Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• DNR hopes to cool off hot fishing at Lake Mille Lacs
  Lake Mille Lacs in central Minnesota has been a popular fishing spot for walleye this year, a little too popular in fact.7:20 a.m.
• West Nile mosquitoes thriving in Minnesota this year
  Mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus are doing well this summer in Minnesota. The state Department of Health says counts of Culex tarsalis mosquitoes are higher than usual.7:25 a.m.
• Electricity from waste
  Researchers in Grand Forks say they've developed a new process for turning waste to energy. A pilot project at a Grand Forks business is making electricity from wood scraps.7:50 a.m.
• Monday Markets
  Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer talked with MPR Chief Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell about the lastest economic news.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Columbus, Ga., Readies for Terrorist Attack
  The leader of homeland security in Columbus, Ga., discusses the community's preparedness against terrorist attacks. Lt. Randy Robertson, the city's director of the homeland security, talks with Linda Wertheimer.
• Istanbul's Tarlabasi Under Constant Transformation
  In what was once the capital of the Ottoman Empire, one of Istanbul's most notorious slums has sprung up. Tarlabasi is a densely populated maze of narrow streets that wend between crumbling Ottoman-era houses built on a hillside.
• You Can Play the Record, but Don't Touch
  Physicists from California have updated a hands-off approach to playing old and broken records. A computer-generated program called IRENE has found a way to reconstruct sound without ever touching classic LPs.
• Stock Market on Record Charge
  The old adage on Wall Street used to be "Sell in May, then go away." But not this summer. The Dow Jones Industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 are both at record highs. The Nasdaq is also higher.
• Senate Argues Restoring Habeas Corpus
  The Senate enters the second week of debate on a defense bill setting military policies and authorizing next year's Pentagon spending. Some senators are pushing to restore the legal protections of foreign detainees deemed to be "unlawful enemy combatants."
• Presidential Candidates Show the Money
  Presidential candidates have filed their quarterly financial reports on their fundraising to the Federal Election Commission. So far, the Democrats running for president have raised more than $80 million, outpacing Republicans, who raised less than $50 million.
• McCain Nearly Broke, but Stays Course
  The presidential campaign of Republican Sen. John McCain (AZ) raised $25 million in the first half of the year, but has spent nearly all of it. Still, McCain says he's not giving up. He was back in New Hampshire this weekend, trying to recharge his White House bid.
• L.A. Catholic Diocese to Pay $660M in Abuse Cases
  In Los Angeles, a judge is expected to sign the largest settlement ever in a clergy sex-abuse case. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $660 million to more than 500 people who say they were abused by priests and other clerics.
• Militants in Pakistan Flout Peace Agreement
  Militants in northwest Pakistan launched suicide attacks and bombings over the weekend in an area where Islamist militancy has been growing steadily. The attacks followed calls from extremists to avenge the government's storming of the Red Mosque in Islamabad.
• Poll: Cell Phone Users Recall Common Info Less
  A new survey finds that those who remember life before cell phones are more likely to remember other things as well. As people rely more on electronic devices, they're no longer memorizing simple things. A quarter of those polled say they couldn't remember their landline telephone number.
• 'Urban Mush' Dogs Pull Scooters, Not Sleds
  In southern California, some people have been using sled dogs without snow. The group is called Southern California Working Snow Dogs. Hundreds of members practice "urban mushing," which means their dogs pull scooters instead of sleds. It's said to exercise the dogs.
• Egypt Unwraps Identity of Royal Mummies
  In a time of biometrics and DNA testing, it may not be surprising that Egypt is working to better identify some of its most famous dead people. Scientists are checking all of Egypt's royal mummies. The goal is to find which of the mummies are real, and which are decoys.
• Jury Selection Starts in Case Against Muslim Charity
  A federal trial in Dallas pits the U.S. against the Holy Land Foundation of Richardson, Texas. The foundation was once North America's largest Muslim charity, but the government closed it in 2001, calling it a terrorist organization.
• South Dakota Soldier Dies in Second Iraq Tour
  South Dakota native Robb Rolfing graduated from Vassar College with a degree in physics and astronomy. But he always dreamed of being a Green Beret. Staff Sgt. Rolfing survived his first deployment to Iraq, but not his second. He was killed while patrolling in Baghdad.
• DirecTV Forms Video Game League
  DirecTV debuts a video game league called the Championship Gaming Series. It's an effort to make gaming a full-fledged sport, like baseball or basketball. DirecTV now broadcasts two-hour video game matches twice a week.

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