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One woman's mission to turn out the Native vote in Minnesota's midterm elections

One woman's mission to turn out the Native vote in Minnesota's midterm elections

Early voting in this year's midterm election begins Friday, Sept. 23. After a surge in voter turnout among Indigenous Minnesotans in 2020, guest host Melissa Townsend talks with Nancy Beaulieu her outlook on turn out for this election.
by Melissa Townsend and Sam Stroozas

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How Rochester's public library is erasing the stigma attached to asking for help

How Rochester's public library is erasing the stigma attached to asking for help

Public librarians are asked to do a lot more than check out books and guide visitors through the Dewey Decimal System. Social worker Allison Carpenter was hired to support library patrons who need more help than librarians can provide.
by Ellen Finn

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Ducks offer clues to avian influenza risk

Ducks offer clues to avian influenza risk

The deadly avian influenza virus is once again showing up on Minnesota poultry farms. There's concern the fall waterfowl migration might bring a resurgence of the virus that killed millions of turkeys and chickens in the spring. There's a nationwide effort to monitor the virus in wild waterfowl, including here in Minnesota.
by Dan Gunderson

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A conversation with the new curator of U of M's LGBTQ archive library

A conversation with the new curator of U of M's LGBTQ archive library

A few decades ago, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter in Little Falls, Minn., started collecting documents and objects related to LGBT culture and communities. They were concerned those artifacts might be lost to history and with them an understanding of the history of LGBT communities.
by Melissa Townsend, Britt Aamodt and Sam Stroozas

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Minnesota health systems doing better financially, but bracing for Medicaid cliff

Minnesota health systems doing better financially, but bracing for Medicaid cliff

Millions of Americans could lose Medicaid coverage next month, when the federal government is expected to lift its COVID-19 public health emergency. That could hit hospitals’ bottom lines, and it’s likely a factor in their negotiations with the nurses union.
by Emily Bright and Megan Burks

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The secret to farming on Mars? A bit of alfalfa

The secret to farming on Mars? A bit of alfalfa

Farming on Earth can be challenging enough with intensifying droughts and climate events. But a team of researchers is trying to figure out how to grow food on Mars — and they might have found a way. Pooja Kasiviswanathan joined Appetites to share her breakthrough research.
by John Wanamaker and Ngoc Bui

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Minnesota poll: Most feel inflation ‘stress’ but not to same degree

Minnesota poll: Most feel inflation ‘stress’ but not to same degree

Eight in 10 Minnesota voters say recent inflation has caused financial stress, but the bulk say it’s caused “minor” burdens on their households. One third in the MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 poll describe inflation as causing “major stress.”
by Brian Bakst

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48 charged in COVID-19 fraud scheme

48 charged in COVID-19 fraud scheme

Authorities say instead of feeding hungry families, the group behind "Feeding our Future" embezzled roughly $250,000.
by Melissa Townsend, Matt Sepic and Gretchen Brown

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