September 24, 1998 - Minnesota researchers say a study released today provides the first solid evidence domestic violence is a serious problem in rural areas. Nearly 17-hundred rural Minnesota women were surveyed about physical, emotional and sexual violence.
September 16, 1998 - The North Dakota's Highway Patrol today started checking Canadian trucks as they entered the state -- and warning them they might be turned back if they try to enter South Dakota. The governors of North and South Dakota are upset over what they say are unfair trade practices under NAFTA and GATT that hurt American farmers. Mainstreet Radios Dan Gunderson reports. On a typical day about 600 Canadian trucks roll through the
September 8, 1998 - When election time rolls around many people depend on the League of Women Voters for information about candidates and issues. For decades, the League has played the role of a non-partisan information source for voters. Now, in many communities, the all volunteer League of Women Voters is struggling to keep going. Minnesota Public Radios Dan Gunderson reports how in one Northern community the League has given up. Mary Davies helped organize debates, research issues and monitor local government in Moorhead for 32 years. This fall will be a little less hectic for Mary. The Moorhead League of Women voters has disbanded..
September 1, 1998 - NEW VERSION FOR TUESDAY AM The Kittson county sheriff says an autopsy confirms 16-year old Julie Holmquist was a homocide victim. Sheriff Ray Hunt declined to release any details about the crime. Nearly one-thousand people, including Governor Arne Carlson, gathered in Hallock yesterday to mourn Julies death. Mainstreet Radios Dan Gunderson reports..
August 28, 1998 - The Federal Environmental Protection Agency says farmers in the Dakotas can use poison to kill thousands of blackbirds. The Dakotas and Minnesota produce 85-percent of the sunflowers grown in the United States. Farmers say blackbirds are eating their profits. But Federal Wildlife officials say poison won't solve the problem, and will also kill desirable bird species. Mainstreet Radios Dan Gunderson reports. Mike Clemens is frustrated. He's watching thousands of blackbirds feast on his sunflower field , he can't stop them.
August 7, 1998 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from Detroit Lakes. Program highlights the debate over recreational jet skis on the lakes. Rachel Reabe hosts a discussion on the controversary over personal watercraft with Jim Madima, president of Jet Supporters Association of Minnesota; Dennis Lang of the DNR; and Kris Hasskamp, a Minnesota state representative.
August 7, 1998 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from Detroit Lakes. Program highlights outdoor music festival WE Fest, the largest camping and country music extravaganza. Rachel Reabe interviews Jeff Krueger, WE Fest organizer; and Rand Levy, of Rose Productions about the history, phenomenon, efforts, and challenges of running an outdoor festival. Reabe also talks with musician/manager Tony Stephens.
June 9, 1998 - Midday presents a Mainstreet Radio special broadcast on what's being called the "New Midwestern Farm Crisis." The program contains reports on farming issues, including insurance, scab plant disease, government programs, global markets, and Freedom to Farm Act.
April 21, 1998 - Mainstreet Radio's Dan Gunderson reports that while farmers across the region are getting their machinery lined up for an early start on spring planting, in northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota, hundreds of farmers are lining equipment up to be sold at auction. Some are angry…but many are relieved.
April 15, 1998 - As part of the series Remembering and Rebuilding - The Great Flood of 1997, a special Mainstreet Radio program from East Grand Forks, one year after the flood. Host Rachel Reabe interviews Pat Owens, Grand Forks mayor; Lynn Stauss, East Grand Forks mayor; Cliff Barth, Breckenridge mayor; and Morris Lanning of the Red River Basin Coalition about how people of the Red River Valley are putting their lives and their communities back together.