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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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Outside a polling place in South St. Paul, reporter Tim Nelson finds out what's driving voters this year

Outside a polling place in South St. Paul, reporter Tim Nelson finds out what's driving voters this year

MPR News reporter Tim Nelson spent several hours speaking to voters outside the Kaposia Education Center, an elementary school in South St. Paul.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown and Tim Nelson

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Could crime prevention begin with addressing childhood trauma? An expert weighs in

Policing and crime are hot issues for most politicians running for office this fall. That conversation is mostly about how we treat people after they have committed a crime.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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'Blood moon' expected Tuesday morning: When to see it in Minnesota

'Blood moon' expected Tuesday morning: When to see it in Minnesota

If you’re staying up really late Monday, or getting up really early Tuesday, don’t forget to look up. An eerie red ‘blood moon’ lunar eclipse is expected, and it might be a while before we’ll get to see one like it again.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Conservative groups may be training Minnesota poll workers to gather data, potentially break the law

Conservative groups may be training Minnesota poll workers to gather data, potentially break the law

Election judges are the temporary employees who process voter registrations, hand out ballots and report vote totals at the end of the night. But some are planning to do more than that.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Politics Friday: 3rd District debate and the campaign for Minnesota Senate

Politics Friday: 3rd District debate and the campaign for Minnesota Senate

Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District was once a solidly Republican district, but since 2019 it’s been represented by Democrat Dean Phillips. In this episode of Politics Friday, Phillips debates his Republican challenger Tom Weiler. Mike Mulcahy moderates a debate about what Congress can do about abortion, inflation, public safety, social security and more. Later in the hour, Mike talks to Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) and Sen. Erin Murphy (DFL-St. Paul) about next week’s election.
by Mike Mulcahy and Twila Dang

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Iron Rangers launch a news site to fill a gap in northern Minnesota

Iron Rangers launch a news site to fill a gap in northern Minnesota

Journalists Leah Ryan and Jerry Burnes hope their newly launched site Iron Range Today will sharpen the focus on issues critical to northern Minnesota residents. Local news voids have become increasingly common in the country as newspapers fold.
by Melissa Townsend, Britt Aamodt and Sam Stroozas

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