Play2min 28secCommentator considers networking, Minnesota styleJanuary 20, 2009 10:03 AMMinnesota's state budget is running a deficit largely because of a down economy. For many people, especially the unemployed, weathering the economic storm means networking like crazy. But is all that networking really necessary in Minnesota?
Play4min 24secThe sound of harps is alive in Red WingJanuary 13, 2009 3:30 PMBy Sea StachuraStoney End Harps has sold more than 6,000 harps to musicians around the world.
Play2min 18secCommentator vows to end his Internet politics obsessionJanuary 13, 2009 10:25 AMWith Inauguration Day for President-elect Barack Obama only a week away, commentator Peter Smith confesses an obsession.
Play2min 21secIce fishers in a tough stretch of winterJanuary 7, 2009 11:18 AMBy Peter SmithMorning Edition commentator Peter Smith says January is a difficult month for all Minnesotans, especially those who like to fish.
Play53min 54secTravel is down, but the world is still callingJanuary 6, 2009 12:00 AMHeading into the holiday travel season, AAA predicted the first decline in travel in six years because of the economy. But people still are figuring out ways to take trips. Rudy Maxa has ideas for smarter travel in 2009.
Play8min 16secRising star plays music that's old-timey and newJanuary 5, 2009 2:00 PMBy Chris RobertsLucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles conquer the Twin Cities music scene.
Play53min 54secEthical New Year's resolutionsJanuary 2, 2009 12:00 AMNew York Times ethicist Randy Cohen joins Midmorning to discuss the ethical dilemmas he wrote about in 2008, and he'll answer listener questions about ethical issues large and small.
Stretch of I-494 closed this weekendJanuary 2, 2009 12:00 AMBy Steven JohnTraffic could be slowed down this weekend in the south metro as a stretch of I-494 will be closed for a construction project.
Paddlers bring in the new year on the riverJanuary 1, 2009 11:03 PMBy Tim NelsonA small fleet of kayakers and canoe paddlers shoved off the ice and onto the open Mississippi River yesterday to celebrate a chilly tradition -- the annual New Year's Day Paddle. Boaters say it's a fitting -- if early -- start to a season on the water.
Play4min 38secSt. Paul enthusiast aims for record-setting speedsJanuary 1, 2009 2:00 PMBy Sasha AslanianLocal motorcycle enthusiast Steve Hamel has already set records with his 1950 Vincent, but he has his eyes set on 200 mph.