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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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For one 'non-outdoorsy' Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe member, a solo backpacking trip on the North Shore is surprising, scary and spiritual

For one 'non-outdoorsy' Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe member, a solo backpacking trip on the North Shore is surprising, scary and spiritual

Leah Lemm is a citizen of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and spent most of her life in cities - first the Twin Cities suburbs and then college in Boston.  But recently she’s been venturing outside more.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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Minnesota Now for August 17, 2022

Minnesota Now for August 17, 2022

Schools are trying to fill staff shortages; a new interactive theatre performance explores the kind of losses we don't often acknowledge; Paul Huttner has weather news; plans are — again — shaping up for an historic golf course important to many in the Twin Cities’ Black community; and John O'Sullivan talks about his quick video tours of Twin Cities hot spots on TikTok. Maybe he'll show you something new!
by Cathy Wurzer

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Looking for 1-minute TikTok tours of Twin Cities hot spots? You're in luck

Looking for 1-minute TikTok tours of Twin Cities hot spots? You're in luck

John O’Sullivan leads one minute video tours on TikTok to a growing number of followers. He talks with Cathy Wurzer about his “bite sized” daily video tours of Minnesota and the Midwest. You can learn more at depotadventures.com or follow him on TikTok at “oneminutetours.”
by Gretchen Brown and Cathy Wurzer

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Pull Huttner on statewide weather and the rare geomagnetic storm

Pull Huttner on statewide weather and the rare geomagnetic storm

MPR’s Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner speaks with Cathy Wurzer about the extended forecast, plus drought in the south, flooding in the north, crop conditions, a new, rare geomagnetic storm hitting the state and the 30th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew.
by Cathy Wurzer and Paul Huttner

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Many Minnesota schools grapple with staff shortages

Many Minnesota schools grapple with staff shortages

The school year is just around the corner, but school districts across the state are still trying to fill open jobs. John Magas, superintendent of Duluth Public Schools, talks with Cathy Wurzer about how they are working to staff up the district’s schools.
by Ellen Finn, Cathy Wurzer and Sam Stroozas

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New theatre performance helps the audience create rituals to deal with loss

New theatre performance helps the audience create rituals to deal with loss

On Friday, Aug. 19, Wonderlust Productions opens their new interactive performance “Lost and Found” on an island in the Mississippi River. The performance is meant to engage people in creating rituals to acknowledge ambiguous loss — the losses we have all suffered but could not grieve. Leah Cooper, the Co-Artistic Director of Wonderlust Productions, speaks with Cathy Wurzer about the idea behind the “performance” and what those involved can expect.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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Post-Roe, more restrictions on abortion are on the way in Iowa

Post-Roe, more restrictions on abortion are on the way in Iowa

Since the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision that federally protected the right to have an abortion, decision makers at the state level are busy clarifying abortion access within their boundaries.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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