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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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Celebrating American Indian Month with the reopening of local community center

Celebrating American Indian Month with the reopening of local community center

Indigenous communities in Minnesota celebrate American Indian Month throughout May. A part of this month’s celebration is the reopening of the Minneapolis American Indian Center after a two-year closure for renovations.
by Nina Moini, Melissa Olson and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Bus driver represents Metro Transit as first woman to compete in International ‘bus roadeo’

Bus driver represents Metro Transit as first woman to compete in International ‘bus roadeo’

The best bus drivers in the country are currently competing at the international level, and that includes Minnesota Metro Transit driver Jeanne. She is in Portland, Ore., for the American Public Transportation Association’s International Bus Roadeo.
by Emily Bright and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Vital Signs: A higher price for cigarettes and a poem for doctors

Vital Signs: A higher price for cigarettes and a poem for doctors

Dr. Jon Hallberg joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about Minneapolis’ new ordinance raising the minimum price for cigarettes and to share a poem that illustrates the role of art in medicine.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Student journalists from two Twin Cities universities share the latest on divestment protests

Student journalists from two Twin Cities universities share the latest on divestment protests

Student journalists from Hamline University in St. Paul and the University of Minnesota Twin Cities talked with MPR News host Emily Bright about the protests on their campuses.
by Emily Bright and Ellen Finn

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