Minnesota Now: July 21, 2026
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A series of shootings in Minneapolis have killed one person and injured more than a dozen since Sunday. City leaders are preparing to hold a public meeting on the situation. We heard from City Council member Elizabeth Shaffer, whose ward is near where the shootings happened.
Wildfires are deflating summer travel to northeast Minnesota. We head up the North Shore to Cook County to find out how the tourism industry is doing.
Plus, we heard more about how Canadians are feeling about traveling south, with tariffs coming from the U.S.
And we learned more about the public health response to cyclospora.
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We also got reaction on the new Little House on the Prairie series from Minnesota's Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum.
The Minnesota Music Minute was “Wascott Waltz" by “Between Howls.” The Song of the Day was “Stoned Soul Picnic” by 5th Dimension.
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