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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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Russian disinformation targets U.S. presidential election, including VP candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

Russian disinformation targets U.S. presidential election, including VP candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

Several viral videos targeting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are Russian disinformation, according to the Office of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence in a briefing to the press.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Blackouts in Cuba disrupt exchange between Minnesota, Cuba orchestra students

Blackouts in Cuba disrupt exchange between Minnesota, Cuba orchestra students

When Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed Friday, a handful of Minnesotans were set to play a concert celebrating a diplomatic exchange between young Cuban and American performers.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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One dead, one injured, suspect in custody after crime spree stretching from Minneapolis to Willmar

One dead, one injured, suspect in custody after crime spree stretching from Minneapolis to Willmar

Multiple agencies are investigating after a domestic violence situation in Minneapolis led to additional crimes west of the Twin Cities and the suspect’s eventual arrest.
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A $2.1 million deficit at STEP Academy may make it the largest charter school to close in history

A $2.1 million deficit at STEP Academy may make it the largest charter school to close in history

Monday night at a board meeting for STEP Academy two board members resigned and the finance director admitted the school is bleeding cash. At the beginning of the school year, its deficit was $800,000. It is now $2.1 million.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Western Wisconsin race has strong implications for congressional control

Western Wisconsin race has strong implications for congressional control

Wisconsin’s third district makes up most of western Wisconsin. On the ballot this year, voters will choose between incumbent Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden and Democrat Rebecca Cooke. The region has historically been a swing district the elected Barack Obama and later Donald Trump.
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