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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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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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MPR's Voter Guide: More Information on Minnesota candidates with less digging

MPR's Voter Guide: More Information on Minnesota candidates with less digging

More legislators are retiring this year than at anytime in the past 50 years, so there are a lot of new names on this year’s midterm ballots. MPR reporter Sarah Thamer talks with guest host Tim Nelson about the new MPR ballot tool, voter guide and candidate profiles that Minnesotans can use to get familiar with all those new names in this November’s midterm elections.
by Tim Nelson and Melissa Townsend

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What's the market for Division III student-athletes' names, images and likenesses?

What's the market for Division III student-athletes' names, images and likenesses?

N-I-L are three letters that spell a revolution in college sports. In July 2021, you started hearing stories of Division I athletes signing million-dollar NIL deals, but what about students in less competitive Division III schools? Greg Peterson, Athletic Director at Division III Bethel University in Arden Hills, talks with guest host Tim Nelson about his school’s deal to market student athletes.

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Investigation update: Who made 17 fake calls about active shooters in Minnesota?

Investigation update: Who made 17 fake calls about active shooters in Minnesota?

Calls at 17 different Minnesota schools on Sept. 21st reported an active shooter or gun on campus in St. Paul, Austin, Mankato, Rochester and Cloquet, among others. State officials investigated and say the calls were all a hoax known as “swatting.” Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, speaks with guest host Tim Nelson about the investigation into who made the calls.
by Ellen Finn and Tim Nelson

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Democrats are divided as House passes bill package to fund police

U.S. Representatives Omar, Craig and Phillips were among those in the U.S. House that passed four bills Thursday authorizing grants for law enforcement hiring, training and mental health first responders.
by Tim Nelson and Ellen Finn

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Minnesota Now for Sept. 26, 2022

Minnesota Now for Sept. 26, 2022

The U.S. House has passed a 2 billion dollar plan to curb crime. We'll get the crime fighting details and a read on the likelihood that it will pass the Senate. Early voting is underway for more than 200 public offices across the state. We'll hear what local polling is saying about the issues the majority of voters care about. The annual Nobel conference at Gustavus Adolphus College this week is focused on the impact of inequality on young people's mental health. We'll talk with the conference organizer about their impact. And a newly opened woodworking space is dedicated to those not traditionally included in the medium.
by Tim Nelson

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Fireweed Woodshop returns, bringing woodworking to women and nonbinary people

Fireweed Woodshop returns, bringing woodworking to women and nonbinary people

A Minneapolis woodshop dedicated to marginalized genders is bringing women and nonbinary people into a craft that is often viewed as masculine. Fireweed Community Woodshop reopened recently after shuttering during the pandemic. MPR News reporter Grace Birnstengel talks with guest host Tim Nelson about the Fireweed and their mission.
by Gretchen Brown and Tim Nelson

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This Year's Nobel Conference explores inequality's impact on young people's mental health

This Year's Nobel Conference explores inequality's impact on young people's mental health

The annual Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter happens September 28th and 29th. The festival director, Lisa Heldke, talks with guest host Tim Nelson about why the committee chose this topic and how the seven speakers at the conference will address it.
by Britt Aamodt and Tim Nelson

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One woman's mission to turn out the Native vote in Minnesota's midterm elections

One woman's mission to turn out the Native vote in Minnesota's midterm elections

Early voting in this year's midterm election begins Friday, Sept. 23. After a surge in voter turnout among Indigenous Minnesotans in 2020, guest host Melissa Townsend talks with Nancy Beaulieu her outlook on turn out for this election.
by Melissa Townsend and Sam Stroozas

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