Minnesota Now - July 25, 2023

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A strong majority of American adults support Congress mandating background checks for all firearms sales and transfers. We get the details on the new national survey suggesting gun rights aren't as polarizing as we might think.

And Minnesotans are among the 30,000 people cycling across Iowa this week as part of the 50th Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, known as RAGBRAI. We check in from the road with our producer who is along for the ride.

Plus, here in the Twin Cities, it’s fairly routine to hear about lake closures due to algae blooms. But what makes some algae harmful, and others harmless?

The Current's Diane Miller updates us on the music news we need to know.

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