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January 4, 2022 5:23 PM

A live comedy show about basketball dreams developed during the pandemic

Minnesota-based comedian Jon Savitt aspired to be a star basketball player when he was a kid, but instead — he ended up writing a comedy show about his story. He joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about “King of the Court” and what it was like to develop a comedy show during the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

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January 4, 2022 4:51 PM

An 86-year-old organist who fled the Nazis writes his story for the first time

Gerrit Lamain is an 86-year-old Dutch immigrant in Rosemount, Minn., who is sharing his stories — some of them for the first time — in a collection of essays about his life called “Gerrit’s Notes.” Lamain and his daughter, Carla Laetham, joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the project.

by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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January 4, 2022 4:31 PM

An artist shares the stories of trans and queer immigrants in Minnesota

“The Letter Formally Known As Q” is a collection of multimedia stories from trans and queer immigrants in Minnesota. Nancy Musinguzi, the Minneapolis artist behind the project, told host Cathy Wurzer about the work and played her a few stories.

by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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January 4, 2022 3:50 PM

Panel of judges hears arguments on Minnesota's new political maps

A panel of five judges heard arguments Tuesday about how to draw new political district boundaries in Minnesota. The once-a-decade process is likely once again to be completed by the judicial branch, as it has for decades.

by Tim Pugmire

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January 4, 2022 3:03 PM

How staffing shortages grounded thousands of flights over the holidays

Over the holidays, thousands of flights were canceled or delayed at airports across the U.S. due to staffing shortages, as COVID-19 infections race through flight crews. Host Cathy Wurzer took a closer look at the state of the travel industry with Kyle Potter, executive editor of Thrifty Traveler.

by Cathy Wurzer, Lindsay Guentzel, Kelly Gordon and Alex Cheng

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January 4, 2022 2:30 PM

How do we cope with a pandemic two years in?

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and a new variant — omicron this time — is upending our lives once again. Angela Davis talks with an infectious disease expert, a child psychologist and a psychologist who studies the way uncertainty affects our minds.

by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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January 4, 2022 12:08 PM

Latest on COVID-19 in MN: New cases spike as omicron surges

Minnesota’s post-holidays COVID-19 surge showed up in a big way in Tuesday’s data. It’s here, it’s real and it’s clubbing the Twin Cities metro area. At least two school districts in the metro area have announced that they’re shifting to distance learning due to the case surge.

by MPR News Staff

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January 4, 2022 4:00 AM

Lakota woman taps Indigenous healing remedies to launch Mankato business

Megan Schnitker opened her retail store, Lakota Made, in July and is already outgrowing the space. The Indigenous herbalist says her homemade salves, tonics and teas are a way of preserving her Lakota culture and building a legacy to pass on to her children.

by Hannah Yang

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January 3, 2022 3:51 PM

A leader in the fight against oil pipelines reflects on lessons learned

The contested Line 3 replacement pipeline, which runs through northern Minnesota, was completed in 2021 despite the efforts of many to stop it. Indigenous attorney Tara Houska, a leader of those efforts, reflected on her activism with host Cathy Wurzer.

by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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January 3, 2022 12:45 PM

Helping kids find themselves through their stories

The Wildling is a project in Minneapolis helping kids learn how to tell their own stories. Two of the leaders of the project joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about their work and how it’s changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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