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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini is journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s reporting that puts people first with live, down-to-earth, unscripted interviews that aim to inform and entertain. Tune in to Minnesota Now weekdays at noon on the radio or the live audio stream at mprnews.org.

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Minnesota music: One of the pillars of Minnesota Now is featuring great Minnesota-based music. Here’s this year’s playlist of songs heard on the show.

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How the legislative session wrapped up

How the legislative session wrapped up

Minnesota lawmakers used every minute afforded to them as the Legislature’s session came to a close. Then on Tuesday, lawmakers celebrated the retirement of colleagues.
by Nina Moini and Peter Cox

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New project maps 50 years of Hmong Minnesotan history

New project maps 50 years of Hmong Minnesotan history

The Hmong StoryMap Project by the Hmong Museum shares the stories behind more than 20 important historical and cultural sites. After a yearlong effort, the digital map will be unveiled Saturday.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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Study: 1 in 50 HCMC violent trauma patients ended up as victims or perpetrators of homicides

Study: 1 in 50 HCMC violent trauma patients ended up as victims or perpetrators of homicides

The study links HCMC patient data from 2013-2022 and Minneapolis homicide data from 2018-2022. The authors believe the results are an undercount, because of the narrow timeframe and data from a single Level I trauma hospital.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Your live music guide to this year's Art-A-Whirl with The Current's Diane Miller

Your live music guide to this year's Art-A-Whirl with The Current's Diane Miller

Host of the Local Show on The Current, Diane Miller, gives her picks for this year’s Art-A-Whirl to help you navigate the stacked live music lineup taking place across Northeast Minneapolis this weekend.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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What we know about a Minnesotan's possible hantavirus exposure

What we know about a Minnesotan's possible hantavirus exposure

State epidemiologist Dr. Ruth Lynfield says the health department is keeping close tabs on a Minnesotan who may have been exposed to hantavirus and the current situation is different than what unfolded during the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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Bison Festival celebrates release of herd that helps prairie habitat thrive

Bison Festival celebrates release of herd that helps prairie habitat thrive

Every spring, a herd of bison stampede onto prairieland in the St. Croix River Valley. This Saturday, the Bison Festival at the Belwin Conservancy in Afton will draw hundreds of people to watch the release of the animals.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Passage of Minnesota prediction market ban sets stage for likely lawsuits

Passage of Minnesota prediction market ban sets stage for likely lawsuits

Minnesota lawmakers Tuesday passed a bill banning prediction markets from the state. If it’s signed into law, it will likely face legal challenges, as courts around the country weigh what counts as gambling and what level of government should regulate these platforms.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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