Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer

Minnesota Now: May 23, 2024

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A bill to fund Emergency Medical Services in rural Minnesota will become law today. But it may just be a short term solution to a long term problem. We’ll talk to an EMS leader in Perham about the impacts this new funding will have.

Policing reform changes are still unfolding four years since the murder of George Floyd. We’ll break down where reform stands and what still is in the works.

Many are struggling to build community and something called a “third place” may help solve that problem.

A lost sled dog in the Boundary Waters finds its way home thanks to dozens of strangers.

Even with a Game 1 loss, it’s not nearly over for the Timberwolves. Our sports contributors will lay out a road to the finals.

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