January 3, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten reports on results of Crime Commission report and interviews Douglas Heidenreich, a member of committee that put study together. Heidenreich details the study’s purpose.
November 9, 1979 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with reporter Pat Kessler about St. Paul Police press conference regarding plot to kidnap Minnesota Governor Al Quie. Segment includes clips from press conference, which notes suspects as students from Mankato State.
November 9, 1979 - MPR reporter Pat Kessler shares information about plot to kidnap Minnesota Governor Al Quie. Kessler details information from a St. Paul Police press conference.
November 9, 1979 - A press conference excerpt on the attempted plot to kidnap Governor Al Quie.
February 16, 1984 - Allan Spear, Minnesota DFL state senator, shares his thoughts on the state’s sentencing guidelines system. Spear says he sees the sentencing guidelines as complex, but just.
January 7, 1985 - Minnesota Journal host Gary Eichten presents a collection of reports and news items for Monday, January 7, 1985.
September 24, 1985 - MPR Journal host Gary Eichten presents a collection of reports and news items for Tuesday, September 24th, 1985.
May 19, 1988 - With the suicide death of Roger Caldwell, MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten takes a look back at the 1977 murders of Duluth heiress Elisabeth Congdon and her nurse. Caldwell plead guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to time served, or five years. Despite this, Caldwell repeatedly claimed innocence, including in a suicide note.
May 7, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews University of Minnesota-Duluth official regarding phone call threats against UMD staff members both on and off campus.
June 4, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with staff member at Science Museum of Minnesota regarding art defacement at the site, where a diorama was damaged.