Minnesota Now: July 22, 2025
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A grocery store in St. Paul is closing, leaving 96 employees out of a job and nearby residents with fewer grocery options. We talked with a council member and a leader of a local group about efforts to fill vacant lots and revitalize the area.
The man charged in the shootings of Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses could face the death penalty in his federal case. We got some context on how prosecutors and juries make capital punishment decisions.
We talked to a reporter who followed two Minneapolis eighth graders through their first year of school in the United States.
In the latest Wander and Wonder, we met a man fighting for honeybees.
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Twin Cities rapper NUR-D is dropping a new album on Wednesday. We got a sneak peek.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Chunkadelic” by NUR-D and our Song of the Day was “Late Bloom” by Vicky Laske.
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