September 21, 2000 - Governor Perpich died of cancer five years before. Former First Lady Lola Perpich and Rudy Perpich Jr. discuss the governor's legacy.
September 15, 2000 - The Minnesota Department of Health is planning an effort to identify anyone who has worked in a Minneapolis vermiculite plant, and will survey almost 3000 homes around the plant. The WR Grace and Company processing plant has been open since 1938. The vermiculite there is believed to have contained asbestos fibers. To identify all the people who worked there, Attorney General Mike Hatch has written a letter to the company to get rosters of employees.
September 15, 2000 - Mark Seeley's weather commentary
September 14, 2000 -
September 14, 2000 - The price of prescription drugs has emerged as a big issue in this year's political races. Senate candidate Mark Dayton has even taken groups of seniors on a ride to Canada, where they can buy drugs at cheaper prices than they can get here. Those price differences are the topic of a news conference later today in Washington D-C where Senator Paul Wellstone, a Democrat, and congressman Gil Gutknecht, a Republican, will call for the passage of the Prescription Drug RE-importation bill. Joining us on the line is Minnesota's first district congressman, Gil Gutknecht.
September 13, 2000 - Mark Dayton easily won yesterday's DFL US Senate primary. Dayton got over forty percent of the vote, nearly twenty percent more than second place finisher Mike Ciresi. DFL-endorsed Jerry Janezich was right behind Ciresi with twenty-one percent. Rebecca Yanish was forth with fifteen percent. Joining us now is the chairman of the DFL party, Mike Erlandson.
September 13, 2000 - Joining us now for analysis of last night's primaries is Steven Schier, chair of the Political Science Department at Carleton College.
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September 4, 2000 -
September 4, 2000 - The Minnesota Vikings started the regular season on the right foot with a 30 to 27 victory over the Chicago Bears. Quarterback Daunte Culpepper started his first NFL regular season game and scored three times running the ball. Division rival Chicago got off to a big lead early in the second half, before Culpepper got the offense going. Sean Jensen, sports reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, comments.