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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.

Listen: Missed the show? Want to hear a specific conversation? Check out past episodes and segments on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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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Minnesota Now and Then: Cook County's first Black sheriff and his run-in with a lion on the loose

Minnesota Now and Then: Cook County's first Black sheriff and his run-in with a lion on the loose

By February 1978, John Lyght had been sheriff of Cook County, in Minnesota’s Arrowhead, for long enough to have seen quite a lot. But a caller from Lutsen said she had an escaped animal on the loose. It was a lion.
by Cathy Wurzer and Britt Aamodt

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Report from Ukraine: Former Pioneer Press reporter Brian Bonner on his home's one year anniversary of war

Report from Ukraine: Former Pioneer Press reporter Brian Bonner on his home's one year anniversary of war

Kyiv resident Brian Bonner covers why his neighborhood is targeted by Russia, his neighbor’s response to the one year anniversary of the war, Biden’s visit and aid package, Putin’s state of the union address, and China’s role in peace between Ukraine and Russia.
by Tim Nelson and Ellen Finn

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Thank You, Stranger: How a bus driver and passenger helped a St. Paul woman get a fresh start

Thank You, Stranger: How a bus driver and passenger helped a St. Paul woman get a fresh start

Sometimes, strangers help change our outlook on life, help us grow, or renew our faith in humanity. Minnesota Now is kicking off a new series called Thank You, Stranger. It explores everyday acts of kindness or courage that had a strong effect on Minnesotans all over the state.
by Ellen Finn, Alanna Elder and Melissa Townsend

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What keeps one Minnesota school bus driver coming back? The community

What keeps one Minnesota school bus driver coming back? The community

Minnesota school bus drivers are out there driving 682,000 students to and from school on country and city roads, through rain and snow, early mornings and late nights.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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A look back on the 'Miracle on Ice,' Minnesota hockey's most famous moment

A look back on the 'Miracle on Ice,' Minnesota hockey's most famous moment

Feb. 22 marks the 43rd anniversary of when an American television audience watched in amazement as one of the great upsets in sports occurred during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
by Cathy Wurzer and Britt Aamodt

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State Senate approves bills granting felons voting rights and immigrants driver's licenses

State Senate approves bills granting felons voting rights and immigrants driver's licenses

The Minnesota Senate debated into the wee hours of Wednesday morning and passed a pair of bills — one that would grant felons voting rights and another lets people get driver’s licenses regardless of their immigration status.
by Cathy Wurzer

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