April 23, 2003 - The Minnesota Wild came from behind last night to upset the Colorado Avalanche and advance to the N-H-L Western Conference semifinals. The 3-year-old hockey franchise rebounded from a three-games-to-one deficit to win their first-ever playoff series. John McDonough McDunnuh is the owner of Wild Tymes restaurant and bar in downtown St. Paul. He says the surprise success of the Wild hockey team has brought much needed business into the capital city.
April 22, 2003 -
April 22, 2003 -
April 21, 2003 - The Cargill Foundation today announced the biggest capital contributions in its history. The foundation is the charitable arm of Minnetonka-based Cargill Corporation, the largest agribusiness company in the United States. The foundation will give 6-point-eight-million dollars to nine Twin Cities arts and civic institutions. Grant recipients include the Walker Art Center, the Mill City Museum, and the Salvation Army of Minneapolis.
April 21, 2003 -
April 18, 2003 - The latest film from the Academy-award nominated director of "Hoop Dreams" opens in Minneapolis today. Years ago, filmmaker Steve James signed up for the Big Brother / Big Sister program. He hoped he would be assigned a young boy who liked sports and needed a male role model. Instead, he got a hyperactive, troubled kid named Stevie. After losing touch with Stevie for more than 10 years, James decides to track down his Little Brother. The film follows him back to rural Illinois and into the life of the now twenty-something Stevie. James says the documentary took a direction he never anticipated.
April 17, 2003 -
April 17, 2003 -
April 16, 2003 - MPR’s Nikki Tundel interviews Chris Pesklo about his attempts to stop University of Minnesota rioting, and of losing a special hat. Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar says more felony charges are likely in connection with Sunday's Dinkytown riot. Prosecutors charged one 19-year-old yesterday with felony property damage. The rioters torched dumpsters and overturned cars after the Minnesota gophers won the NCAA men's hockey championship. Chris Pesklo was one of only a few onlookers who tried to stop the riots. He has lived in Dinkytown for almost 16 years. He says it wasn't hard for him to decide when it was time to step in.
April 15, 2003 -