Minnesota Now: July 21, 2025
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Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell will resign her seat after she was found guilty on burglary charges late last week. Politics reporter Dana Ferguson will join us from the Capitol to explain how this could change the political balance of the legislature.
Democratic Socialist and state Sen. Omar Fateh won the Minneapolis DFL endorsement for Mayor. He's the first mayoral candidate to do so since 2009.
A new report finds that warming is accelerating in the Great Lakes region due to climate change.
And a north Minneapolis organization is moving into a larger space to help people keep their pets as costs rise.
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Plus, the WNBA All-Star Game blurs the usual team rivalries. But the Minnesota Lynx took it by storm.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was “The Horse” by Products Band and our Song of the Day was “It’s U” by Rob Coates.
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