Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• GOP bills would keep some state services open in shutdown
  State Sen. Al DeKruif says the several bills he's sponsoring to keep some services open during a government shutdown simply reflect what it means to run a good state.4:00 a.m.
• Crowdsourced funding boosts Bemidji micro-brewery
  The Bemidji Brewing Company plans to have its first public batch of brew on tap in a few local pubs by early summer. Kickstarter allowed the group to move forward at the nano-brewery level and created a buzz around the fledgling business.5:20 a.m.
• Target's deep customer data mining raises eyebrows
  Retailers and other businesses have long kept track of what consumers buy and scoured public records, social media and other resources for insight on how to sell consumers more products.5:25 a.m.
• Living with ALS, Part III: Bruce Kramer describes 'The Tell'
  In our third report following St. Thomas professor Bruce Kramer as he copes with life after being diagnosed with ALS, he talks about what it's like breaking the news of his disease with family and friends, and how he works against letting the disease define him.6:40 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• 3 GOP Candidates Split Super Tuesday Wins
  Mitt Romney won six of the 10 Super Tuesday contests. Rick Santorum won three while Newt Gingrich won one. Ron Paul was the only candidate who did not win at least one contest.
• Romney Wins Ohio, A Pivotal Battleground State
  Mitt Romney won the GOP presidential primary in Ohio Tuesday night. Unlike most of the other states voting on Super Tuesday, Ohio will be a pivotal swing state in the general election.
• Tina Brown's Must-Reads: Political Change-Makers
  Daily Beast and Newsweek editor Tina Brown highlights a book and an article on two titanic individuals at the center of political change: Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin and pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar.
• Songs We Love: Disney Songwriters The Sherman Brothers
  NPR staffers celebrate the men behind "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" with their memories.
• Boulder Gathers No Moss On Its Way To Los Angeles
  Renee Montagne talks to Terry Emmert, who's in charge of transporting a 340 ton granite boulder to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where it will be featured in a modern art exhibit.
• Is U.S. Energy Independence Finally Within Reach?
  The U.S. has been dependent on foreign oil for its energy needs for decades. Some analysts now say the country could become energy independent over the next decade. Still, exactly what "energy independence" means is in dispute.
• Oklahoma Needs Qualified Wind Power Technicians
  Wind power is all the rage in Oklahoma and could be a boon in a state that has been hit hard by unemployment. The problem is finding qualified people to work in the industry.
• Brazil Becomes World's Sixth Largest Economy
  Another year of growth was enough to edge Brazil past the stagnant United Kingdom in global economic rankings. Agriculture and food processing were the big areas of growth for Brazil.
• Stanford Convicted In $7 Billion Ponzi Scheme
  In Houston Tuesday, a federal jury convicted Texas financier R. Allen Stanford of running a massive Ponzi scheme. Jurors agreed with prosecutors, who claimed he ran a global scheme that lasted more than 20 years and involved more than $7 billion in investments.
• Lehman Exits Chapter 11, To Pay Creditors
  When Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008, it was the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. More than three years later, Lehman is emerging from Chapter 11. The firm is really just back in business to liquidate itself. Lehman has about $65 billion in assets that it intends to distribute among its many creditors starting next month.

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