Almanac: At the Capitol

The Monologue (03/27/09)

Bick Smith heads out on a modern adventure.

Headlines (03/27/09)

The happenings of this week in Minnesota.

Flooding in Fargo (03/27/09)

Paul Douglas with WeatherNation joins us live with the latest weather and flooding forecasts for the ravaged Red River valley.  Paul also walks us through a list of helpful websites to check this weekend.

Budget Cuts and Prison Sentences (03/27/09)

Should Minnesota adjust prison sentences in light of the state budget shortfall?  Should some be adjusted anyway?  We hear from Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and former Hennepin County Attorney Tom Johnson.

Did You Know? (03/27/09)

That Tim Pawlenty is carrying a high seed in NPR's political version of March Madness?

Mystery Writers Galore (03/27/09)

Sixty regional mystery writers will descend upon the Once Upon A Crime bookstore in Minneapolis on Saturday March 28.  Find out how to come meet them as we talk to bookstore co-owner Gary Schulze.

Mid Legislative Session Update (03/27/09)

Mary Lahammer says our state lawmakers are getting a bit chippy as the session enters its second half.

Home: Tom Arndt's Minnesota (03/27/09)

For more than forty years Tom Arndt has quietly captured images of the people of Minnesota on his camera.  And they've been collected in a new book by the U of M Press.  Tom joins us to talk about his craft and show us some of his favorite photos.

Former Lawmakers Panel (03/27/09)

Ex legislators give us their sense of the goings on in St. Paul.  Republicans John Berns and Dan McElroy sit down on the couch with Democrats Ember Reichgott Junge and Andy Dawkins.

The Wrapup (03/27/09)

We explain to you the tricky right answer to last week's Index File question... toss a new question your way and then play a music clip of Korean violinist Chee Yun who performed in Studio B ten years ago this very week.

The Monologue (01/23/09)

Jim Ragsdale was in D.C. this week for the inaugural.  And he's never seen anything like it.

Headlines (01/23/09)

Eric gives the headlines for the week.

Governor Pawlenty One on One (01/23/09)

Tim Pawlenty sat down this week with our Mary Lahammer to preview his state budget.

Congressman Erik Paulsen (01/23/09)

We've been checking in with members of Congress this month.  This week we visit with our state's newest member in the House of Representatives.

Did You Know? (01/26/09)

Weather with Paul Douglas (01/23/09)

Paul stops by for his monthly weather chat.  Paul assesses this year's winter.

The Bunny Clogs (01/23/09)

Adam Levy (of Honeydogs fame) stops by with his daughters to sing some children's tunes. 

Sports with Larry Fitzgerald Sr. (01/23/09)

Larry Sr. stops by for his semi-regular sports chat.  We'll talk up the Super Bowl... hoops around town... and the Twins.

The Senate Lawsuit (01/23/09)

Mary Lahammer has a report on the developments this week in the Norm Coleman versus Al Franken lawsuit.

This Week's Political Panel (01/23/09)

Republicans Sarah Janecek and Andy Brehm sit down with Democrats Mike Hatch and Sen. Kathy Saltzman (DFL-Woodbury) to discuss the week's big political stories.

The Wrapup (01/23/09)

What was going on with Lake Minnetonka in 1911?  And what was debated at the legislature in 1927?  All that, your viewer comments and some show ending music by the Bunny Clogs.