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September 23, 2024 12:32 PM

Breaking down new Minnesota poll results

A poll from MPR News, KARE 11 and The Minnesota Star Tribune looks at the presidential race and how Minnesotans view top issues in the election.

by Cathy Wurzer and Mark Zdechlik

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September 19, 2024 2:10 PM

Minnesota Now: Sept. 19, 2024

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by Cathy Wurzer, Aleesa Kuznetsov, Ellen Finn, Gretchen Brown and Alanna Elder

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September 19, 2024 2:09 PM

Retired KARE 11 anchor Randy Shaver keeps focus on Minnesota high school football

Every week on his new project, Shaver’s Prep Football Podcast, Randy Shaver talks to players, coaches and fellow fans about the highs and lows of the sport.

by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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September 19, 2024 2:03 PM

Help me stop apologizing unnecessarily

From everyday questions to more complex problems, we’re asking the experts to lend us a hand. Throughout the series, we’ll hear some direct advice for us not-so-direct Minnesotans.

by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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September 19, 2024 1:54 PM

Minnesotan discovers new insight into former President Richard Nixon’s views on marijuana

Minnesota lobbyist Kurtis Hanna listened to hours of taped conversations from the Nixon White House. In one, the former president who started the war on drugs said that marijuana was not dangerous.

by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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September 19, 2024 1:45 PM

Minnesota scientist says ‘man flu’ may be more than a punchline

Chances are you have heard a woman poking fun at a man in her life for having a cold and not handling it very well. Research shows there may be some biological and evolutionary factors that indeed make male and female experiences of having a common cold feel different.

by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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September 19, 2024 9:40 AM

Emails reveal how Walz struggled to deal with unrest, reach consensus with critics after police killings

Spring 2021 saw escalating tensions in Minnesota: Police had killed Daunte Wright less than a year after George Floyd. Caught between the demands of Black organizers and Republican lawmakers, Tim Walz struggled to chart a course for police reform.