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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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Should you get the new COVID booster? A Mayo doctor weighs in

Should you get the new COVID booster? A Mayo doctor weighs in

Appointments to get the booster shots are open at the state-run vaccination site at the Mall of America. The state sites in Duluth, St. Paul, Rochester and Moorhead will start taking appointments next week.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Audit shows that the Southwest light rail extension project is nine years overdue and $1.5 billion over budget

Audit shows that the Southwest light rail extension project is nine years overdue and $1.5 billion over budget

The Southwest Corridor light rail project won’t be finished for several years and now, it’s $1.5 million over budget. Cathy Wurzer spoke with the legislative auditor on the findings of the report.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Minnesota Now for September 1, 2022

Minnesota Now for September 1, 2022

Michael Osterholm on the new vaccine for the most contagious Covid strains circulating among us; the story on all the FFA high schoolers who are showing off at the state fair for the 75th year; an insightful conversation about barriers for BIPOC folks to going out into the great outdoors; a group of ninth graders share their hopes, dreams and jitters for their freshman year and we'll catch up with our sports experts Wally and Eric with the latest need-to-know sports news.
by Cathy Wurzer

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A year's worth of work takes center stage at state fair's high school FFA competitions

A year's worth of work takes center stage at state fair's high school FFA competitions

Nearly 1,000 high school students have moved into the barracks at the State Fairgrounds for the big weekend of Future Farmers of America competitions. Cathy Wurzer talked with T.J. Brown, FFA superintendent, about the changing FFA and what all those young people are up to this last weekend of the fair.
by Melissa Townsend and Cathy Wurzer

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