Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Duluth ponders the societal consequences of school closures
  The Duluth School Board votes next week on closing and consolidating schools. But some residents worry the plan concentrates students of color and low-income students primarily into one half of the district.6:20 a.m.
• Seeking to put light rail project on track
  It's nail-biting time for University Avenue light rail line. Supporters of the rail link between downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis are now lobbying the governor for a special session to take up a bonding bill that includes borrowing for light rail.7:20 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Drought Takes Toll on Lake Powell
  Several years of drought have dramatically lowered the water levels in Lake Powell, a massive reservoir in Utah and Arizona. It's part of a network that distributes water to millions of people in several arid states.
• Are Computer Keyboards Dishwasher Safe?
  We put pots, dishes and silverware in the dishwasher. But a computer keyboard? Although manufacturers warn against it, NPR's Nell Boyce puts her keyboard in the dishwasher, and it lives to type the story.
• Fed May Move to Fix Ailing Home Mortgage Market
  The Federal Reserve holds a hearing to gather information from the public before deciding whether to use its authority to curb abusive lending practices in the mortgage industry.
• Drill in Miami Tests Response to Dirty Bomb
  Hundreds of law enforcement officials from nearly 30 countries gathered in Miami this week to compare notes on how to best combat what many fear is the next step in global terrorism: a nuclear weapon.
• Golf's U.S. Open Returns to Oakmont
  Historic Oakmont Country Club, outside Pittsburgh, once again hosts golf's U.S. Open. Australian Geoff Ogilvy is the defending champion, but many fans are focused on a potential battle between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
• Better Gas Mileage Focus of Energy Bill Debate
  The Senate is debating a new energy bill that would raise average mileage standards for cars, light trucks and SUVs, from 25 to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The Auto Industry argues that hiking mileage standards will mean lost jobs and less safe vehicles for Americans.
• Democrats Disappoint Abortion-Rights Advocates
  Abortion rights advocates cheered when Democrats took control of Congress. But hopes that their agenda would become a legislative priority have since faded. proposed increase to fund abstinence-only sex education programs.
• Computer Game Shows Voters How to Win at Redistricting
  Maybe you want to throw your incumbent representative out of office in the next election. Well it may not be easy, especially if you live in a state where redistricting has lead to ultra-safe seats for incumbents. A group of computer programmers at the University of Southern California developed a videogame to explain the process and show constituents how to win.
• Kellogg's Rethinks Ads for Sugary Cereals
  The world's largest cereal maker plans to stop marketing sugary cereals to children under 12. Advocacy groups and parents threatened to sue Kellogg's for advertising junk food to kids. The groups agreed to halt the suit if Kellogg's would drop such ads.
• Pentagon Report Shows Violence in Iraq at a High
  The Pentagon's quarterly report on Iraq shows overall situation, as measured by U.S., Iraqi and civilian casualties, violence hit a three-year high between February and May.
• Boeing Preparing for a Rise in Jet Demand
  Boeing sees a market for 28,600 commercial airplanes over the next 20 years. The company pins most of its hopes on the 787, a mid-sized, fuel efficient, long-haul jet that goes into passenger service next year.
• Republican Fundraising Slips
  Republican donors don't seem to be shelling out as much money as they have in the past at this point in the presidential race. Republicans haven't been able to persuade donors that the Republicans are on the way to the White House given no heir apparent, nor definitive frontrunner.
• Huckabee's Appeal Doesn't Help Presidential Bid
  Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is an ordained Baptist minister, former governor of Arkansas, and has conservative credentials. Still, his poll results hover in low single-digit range.
• Recall Out for 'Thomas' Toys Made in China
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls 1.5 million Thomas and Friends products — as in Thomas the Tank Engine — because a Chinese factory used lead paint. A consumer watchdog says 20 percent of China's toys and baby clothes are substandard.
• New York Encounters Odd Pets
  Lost on the mean streets of New York were a hawk, another wild bird, and a lamb. Experts say the birds were both fledglings and, it being spring, were learning to fly. The little lamb, however, is a different story. She escaped from an animal market in the Bronx. Her name: Lucky Lady.

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