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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.

Listen: Missed the show? Want to hear a specific conversation? Check out past episodes and segments on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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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North Star Gay Rodeo returns this weekend

This weekend the North Star Gay Rodeo Association will put on its yearly rodeo in Hugo, Minn. The two-day event welcomes members of the LGBTQ community to come show off their best wrangling, riding, and roping skills. Jorge Sanchez is president of the North Star Gay Rodeo Association. They joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk more.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Farmers impacted by severe drought in southern Minnesota

Farmers impacted by severe drought in southern Minnesota

Much of southern Minnesota is abnormally dry with the Twin Cities in a severe drought. The lack of rain is a big concern for farmers as is the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine which is creating volatility in agriculture markets. Kent Thiesse is Farm Management Analyst and Senior Vice President at MinnStar Bank. He joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk more about what Minnesota farmers are experiencing.
by Cathy Wurzer, Simone Cazares and Sam Stroozas

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Reporter Debrief: Tom Scheck on GS Labs

Reporter Debrief: Tom Scheck on GS Labs

Our colleagues on our investigative team, APM Reports, have a story out Thursday about a COVID-19 testing company that operates in Minnesota. The team found that Nebraska-based GS Labs was slow to report some tests to state regulators and that some customers waited weeks to get results from the company, if they ever got them at all. Tom Scheck joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about this story.
by Cathy Wurzer, Tom Scheck, Melissa Townsend and Ellen Finn

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Pillbox Bat Company hits a home run with Major League Baseball deal

Pillbox Bat Company hits a home run with Major League Baseball deal

You could say one Minnesota baseball bat company hit a home run this week signing a licensing deal with the Major League Baseball Association. It’s Pillbox Bat Company based out of Winona.
by Cathy Wurzer and Simone Cazares

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Can you buy peace of mind? Some wealthier Minneapolis neighborhoods are trying

Can you buy peace of mind? Some wealthier Minneapolis neighborhoods are trying

The Minneapolis Police Department’s “buyback” program allows organizations, sports teams or neighborhoods to buy extra overtime police patrols. But the program has been criticized as inequitable and further stretching the department’s resources at a time when some less wealthy neighborhoods say police are totally unresponsive.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown and Sam Stroozas

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