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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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Lynx make last-minute trades ahead of draft night, Timberwolves clinch spot in playoffs

Lynx make last-minute trades ahead of draft night, Timberwolves clinch spot in playoffs

It’s a big week for Minnesota’s professional basketball teams. The Lynx will look to add to their roster for draft night, while the Timberwolves face a tough competitor to start the playoffs.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Minnesota's largest generation, millennials, face a third round of economic uncertainty

Minnesota's largest generation, millennials, face a third round of economic uncertainty

Older millennials were just entering the workforce during the 2008 Great Recession. Then came COVID-19. And millennials are once again faced with economic uncertainty at an age where they may be making major financial decisions.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Migrants in Minnesota who entered the U.S. via CBP One app among those told to self-deport

Migrants in Minnesota who entered the U.S. via CBP One app among those told to self-deport

The Trump administration is telling some migrants who entered the U.S. using the CBP One mobile app to leave immediately, as part of a broader push to revoke temporary legal status for migrants who entered during the Biden administration under a legal authority known as humanitarian parole.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Teen run over, injured while playing 'Nerf Wars' in Sauk Rapids

Teen run over, injured while playing 'Nerf Wars' in Sauk Rapids

The teen’s injuries were not life-threatening. The Nerf Wars game, in which high school students wage public battles using foam dart guns, has raised safety concerns across Minnesota for years.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Shorting workers $37K nets felony wage theft conviction for contractor

Shorting workers $37K nets felony wage theft conviction for contractor

A Hennepin County judge on Wednesday found a Twin Cities painting contractor guilty of deliberately underpaying five workers. The felony wage theft conviction of Frederick Leon Newell is believed to be the first under a 2019 Minnesota law.
by Matt Sepic

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North Minneapolis‘ Phyllis Wheatley Community Center celebrates 100 years

North Minneapolis‘ Phyllis Wheatley Community Center celebrates 100 years

Valerie Stevenson is the interim executive director and has worked with the center for more than 20 years. She joined Minnesota Now to talk about the early years of the center and what 100 years means.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Four years after Daunte Wright‘s death, Brooklyn Center scales back police reform

Four years after Daunte Wright‘s death, Brooklyn Center scales back police reform

After police killed Daunte Wright, the Brooklyn Center City Council passed a resolution promising a set of reforms. Since then, the makeup and focus of the council has changed, and the mothers of two men who were killed by Brooklyn Center police are not happy.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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