Almanac: At the Capitol

The early 1980s in Minnesota were noted for a simmering farm crisis. In 1984 a KTCA crew prepared a report for the MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour on farm foreclosures in Stearns County. A group of activists there was challenging local bankers. The report featured a young protestor who would go on to be a national political figure. In this his first national TV coverage, Carleton College professor Paul Wellstone caused quite a stir.