Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• A hot and muggy week
  Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer talks with University of Minnesota Climatologist Mark Seeley and MPR Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner.6:55 a.m.
• Guard family reunited
  Most of the 2,600 Minnesota National Guard soldiers who spent an extended tour in Iraq are settling back in at home. As part of our coverage of their deployment, we've been following the Inskeep family.7:20 a.m.
• Film director Fredi Murer fulfills his childhood dreams
  When Fredi Murer was a boy, he dreamed of playing the piano like Mozart, doing math like Einstein, and flying like Icarus. None of it came true. Now, 60 years later, Murer is a film director. His new film "Vitus" depicts how he wishes things could have been.7:50 a.m.
• Vikings hold first training camp practice
  The Minnesota Vikings took the field Friday for their first training camp practice of the season, but their top two draft picks are missing. MPR's Cathy Wurzer talked with Sean Jensen, who covers the Vikings for the St. Paul Pioneer Press.8:25 a.m.
• Rescuers search for missing sewer workers
  Rescue workers are looking for two men who may have been swept from the St. Paul sewer system into the Mississippi River. The men were working with several other crew members on the city's sewers Thursday when a strong storm hit. MPR's Cathy Wurzer talked with interim St. Paul Fire Chief Bob Morrison.8:30 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Supermarkets Tout Fresh, Local Offerings
  This summer has brought a rush in consumer demand for fresh, locally grown food. The number of farmers' markets has grown more than 50 percent in the past decade and supermarket chains are offering more local produce.
• Militants Taking Bloody Toll in Pakistan
  The fallout from a government raid on Islamist militants at Islamabad's Red Mosque is spreading along Pakistan's volatile northwest frontier. A sharp rise in militant attacks in the region has left more than 200 people dead.
• Children's Health Care Bill Loaded with Extras
  In Congress, a bill aimed at supporting the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) has ballooned into a 400-page free-for-all. It now includes changes to the Medicare program for the elderly and the disabled, and a tax on tobacco.
• Poppa Neutrino, Still Sailing Along
  In his book The Happiest Man in the World, Alec Wilkinson chronicles the life of Poppa Neutrino. In 1998, Neutrino sailed a raft made of junk across the Atlantic. Now he's preparing for a solo journey across the Pacific.
• Sumo Champ Seeks to Slim Down
  Champion sumo wrestler Emanuel "Tiny" Yarbrough hopes to qualify for the Olympic judo team next year. So he's gone on a diet. The 6-foot-8 athlete's goal is to drop 200 pounds, from 752 to a fighting 550.
• Remembering Aaron's Quiet, Courageous Chase
  The pressures faced by Hank Aaron as he became baseball's all-time home-run king are different than those Barry Bonds confronts as he chases Aaron. Aaron quietly dealt with death threats and a barrage of racist mail before and after he passed Babe Ruth in 1974.
• A Mentor and a Friend
  Ky-Antre Compton, 11, and Stuart Chittenden, 38, met through the youth mentoring program Big Brothers/Big Sisters. But their friendship might last long after Compton has grown up.
• Fox Reclaims Web Domain for 'Simpsons' Film
  Twentieth Century Fox won't have to pay a "cyber-squatter" for rights to The Simpsons Movie domain name on the Web.
• Foreign Exchanges Slide After Dow's Drop
  Sharp declines in U.S. financial markets continued Friday in Asia and Europe. Asian stock markets were down, with Japan's Nikkei losing and Hong Kong's main index losing more than 2 percent. Losses were even heavier in South Korea and Taiwan.
• Priests' Files to Shed Light on Abuse Scandal in L.A.
  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has settled hundreds of cases stemming from a sex-abuse scandal. Now it will release personnel files of accused priests. Will Cardinal Roger Mahony's reputation suffer?
• Arizona Copper Boom Creates Housing Crunch
  U.S. copper mines are experiencing one of the biggest booms in decades. In Arizona, some companies have added so many new workers that they've run out of places to house them.
• House Set to Vote on Farm Bill
  A House vote is expected Friday on a wide-ranging farm bill. The $290 billion measure sets policy for the next five years on programs ranging from crop subsidies to food stamps.
• Port Strike Averted in Southern California
  A strike has been averted at the nation's busiest port complex. Clerks at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have come to terms with their employers. Longshoremen had pledged to honor picket lines if the clerks walked off the job.
• Critics Hit Chicago Public Housing Efforts
  Chicago authorities say a $1.6 billion revamp of public housing is making life better for residents. But some say the Chicago Housing Authority's plan has left too many tenants in housing limbo.
• Funds for 'Reading First' Program in Peril
  Congress wants to slash funding for "Reading First," in part because the program has been attacked for conflicts of interests. But teachers love the program, and say it's one of the most effective parts of No Child Left Behind.

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