November 5, 1991 - Midmorning’s Paula Schroeder interviews Patrick Hansen, a National Guard captain, about distribution of generators for rural residents without power after Halloween blizzard hit much of the state.
June 17, 1992 - MPR’s Jon Gordon reports on the devastation left from multiple tornadoes that struck southwest Minnesota towns. Chandler and Lake Wilson were the worst hit.
June 30, 1992 - On this special live Midday broadcast, MPR’s Dan Olson shares the latest on a Burlington Northern freight train derailment causing three tank cars to plunge into the Nemadji River. One of them ruptured, causing chemicals to spill into the river and subsequently into Lake Superior. Accident lead to Duluth residents being evacuated.
July 1, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews clinical professor Rick Kingston on the health concerns revolving around the train derailment in Duluth-Superior, in which benzine and other chemicals spilled into the Nemadji River and created a toxic gas cloud.
August 17, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews researcher about status and aftermath of a train derailment near Duluth that led to spillage of toxic chemicals and city evacuation. Interviewee states that long-term health effects are unlikely from the brief exposure to gaseous cloud.
June 17, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Mark Steil visits Chandler on the anniversary of a major tornado that devastated the town and surrounding area. Steil details the recovery efforts in past year and remembrance on what was lost.
September 24, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio presents broadcast from the Meadowland Farmer's Co Op in Lamberton, Minnesota. The program focuses on how local area is dealing with the effects of flooding from the previous spring and summer, and the impact it is having on farms and the economy.
September 24, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio presents broadcast from the Meadowland Farmer's Co Op in Lamberton, Minnesota. The program focuses on how local area is dealing with the effects of flooding from the previous spring and summer, and the impact it is having on farms and the economy.
November 11, 1993 - William H. Hull, author of “All Hell Broke Loose: Experiences of Young People During the Armistice Day 1940 Blizzard,” talks about the stories he complied of the surprise storm that struck Minnesota on November 11, 1940. He also imparts the necessity to be aware of the speed of weather changes.
December 2, 1993 - Midday’s Gary Eichten gets updates from MPR reporters Martin Kaste and Mark Zdechlik regrading plane crash outside of Hibbing, Minnesota.