Minnesota Now: May 4, 2026
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The state Senate will vote Monday on a package of gun violence protection bills. It includes a ban on assault weapons and restrictions on ghost guns. More from supporters and opponents of the legislation that's been a central debate this session.
It was decision day for many high school seniors this weekend, as they chose where they will be headed in the fall for college. Thousands of those students could get free tuition at Minnesota schools thanks to the North Star Promise program. A check in on the program ahead.
And the Wild and the Wolves are starting the second round of their playoffs. It's the first time in Minnesota history that's happened.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was a performance of Gustav Mahler’s “ Symphony No. 5” by the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony.
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