Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Legislature passes budget with little time to spare
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty and DFL legislative leaders will be making stops across the state today to tout the accomplishments of the 2008 legislative session.7:20 a.m.
• Lawmakers approve funding for new state park
  Lawmakers included funding for a new state park in a second bonding bill they passed before adjourning Sunday night. The park along Lake Vermilion in northern Minnesota was one of Gov. Pawlenty's top priorities this session.7:50 a.m.
• Minnesota's forests played a role in history
  Minnesota's Forest History Center offers a glimpse back at a time when lumberjacks lived deep in the north woods, carving a future from the trees. Listen to an audio postcard as second graders learn about lumberjack life.7:55 a.m.
• Monday Markets with Chris Farrell
  Minnesota Public Radio's chief economics correspondent Chris Farrell discusses the latest economic news.8:25 a.m.
• St. Olaf student prepares to join Washington Redskins
  A St. Olaf College student is back at school after recently spending a weekend at rookie camp with the Washington Redskins. Senior and wide receiver Horace Gant has signed a three-year contract with the Redskins.8:40 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Texas Must Lay Out Plan for Kids from FLDS Sect
  The fate of more than 460 children will be argued in court in Monday. Texas Child Protective Services is required by law to present its plan for each child, but lawyers for the mothers of the children say that the plans do not consider each child individually.
• Hunt for World's Fair Artifacts Turns Up Junk
  Archaeologists are digging in a Chicago park that was the scene of the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Experts want to find traces of that grand exposition, attended by millions. So far they've mainly found beer cans.
• Vampire Slayer Buffy Saves Iraq Reporter's Soul
  Buffy the Vampire Slayer saved the world and the sanity of NPR's Jamie Tarabay while she was in Baghdad. Tarabay explores why she needed the slayer during her time in Iraq.
• Singer Neil Diamond Back on the Charts
  After nearly 50 years in the music business, Neil Diamond is on top of the world. The singer has topped the U.S. and British album charts with his new release, Home Before Dark.
• Chinese Officials Focus on Looming Shortages
  Relief efforts continue in China as the country begins mourning the victims of last week's earthquake. Officials are turning their attention to looming shortages of food and tents in areas devastated by the quake.
• High-Profile Track Coach Goes on Trial
  Former track coach Trevor Graham goes on trial Monday in San Francisco on charges he lied to federal investigators. Several prominent athletes coached by Graham have been banned for steroid use.
• Aid Agencies Warn of Threats to Myanmar's Children
  As the death toll from the cyclone in Myanmar continues to climb, international aid agencies warn of new dangers for the most vulnerable survivors: children. They make up about a third of survivors, and many are orphaned or lost and surrounded by strangers in crowded refugee camps.
• Cannes Viewers Get Early Look at 'Indiana Jones'
  Film critic Kenneth Turan was among those at the Cannes Film Festival in France who got to see one of the most anticipated movies of the summer on Sunday. He discusses Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
• Spain Battles for Treasure Raised from Shipwreck
  A court in Tampa, Fla., is studying evidence presented by Spain to claim the biggest treasure ever salvaged from a shipwreck. Last year, a Tampa-based company raised 17 tons of silver and gold coins and other artifacts from the bottom of the ocean and it refuses to hand it over.
• Bad Omens for Congressional Republicans?
  Republicans in Congress may be swimming in dire straits this year after losing three special elections for seats that were once GOP strongholds. But despite President Bush's dismal approval ratings, presumptive Republican nominee John McCain is running about even in the polls against the two Democrats.
• Obama, Clinton Continue Campaigning in Ky., Ore.
  Voters go to the polls for Democratic primaries Tuesday in two different parts of the country — Oregon and Kentucky. The fight between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama continues, although Obama is working to sound ready for a fall campaign.
• British Girl Upset by Wii Fit's 'Fat' Message
  Wii Fit has been out for a few weeks already in Britain, where newspapers report a 10-year-old girl was devastated after the game told her she's "fat." British obesity experts say the measurement the game uses isn't suitable for kids and warn it could hurt their body image.
• Nintendo's Wii Fit Pumps Up 'Active Gaming' Trend
  Nintendo's hotly anticipated Wii Fit goes on sale Monday. Other companies are already trying to jump on the "active gaming" bandwagon by coming out with devices of their own that plug into the Wii.
• Microsoft Makes 'Alternative' Proposition to Yahoo
  After walking away from a merger offer, Microsoft has proposed a different kind of deal to Yahoo. According to The New York Times, the proposal could mean a partnership or joint venture in online search-related advertising.
• Oregon House Speaker, Activist Face Off in Primary
  Democrats are trying to unseat Republican Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon. Tuesday's primary will decide which Democratic candidate will face him in the fall — the state House speaker or an activist who plays up the fact that he has a metal hook for a hand.

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