Monday, March 31

Reprise of Todd's Odd Jobs Doggie Doo yard care guy.

Life goes on for the Gophers... Debrief with Wareham.

Rebecca Yannisch on Mpls considering turning the Grain Belt Brewery into the new Aveda headquarters.

Monday Markets.

Tuesday, April 1

Since the 1980's, immigrants and refugees have been moving to and transforming the western Minnesota town of Pelican Rapids... drawn by jobs at a local turkey processing plant. John Biewen reports.

Minnesota farmers are planting more soybeans this season. Lake Crystal farmer Kevin Paap talks about how he's deciding what to plant.

Lobbyist Bob Renner talks about some important deadlines coming up at the state legislature.

Trina Berg lives along the banks of the Red River in Fargo. Today she begins filling some 3400 sand bags and moving boxes of belongings from her basement to her attic.

Wednesday, April 2

The debate over welfare reform in the Minnesota House stalled when opponents of legal abortion tried to attach an amendment to the bill. Karen Louise Booth reports.

Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik talks with fans and players about the return of baseball and the Twins prospects this season.

The Red River is predicted to rise to 37 and a half feet in Fargo Moorhead this spring. While that would create the worst flood of this century, it would still be well below the great flood of 1897. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Gunderson reports.

Mediators trying to compromise on how to manage the BWCA hold their last scheduled meeting today. MPR's Bob Kelleher gives us a debrief.

Lt. Mike Sauro says he feels vindicated at a ruling that requires the Minneapolis police department to reinstate him. He was fired twice for unreasonable use of force.

Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton says she's disappointed at the Sauro ruling and defends the city's stance against re-hiring Sauro.

A geologist at North Dakota State University explains why the Red River is particularly prone to disastrous floods.

A Minneapolis immigration attorney describes the effect a new immigration law will have on immigrants - legal and illegal - in Minnesota.

Thursday, April 3

House DFLers deal a blow to one of Governor Carlson's favorite education reform plans. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports.

A key house committee blocks a bill to build a new stadium for the Twins from advancing. MPR's Bob Collins reports.

Twin Cities television station WCCO is being sued for using a hidden camera in a report on alledged abuses in a home for disabled adults. The suit centers on how reporters gathered the information--not the accuracy of the report. Minnesota Public Radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports.

A Twins spokeman says the team still thinks the legislature could pass a stadium bill. But they also think a ticket buyout and tax on players' salaries are bad ideas.

The Minneapolis park board hears complaints from citizens opposed to re-routing Hiawatha Avenue through Minnehaha Park. But there's little the board can do to block the project.

Friday, April 4

Negotiators gave up their efforts to settle the most contentious management issue in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area... whether trucks should have access to portages in the wilderness area. Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Kelleher reports from Duluth.

The St. Croix River is rising and the weather service is predicting it'll crest in less than two weeks almost two feet higher than it did in 1993. Businesses, local governments and residents are all getting ready for the flood. MPR's Mark Zdechlik reports.

Mark Seeley reports on the expected rains this weekend and how they're likely to aggravate flood conditions around the state.

The director of emergency services in Montevideo describes how the city is preparing for an upgraded flood forecast that calls for record-high waters.

The inventor of IMAX large-format movie technology talks about the latest advance... a 3-D omnitheater opening today at the Minnesota Zoo.

An expert on animal health warns about the dangers of over-feeding fido.

on Future Tense...Old Computers will be spruced up and sent to classrooms statewide under a new program announced by Governor Carlson and leaders of a foundation in California.

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