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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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A green light shot across Minnesota's sky. An MPR News reporter saw it and sought to learn more

A green light shot across Minnesota's sky. An MPR News reporter saw it and sought to learn more

More than 100 people from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Canada reported the sighting to the International Meteor Organization. But after doing some digging, MPR News reporter Dan Kraker found out it wasn’t a meteor after all.
by Nina Moini, Dan Kraker and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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‘We’ve been made invisible’: Hmong parents call for student stay-home day to demand action from St. Paul Public Schools

‘We’ve been made invisible’: Hmong parents call for student stay-home day to demand action from St. Paul Public Schools

Parents at Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture School want the school board to vote on a short-term solution to ease overcrowding — and are tired of feeling invisible.

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Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown

Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown

Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's crackdown on the community. City Council member Jamal Osman is a Somali American who witnessed the confrontation. 
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Local program tackles substance use disorder treatment for patients with autism

Local program tackles substance use disorder treatment for patients with autism

Fraser, a Minnesota-based autism services program, has launched a new substance use disorder treatment program designed specifically for Minnesotans who are on the autism spectrum.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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