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What you need to know about this fall's historic drought

What you need to know about this fall's historic drought

Late fall is a critical time to get moisture into the ground for plants. But it hasn’t happened in Minnesota yet — and it is effecting tree health.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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5 takeaways from the second Walz-Jensen debate

5 takeaways from the second Walz-Jensen debate

In their only televised debate of the 2022 campaign, Gov. Tim Walz and Republican challenger Scott Jensen took turns jabbing at one another’s political positions Tuesday night in Rochester.
by Dana Ferguson

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Entrepreneur Houston White has a lot going on

Entrepreneur Houston White has a lot going on

White, who operates a barbershop, apparel shop and a cafe has recently entered into a partnership with Target which is selling his designs.
by Regina Medina

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Local sounds, voices and haikus: celebrating one year of Minnesota Now

Local sounds, voices and haikus: celebrating one year of Minnesota Now

As of today —- this little show has been on the air for one full year! That's more than 700 conversations about what's happening in Minnesota now. Host Cathy Wurzer shares some of her favorite moments from the past year.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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The 2022 Minnesota high school girls wrestling champ goes to college

The 2022 Minnesota high school girls wrestling champ goes to college

Last spring, host Cathy Wurzer talked with Edison High School senior Nari Miller about becoming the first Minnesota high school girls wrestling champ. Cathy reconnects with Nari who is now a first generation college student in Texas wrestling under a superstar coach.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Leaders on Black communities' top issues in the midterm elections

Classie Dudley, President of the NAACP, Duluth Branch and Adair Mosley, CEO of the state-wide African American Leadership Forum, speak on the issues they care most about and how they are getting out the vote for the Nov. 8 midterm elections.
by Cathy Wurzer, Ellen Finn and Melissa Townsend

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Bao Phi on his watching his award winning children's book come to the stage in Hopkins

Bao Phi on his watching his award winning children's book come to the stage in Hopkins

Bao Phi’s children’s book “In a Different Pond” won the Caldecott Medal in 2018 and has now been adapted for theater and is currently playing at Stages Theatre in Hopkins. Bao Phi talks with host Cathy Wurzer about his work and watching it come alive on stage.
by Cathy Wurzer and Britt Aamodt

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Diversity a strength on U's Morris campus, student leader says

Diversity a strength on U's Morris campus, student leader says

University of Minnesota Morris student body president Dylan Young spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer Tuesday about regent Steve Sviggum’s recent comments suggesting that racial diversity was hurting Morris’ enrollment, and if he feels Sviggum should resign.
by Cathy Wurzer, Julia Franz and Sam Stroozas

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