David Schaper
Audio Journalist, Editor and Writer at Freelance
I am a National Desk Correspondent for NPR in Chicago reporting on this great city, All Things Midwest and transportation; Huge Cubs, Blackhawks & Bears fan!
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13 hours ago |
mankatofreepress.com | Dan Kraker |David Schaper
Firefighters battling at least three major, out-of-control wildfires in northeastern Minnesota contended with more hot, dry, windy weather on Wednesday, making it difficult to contain the blazes. The Camp House and Jenkins Creek fires together have burned more than 54 square miles of forest — an area larger than the city of Minneapolis — and destroyed at least 140 structures.
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16 hours ago |
southernminn.com | Dan Kraker |David Schaper
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1 day ago |
mprnews.org | Dan Kraker |David Schaper
Firefighters battling at least two major out of control wildfires in northeastern Minnesota are bracing for more hot, dry windy weather on Wednesday, making it difficult to contain the blazes. The Camp House and Jenkins Creek fires together have burned more than 30 square miles of forest, destroying dozens of homes and cabins. Authorities have issued evacuation advisories to the residents of more than 100 homes in the area, and some of those evacuation advisories have been extended.
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1 month ago |
opb.org | David Schaper
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Wednesday about current and planned changes the company is making, including safety. Under sharp questioning from U.S. Senators Wednesday, the CEO of Boeing acknowledged a lax safety culture existed at the aircraft manufacturer but denied workers on Boeing’s factory floors were being pressured to speed up lagging production.
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1 month ago |
boisestatepublicradio.org | David Schaper
The Delta Air Lines regional jet that crash-landed and flipped over at Toronto's Pearson International Airport last month was descending too fast, according to Canadian investigators. In releasing its preliminary report on the February 17th crash Thursday, Canada's Transportation Safety Board noted that in the seconds before touching down, the CRJ 900 was descending at a rate of more than 1,100 feet per minute, which is nearly twice as fast as it should've been descending.
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What I loved about Wade's reporting was not just his distinctive voice, but how he wrote so beautifully to that voice. And he was a generous, kind and gracious friend and colleague. Rest in peace, my friend. https://t.co/3m2kEb0VWq
Hundreds of @SouthwestAir flights are delayed today as the airline asked the FAA to "pause the airline's departures." Southwest says in a tweet the problem is "a result of the intermittent technology issues" and it hopes to "be resuming our operation as soon as possible." @npr
RT @NPRWeekend: Have you noticed flight ticket prices are getting more expensive? @davidschaperNPR breaks down why that is. https://t.co/Z…
