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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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How Rochester's public library is erasing the stigma attached to asking for help

How Rochester's public library is erasing the stigma attached to asking for help

Public librarians are asked to do a lot more than check out books and guide visitors through the Dewey Decimal System. Social worker Allison Carpenter was hired to support library patrons who need more help than librarians can provide.
by Ellen Finn

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A conversation with the new curator of U of M's LGBTQ archive library

A conversation with the new curator of U of M's LGBTQ archive library

A few decades ago, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter in Little Falls, Minn., started collecting documents and objects related to LGBT culture and communities. They were concerned those artifacts might be lost to history and with them an understanding of the history of LGBT communities.
by Melissa Townsend, Britt Aamodt and Sam Stroozas

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48 charged in COVID-19 fraud scheme

48 charged in COVID-19 fraud scheme

Authorities say instead of feeding hungry families, the group behind "Feeding our Future" embezzled roughly $250,000.
by Melissa Townsend, Matt Sepic and Gretchen Brown

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How are Minnesota election officials responding to concerns over vote security?

How are Minnesota election officials responding to concerns over vote security?

The first day of early voting is Friday, Sept. 23rd and there’s a lot of conversation about election integrity. How sure are we that our vote is being counted accurately? MPR News reporter Kirsti Marohn has been looking into this and speaks with guest host Melissa Townsend.

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The U.S. urban-rural divide is mostly a myth. Here's what's real.

The U.S. urban-rural divide is mostly a myth. Here's what's real.

If you live in a city or suburb, what you think you know about rural America is either outdated or wrong. On a special episode of Minnesota Now, host Kerri Miller talks with two academics who grew up and still live in rural areas to dispel the misunderstandings that feed the urban-rural divide.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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