http://minnesota.publicradio.org/about/people/mpr_people_display.php?aut_id=30468 en-us Copyright 2013 Minnesota Public Radio Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:11 -0500 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/standard/images/mpr003/logo_mpr.gif http://minnesota.publicradio.org/?refid=0 Public officials in North Dakota and Minnesota say a combination of levees, floodwalls, and a diversion channel is the only way to protect Fargo-Moorhead from a 500-year flood. Both cities have constructed levees and floodwalls, but the estimated $1.8 billion diversion project needs Congressional approval. When approved and funded, construction would take about 10 years. Below is a proposed route of the diversion. /features/2013/05/fargo-moorhead-flood-diversion-map/?refid=0 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:08:52 -0500 Residents of Fargo-Moorhead are cleaning up sandbags and removing temporary levees after the Red River's crest last week. As it turned out, most of that preparation wasn't needed for this year's flood. Both cities are now turning their attention back to building permanent levees and flood walls. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/07/news/fargo-moorhead-flood-control?refid=0 Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 -0500 Even though the 2013 Red River flood is not as severe as the National Weather Service initially forecasted, it still made for dramatic images. /collections/special/2013/floods/before-after-flood/?refid=0 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:29:00 -0500 A map stereotyping neighborhoods in Minneapolis was inspired by the work of Trent Gillaspie, a Denver-based comedian. /collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2013/04/a_judgmental_look_at_minneapol.shtml?refid=0 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:23:44 -0500 Residents in Fargo and Moorhead are building dikes to protect against a possible record flood. But the late spring melt is reducing the flood risk, say forecasters at the National Weather Service. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/23/regional/sandbag-clay-levees-fargo-flood?refid=0 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:24:53 -0500 The city of Fargo closed roads near the Red River Monday and began building temporary levees to prepare for spring flooding. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/22/regional/fargo-levees?refid=0 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:52:24 -0500 The cities of Fargo, N.D. and Moorhead, Minn. have purchased and removed hundreds of flood-prone homes along the Red River since the record flood of 2009. As a result, the cities require fewer sandbags and less manpower when fighting floods now. The region is gearing up for another major flood this year. /collections/special/2013/floods/before-after-homes/?refid=0 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:31:00 -0500 Volunteers in Fargo, N.D., started filling sandbags Wednesday in preparation for flooding along the Red River expected later this month. The city will fill enough sandbags to be prepared for a record flood, but will need only about half the sandbags it used in 2009 because of permanent flood measures installed since then. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/03/regional/fargo-sandbag-central-photos?refid=0 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:14:35 -0500 Kramarczuk's, an Eastern European deli and restaurant in northeast Minneapolis, has won a James Beard American Classic Award. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/02/28/arts_culture/kramarczuks-james-beard-award?refid=0 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:56:07 -0600 Timbuktu is back in Mali's hands, thanks to help from the French and other Western powers. It was ruled by Islamist militants since early last year. I made the trip to Mali, a land-locked country in West Africa, in January 2009 as part of a team working on a USDA-sponsored sustainable agriculture project. /collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2013/01/yes_timbuktu_is_a_real_place_heres_the_proof.shtml?refid=0 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:58:15 -0600 Sugar beet farmers in the Red River Valley are busy harvesting a bumper crop this fall, the second harvest since American Crystal Sugar locked 1,300 union workers out of its five factories in a labor dispute. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/10/16/regional/red-river-valley-sugar-beet-harvest-photos?refid=0 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:21:21 -0500 A wildfire destroyed at least six structures as it skirted the small city of about 700 people near the Canadian border. The local nursing home, school, assisted living center and a group home, all in the southern portion of the city, were evacuated. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/10/02/regional/photos-karlstad-minnesota-wildfire?refid=0 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:13:09 -0500 Ice fishing and beer drinking are two closely intertwined traditions in Minnesota's winter months. Two enterprising business people in northwestern Minnesota figured out a novel way to capitalize on both. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/02/06/ice-hole-bar-lake-lida?refid=0 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:10:24 -0600 Photos of the burn area in the Boundary Waters before the Pagami Creek fire started. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/09/15/bwca-pagami-creek-fire-before-photos?refid=0 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:18:49 -0500 This map shows the perimeter of the fire currently burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, as well as closed entry points. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/09/14/boundary-waters-fire-map?refid=0 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:14:03 -0500 Compare photographs of the Red River in Fargo and Moorhead taken before and during flooding. /collections/special/2011/floods/beforeafter/index.html?refid=0 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:00:00 -0500 About 200 Fargo residents gathered Wednesday evening to learn more about the city's plan to prepare for this year's expected spring flooding. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/02/10/flood-prep-fargomoorhead?refid=0 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:17:10 -0600 A group of about 75 people welcomed Mike Link and Katie Crowley in Duluth Saturday afternoon as the couple completed the final stage of a 1,550-mile hike around Lake Superior. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/09/18/hikers-finish-superior?refid=0 Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:23:24 -0500 Every Labor Day weekend, thousands of people come to the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion in the tiny northwestern Minnesota town of Rollag. Dozens of antique steam engines are shown that were once used to thresh -- to separate grain from the stalk. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/09/07/rollag-threshing-festival-photos?refid=0 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:00 -0500 The Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport, Minn. puts on a big show every July that attracts hundreds to the small town in the heart of dairy farm country. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/07/19/freeport-festival-slideshow?refid=0 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:10:25 -0500 Scenes from Spring in the Boundary Waters in far northeastern Minnesota. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/06/01/bwca-slideshow?refid=0 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:38:32 -0500 Scenes from frosty Gooseberry Falls State Park and the north shore of Lake Superior. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/02/20/north-shore?refid=0 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:59:36 -0600 The Bentleyville "Tour of Lights" annual lighting display has grown so large that this year that founder Nathan Bentley moved it from Cloquet to Duluth's Bayfront Festival Park. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/12/22/holiday-lights-pictures?refid=0 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:49:00 -0600 Families in search of an inexpensive and truly Minnesotan Christmas tree this year should look past their local tree stand and head north -- and bring an axe. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/12/04/national-forest-christmas-trees?refid=0 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600 An employee at a Rochester area care facility has been terminated after allegations of abuse of three patients were substantiated by a Minnesota Department of Health investigation. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/09/04/healthworker?refid=0 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:09:52 -0500 In an effort to make travel quicker for Labor Day weekend motorists, MnDOT is briefly reopening a closed lane of I-35 north of the metro area. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/09/04/35w-traffic?refid=0 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:56:12 -0500 A window washer was found dead and another was injured after they fell three stories while working at Park Nicollet's Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park Thursday afternoon. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/09/04/window-washer-killed?refid=0 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:15:11 -0500 Student fair-goers are invited to show off their hygiene skills at the State Fair this week, where some will face off against Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Sanne Magnan in a hand-washing showdown. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/09/02/state-fair-hand-washing-contest?refid=0 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:45:05 -0500 Even after flying to St. Paul and rehearsing hours before she was scheduled to perform, pop star Kelly Clarkson canceled her grandstand show last night at the Minnesota State Fair due to vocal issues. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/08/31/kelly_clarkson_cancels_state_fair?refid=0 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:59:29 -0500 The Minnesota State Patrol has identified the woman who was critically injured after her pickup crashed Saturday afternoon at the intersection of I-694 and I-35W. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/08/31/694-crash?refid=0 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:18:11 -0500 Temperatures dropped into the 20s and 30s across northern Minnesota early this morning. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/08/31/august-chill?refid=0 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:03:57 -0500 The mother of an American freelance journalist missing in Iran says she is concerned for the "safety and welfare" of her son and two other Americans. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/08/03/iran-captured?refid=0 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:15:28 -0500 A former chaplain for the St. Cloud Police was arrested Wednesday night and is accused of sexually assaulting a victim almost a decade ago. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/30/st-cloud-chaplain-sexual-assault?refid=0 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:19:07 -0500 This fall, the University of Minnesota Duluth will begin enrolling students in a new graduate engineering program. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/30/umd-engineering?refid=0 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:38:48 -0500 The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified three of the victims of a deadly car crash west of Minneapolis. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/30/crash-victims-identified?refid=0 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:47:03 -0500 A visitation and public memorial service for one of the Minnesota soldiers who died earlier this month will be held this weekend. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/30/ranger-funeral?refid=0 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:26:47 -0500 Portions of both I-94 and I-35W will be closed this weekend for construction and maintenance work. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/30/freeway-closures?refid=0 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:56:47 -0500