stolen Macintosh laptop, the woman jumped onto another computer and remotely turned on the video camera, snapped a photo and turned it over to police — who arrested two men.
• Cablevision Beats Murdoch's Bid for Newsday
  The New York cable company Cablevision plans to buy one of the area's major newspapers, Newsday, based on Long Island. Last week, it looked like Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. would buy Newsday, but Cablevision offered more money: $650 million.
• Denver Drivers Learn How to Boost Fuel Economy
  Around 400 Denver residents, including the city's mayor, are part of an experiment to see if drivers can be trained to drive "greener." A device in their cars will track whether they have bad driving habits that increase fuel consumption, thus contributing more to greenhouse gas emissions.
• How Clinton Handles Her Candidacy's Historic Nature
  When the going has gotten tough during Hillary Clinton's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination — gender politics have been a lifeline. Clinton's gender has helped her rally female votes and money. But Clinton hasn't talked too much about being a woman running for president.
• Tornado Devastates Oklahoma Superfund Town
  Picher, Okla., was once among the nation's largest Superfund sites. It was a town prone to cave-ins, from years of overzealous mining. The federal government was in the process of buying out the people who hadn't left yet. Over the weekend, Picher was destroyed by a tornado, and it's unlikely anyone will rebuild.
• Deadly China Quake Felt Hundreds of Miles Away
  The death toll is expected to rise following an earthquake Monday that struck Southwest China. The state news agency says thousands of people have been killed. An NPR reporting team in Sichuan province, site of the quake's epicenter, reports from the scene.

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