March 7, 1989 - Includes Sharon Sayles Belton.
March 23, 1989 -
April 5, 1989 - MPR’s Leif Enger profiles John Lyght, Minnesota's first African American sheriff. Born and raised in Cook County, Lyght became sheriff of his hometown.
June 2, 1989 - A 14 year boy was beaten by a skinhead who was yelling racial hatred. The community is disappointed with the police response to the issue.
October 26, 1989 -
November 13, 1989 - Earl Craig, Walt Dziedzic While a sergeant, Mike Sauro led the 1989 mistaken raid on the home of an elderly couple who were killed in a fire set off by the officers' use of a "flash bang" grenade - an incident that reinforced distrust of the police in the black community and led to the creation of the Civilian Police Review Authority (CRA). The victims were Lillian Weiss and Lloyd Smalley.
December 19, 1989 - John DeNoma, Michael Hogan, David Franzen
January 25, 1990 - Includes Mike Sauro vox. While a sergeant, Mike Sauro led the 1989 mistaken raid on the home of an elderly couple who were killed in a fire set off by the officers' use of a "flash bang" grenade - an incident that reinforced distrust of the police in the black community and led to the creation of the Civilian Police Review Authority (CRA). The victims were Lillian Weiss and Lloyd Smalley.
January 26, 1990 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on Minneapolis City Council ‘s passage of a civilian review board for the city’s police department. Segment includes various viewpoints via speeches and interviews from Sharon Sayles Belton, Jackie Cherryhomes, Dennis Schulstad, and Mike Sauro.
May 14, 1990 - As part of a series on Bemidji race relations, Mainstreet Radio reporter Leif Enger looks at allegations of prejudice against Native Americans in Bemidji Police Department.