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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
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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Finally, a good weekend for Minnesota sports

Finally, a good weekend for Minnesota sports

The Minnesota Wild had their fourth-straight win over the weekend. And the Minnesota Vikings are looking to end their season on a high note.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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A St. Paul rabbi's son survived the Brown University shooting. Then came the Australia Hanukkah attack

A St. Paul rabbi's son survived the Brown University shooting. Then came the Australia Hanukkah attack

Mount Zion Temple Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker was focusing on the safety of his son, who was in the Brown University building where a mass shooting unfolded. He then had to turn his attention to his congregation’s safety.
by Catharine Richert, Nina Moini, Cari Dwyer, Ellen Finn and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Owatonna food shelf operator says increased need will continue into the holidays, new year

Owatonna food shelf operator says increased need will continue into the holidays, new year

Since Nov. 1, Community Pathways of Steele County food shelf in Owatonna has had almost 200 new families register. The executive director said that despite federal food benefits returning, families are still worried their benefits could be taken away again.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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Duluth foster parent recognized for building connections between foster and birth families

Duluth foster parent recognized for building connections between foster and birth families

Jessica Gunnarson has experienced the foster care system from both ends. She had her children taken away while battling addiction. Now in recovery, Gunnarson has become a foster parent herself. Her approach to foster care is now receiving recognition.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Podcast 'Cardiac Cowboys' tells captivating story of Minnesota's open-heart surgery pioneers

Podcast 'Cardiac Cowboys' tells captivating story of Minnesota's open-heart surgery pioneers

The six-episode documentary series, narrated by actor Chris Pine, tells the story of the birth of heart surgery and all the drama and scandal that went along with it.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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A green light shot across Minnesota's sky. An MPR News reporter saw it and sought to learn more

A green light shot across Minnesota's sky. An MPR News reporter saw it and sought to learn more

More than 100 people from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Canada reported the sighting to the International Meteor Organization. But after doing some digging, MPR News reporter Dan Kraker found out it wasn’t a meteor after all.
by Nina Moini, Dan Kraker and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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‘We’ve been made invisible’: Hmong parents call for student stay-home day to demand action from St. Paul Public Schools

‘We’ve been made invisible’: Hmong parents call for student stay-home day to demand action from St. Paul Public Schools

Parents at Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture School want the school board to vote on a short-term solution to ease overcrowding — and are tired of feeling invisible.

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