Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Walker images reside in Jason Moran's jazz
  Pianist Jason Moran has lately drawn inspiration from contemporary art. Music on his latest CD was influenced by what he found at the Walker Art Center.6:50 a.m.
• Boof could become household name with Game 2 win
  In Game 2 of their playoff series with the Oakland A's, the Twins will try to rally behind an unlikely hero when Boof Bonser takes the pitcher's mound. Bonser was in the minor leagues only two months ago, but he'll throw the first pitch at the Metrodome today as the Twins try to bounce back from yesterday's 3-2 loss.7:21 a.m.
• Crops bounce back for a strong harvest
  Minnesota's corn and soybean farmers are harvesting decent yields following a year of weather uncertainties. There's was too much rain, then too little. A mid-summer drought nearly ruined the October finish.7:25 a.m.
• The fight for the 1st
  Minnesota's 1st Congressional District race has heated up. In a part of the state that has voted Republican for years, a Democratic challenger may have a chance.7:53 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Violence Overshadows Upcoming French Elections
  Last week, a gang of youths lured two French police officers into a trap before savagely attacking them. And a recent police report says crime has risen on the outskirts of Paris. A year after youth riots, the subject is now an election-year issue.
• Foley Fallout Tightens Race for N.Y. Congressman
  Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-NY) was among the first to know about the e-mails between former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) and several pages. Exactly how much he knew about the e-mails is raising concern among his constituents, and further tightening an already close election at home.
• Labor Board Decision May Slash Union Membership
  The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that nurses with certain responsibilities are supervisors, and therefore barred from joining unions. Labor organizers say the ruling could cut the potential union membership among nurses by hundreds of thousands.
• Parents Revive New Orleans Catholic School
  In New Orleans, Catholic schools were just as hard hit by Katrina as the public schools. But the private Catholic institutions lacked the deep well of funding from state and national governments that has helped the public system. A dedicated group of parents has revived one Catholic high school.
• Planned North Korea Nuclear Test Draws Criticism
  North Korea's neighbors react with alarm to a fresh announcement from Pyongyang of plans to conduct a nuclear test. South Korea expressed grave concern, and Japan called such a test "unacceptable."
• American Wins Chemistry Nobel for DNA Work
  This year's Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to a biologist. Roger Kornberg at Stanford University is being honored for figuring out the details of how our cells read DNA. He's not the first in his family to win a Nobel Prize. His father, Arthur Kornberg, won in 1959.
• Israelis Philosophical About Golan's Future
  The Golan Heights was occupied by Israel in 1967. But in the aftermath of the war in Lebanon, some politicians are wondering whether it is time to return the area to Syria as part of a peace deal. The two sides came close to an agreement in 1993, and again in 1999.
• Palestinians See Little Hope in Rice Visit
  U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits the West Bank city of Ramallah to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Later, she will begin talks with Israeli officials. But Palestinians living on the West Bank doubt the visit will make any difference in their lives.
• Prisons Failing in Oversight of Dangerous Inmates
  A new report from the Justice Department finds that prison officials are failing to read the mail of some of the nation's most dangerous convicted terrorists. Investigators found widespread staff and funding shortages.
• Red Cross Checks on U.S. Prisons
  The Red Cross is checking on the conditions of prisoners who've recently been moved by the United States. One Red Cross team visited a new American prison in Baghdad that holds about 3,500 detainees, including many who were once at the Abu Ghraib prison.
• Dow Recovers Lost Glory with New Record High
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average has broken the record high it set more than six years ago. The world's most famous stock index closed Tuesday at an all-time high of 11,727.
• Police Departments Target Tailgaters
  A number of police departments across the country are trying out technology already used in Europe to help catch drivers who follow too close to the car in front of them. Officials believe it's time to crack down on tailgating. Kristian Foden-Vencil of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.
• Airbus Super Jumbo Jet Delivery Delayed
  The biggest passenger plane in the world hasn't even started flying commercially yet, and it's already delayed. Airbus announced Tuesday that it can't deliver the first massive A380 jet until October of next year, 10 months behind schedule.
• Sports Antics Leave the Fun Behind
  The lightheartedness of sports has gone missing. Storytelling and good-natured ribbing between players and coaches has been replaced by player antics that lack taste or humor.
• Police Chief's Son Isn't Above the Law
  Taking the parents' car for a joy ride is a rite of passage for some kids. But a Missouri man may have gone too far. The son of a local police chief stole his father's unmarked cruiser. Using the sirens and lights, he pulled over other drivers and checked their IDs. The fun ended when a real officer stopped him. The young man drove off but was later traced to his father's car. As for the police chief, he's supporting his son, and the law.

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