Minnesota Now: April 23, 2025
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More than 200 colleges and universities have signed onto a letter opposing what they call "government overreach." Among the signees is the president of Macalester College. We talk to her about why she's taking a stand.
Minnesota's bear population is moving further south and even into the Twin Cities suburbs. A biologist from the Minnesota DNR shares what you need to watch for as bears come out of hibernation.
Plus, it feels like spring has finally sprung! MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner gives a rainy forecast ahead.
We get an update to an MPR News housing investigation you first heard on Minnesota Now.
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And we go Out to Lunch with Anton Treuer, an author and prominent professor of Ojibwe language, culture and history.
The Minnesota Music Minute was “Power Station” by Corey Wong and “Clap Back” by Toilet Rats was the Song of the Day.
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