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News & Features Archive
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Iowa-native Kathryn Koob worked at the Iran-America Society 30 years ago when militant Islamic students stormed the embassy in Tehran and with support from the Iranian government, 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days.
(11/04/2009)
The bank account for Gov. Tim Pawlenty's new national political action committee is a little bit bigger after roughly 300 people attended a fundraiser for Pawlenty's Freedom First PAC in Minneapolis Wednesday night.
(11/04/2009)
Minneapolis elections officials started hand counting ballots Wednesday, a day after voters used instant runoff voting for the first time.
(11/04/2009)
The story of a simple monk trying to promote peace during the Vietnam war might seem an unlikely subject for a puppet show. Yet the performers in "A Path Home" at the In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater say in many ways their show gets to the very roots of what they do as an organization.
The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot
Minneapolis are part of a larger problem - eroding professionalism
among commercial airline pilots, Federal Aviation Administration
Administrator Randy Babbitt said Wednesday.
Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty
on Wednesday welcomed his party's success in winning two races for
governor, but he cautioned that the GOP must improve after election
losses in recent years.
The number of foreclosed homes sold at sheriff's auctions in Minnesota fell during the third quarter of the year.
Supporters of instant runoff voting hope to bring the alternative voting system to Duluth next.
Artwork from a comic book introduced by
Democrat Al Franken before he became a U.S. senator from Minnesota
will be sold in an auction later this month.
Mayor R.T. Rybak won his third term in Tuesday's election and some speculate he is poised to launch his 2010 campaign, but even though he's been acting like a gubernatorial candidate for several months, he says he's not in a hurry to officially enter the race.
Marking one year since his victory in the presidential election, President Barack Obama told a crowd at a Madison middle school that long-term economic success can only be achieved by making investments in education.
Minnesota law enforcers are making full
use of a new seat belt law, issuing 10,081 citations during a special crackdown in October.
Four more deaths have been linked to the flu in Minnesota, but the number of schools reporting outbreaks dropped considerably in the past week, health officials said Wednesday.
Attorneys defending Tom Petters in his fraud trial are highlighting recordings made
by a government witness, in which company officers appear to wonder how much Petters knows about the scam.
Wet weather conditions are making it hard for Minnesota farmers to have a good harvest this year.
State officials in Iowa have confirmed a case of H1N1 in a cat, the first known instance of a cat contracting the virus from people.
Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan says the FBI
will review an officer's use of a stun gun on a suspect who claims his civil rights were violated.
Two environmental organizations are kicking off an effort Wednesday to bring plastic bag recycling and recycling receptacles for cans and bottles to grocery stores in Duluth.
MPR political analysts Todd Rapp and Tom Horner join Midday for analysis of last night's elections, both in Minnesota and across the nation.
Back-to-back meetings will provide
Wisconsin and Minnesota residents with an update on the long-planned St. Croix River bridge project.
Minnesota counties are ironing out the final details on public vaccination clinics for kids that could begin as early as Nov. 16. The doses will only be available to children aged 9 and under.
Authorities say the three Dickinson State
softball players found dead after their vehicle went into a farm
pond probably drove straight into the water in the dark.
Voters nervous about the economy and fed up with
the political establishment dominated the off-year elections,
sending a strong message to President Barack Obama, who won the
White House as a change agent but has himself become the face of
political power and incumbency.
A legislative subcommittee is looking at
how to make higher profits on millions of acres of land set aside
at statehood to support Minnesota's schools.
Election Day turned out to be a pretty good one for schools. Most of the ballot questions across the state that asked for some form of local funding were approved, even though in many cases, that now means those voters' property taxes will increase.
A group of government, industry and academic leaders from China will visit Minnesota this week as part of a trip designed to help them examine food safety efforts.
The University of Minnesota will offer H1N1 vaccine to some students and staff in so-called "high priority" groups Wednesday and Thursday.
Climate experts organized by the Army Corps
of Engineers see no end to a wet cycle in the Red River Valley.
Choosing a piano teacher can be a bit like finding the right lawyer, plumber or hairdresser -- professional experience is important, as well as a good fit. North Dakota Piano Teacher of the Year, Sharon Westbrook, shares her thoughts on finding that best "fit."
This year's off-year elections are taking on more significance than usual, revealing a split in the Republican Party that could have repercussions in 2010 and 2012. Analysts talk about what the wins in governors' races in Virginia and New Jersey and a loss in a New York state Congressional race mean to the future of the Republican party.
Twin Cities music legend Willie Murphy talks about his new album, "A Shot of Love in a Time of Need"
Singer-songwriter John Gorka performs on Radio Heartland.
As President Barack Obama considers a new strategy in Afghanistan, a new documentary from America Abroad explores the current counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan, the history of U.S. policy there, and the fight against terrorism across the border in Pakistan. The documentary is called, "Taking on the Taliban."
Kerri Miller talked with authors Maxine Hong Kingston and Annette Gordon-Reed, the featured speakers at the National Book Awards at Concordia College in Moorhead. Kingston is the author of "The Woman Warrior." And Gordon-Reed is the author of "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family." The event was recorded Friday, Oct. 30.
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