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Minnesota Now

Minnesota Public Radio

Live, down to earth, unscripted interviews that aim to connect, inform and entertain. Real people share real stories with MPR News host Nina Moini. It’s journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously and puts people first.

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00:03:51

From the MPR archives: Local sailor reacts day after...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/10

Monday marks 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald took its final voyage, before getting swallowed by Lake Superior in a November storm. All 29 crew on the ship died. MPR News was reporting on the story at the time. The day after the ship sank, MPR News reporter Claudia Hampston spoke to Erling Hanson. He was a boat engineer with experience sailing on Lake Superior. Here is Hanson’s reaction to news of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975.

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00:07:49

Minnesota counties navigate uncertainty in SNAP benefits

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/10

One issue that sticks out from the historic halt of the federal government has been the wobbling of the food assistance money meant for 440,000 Minnesotans. Over the weekend, there was a back-and-forth in the courts over SNAP. In that time, Minnesota leaders said they fully restored SNAP benefits. But now it’s unclear whether that money is available from the federal government. Minnesota and its SNAP administrators across the counties are navigating these conflicting developments. Barb

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00:56:01

Minnesota Now: Nov. 6, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/06

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is one of many airports nationwide that has been forced to cancel flights starting Friday due to staff shortages amidst the government shutdown. We hear how upcoming travel plans may be impacted. Women go through a big physical and mental change in midlife, but experts think that menopause is not talked about nearly enough. MPR News reporter Dan Gunderson is retiring after nearly 40 years of storytelling out of Moorhead. We look back at his

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00:09:24

New Twin Cities-based initiative helps authors...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/06

Books written or translated into Hmong are relatively rare. It's estimated there are no more than 1,000 different book titles in Hmong. A new initiative called the Untamed Roots Collective is trying to change that in an effort to sustain and revitalize the language.This weekend, Untamed Roots Collective is launching self-published books in Hmong from more than a dozen authors. Kha Yang Xiong is an author and leader of the project. She joined MPR News host Nina Moini to share more.

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00:06:54

Professional Help: Help me cope with shorter days

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/06

The sun came up at 6:59 a.m. Thursday morning in St. Paul and set around 4:54 p.m. in the afternoon. In this next installment of Professional Help, we get some advice for taking care of our mental health and adjusting to the darkest months of the year.Our ask: Help me cope with shorter daysOur professional: Cecilia Bloomquist, the behavioral health director at Sawtooth Mountain Clinic in Cook County.

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00:09:10

Minneapolis conference puts menopause at center of...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/06

Menopause is an often overlooked stage of life, but experts believe its impact on women’s lives deserves a lot more attention and research. A conference happening Thursday in Minneapolis is bringing together leaders, health care experts and advocates to bring midlife women’s health to the forefront. The conference is being put on by the local organization, Let’s Talk Women. Founder Katie Severt joined MPR News host Nina Moini to share more.

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00:10:10

Retiring Dan Gunderson on decades covering the Native...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/06

MPR News reporter Dan Gunderson retires on Friday. He spent decades reporting Native American stories in the Fargo-Moorhead region.Dan has highlighted many community members from the White Earth Nation, including artists, tribal leaders and those working on land return efforts. He was at Standing Rock, reporting from the camp during the 2016 pipeline standoff in North Dakota. He also covered many other stories including boarding school history, wild rice harvests and cultural

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00:08:38

How the FAA flight reduction will impact MSP

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/06

Starting Friday, airlines will cancel flights at busy airports across the country, including the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration directed airlines to cut traffic by 10 percent to keep travelers safe during the government shutdown. Air traffic controllers have been working without pay since October 1 and that has exacerbated staffing problems. The shutdown is now the longest in United States history. Gunnar Olson, a reporter and podcast host

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00:54:48

Minnesota Now: Nov. 5, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/05

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has won a third term. Frey took the win after officials counted the second round of ranked-choice ballots. In St. Paul, Kaohly Her had a historic win over incumbent Mayor Melvin Carter. We trace her path to victory. In Duluth, residents voted to pass "right to repair," a ballot initiative aimed at supporting renters. Chief meteorologist Paul Huttner shares the chance of snow in the forecast. Plus, we learn about actor Santino Fontana's Minnesota roots ahead of

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00:10:36

Inside the state office working to make Minnesota a...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/05

The state of Minnesota has an office dedicated specifically to get movies made in the state. The Explore Minnesota Film office launched last year. Its staff are scouting locations across the state to help filmmakers bring their movies to life.Explore Minnesota Film Deputy Director Nell Lawrenz-Wareham joined MPR News host Nina Moini to share more about the effort.

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00:08:20

Actor, singer Santino Fontana reflects on Minnesota...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/05

Before he was Prince Hans in "Frozen," Santino Fontana performed at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Now the Minnesota-trained actor stars alongside Martin Sheen in "Lost and Found in Cleveland," opening in theaters Friday.Fontana spoke with MPR’s Jacob Aloi about his path from the Guthrie to Hollywood — and his new film.

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00:05:00

Wednesday weather: Snow in the forecast and the storm...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/05

As Minnesota loses daylight and inches closer to winter, there’s a chance the week could end in snow. MPR Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner joined Minnesota Now with the forecast and some weather history. Fifty years ago next week, a storm on Lake Superior sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald.

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00:08:16

Duluth voters approve ‘Right to Repair’ for tenants,...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/05

Voters in Duluth overwhelmingly passed a ballot initiative last night dubbed “Right to Repair.” It’s a first-of-its-kind law in Minnesota that allows tenants to make simple repairs to their rental units and then deduct the cost of those repairs from their rent payment. The initiative was extremely popular. It won with 69 percent of the votes. MPR News host Nina Moini talked with Chloe Holloway, one of the leaders of the campaign with the organizing group Duluth Tenants.

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00:09:06

New data shows state drug overdose deaths dip second...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/04

New preliminary data out from the state shows that the number of fatal drug overdoses in Minnesota decreased by a quarter from 2023 to 2024. It's the second year in a row that overdose deaths dropped in the state, after a nearly 20-year uptick in Minnesota and nationwide.

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00:09:14

Gambling addiction experts gather in Twin Cities to...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/04

The rise of sports betting has made it easier to gamble using the phone in your pocket. That’s true even in states like Minnesota, where sports betting is illegal. The situation has some researchers and advocates concerned that more young adults could fall into gambling addiction or debt. Those concerns are the topic of a conference in the Twin Cities this Friday, hosted by the Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling. Susan Sheridan Tucker is the group’s executive director and Michelle

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00:08:43

Minnesota's housing stabilization program has ended....

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/04

On Friday, the state of Minnesota ended its housing stabilization services program, which was intended to help people with disabilities find and maintain housing using federal Medicaid dollars. In August, the Minnesota Department of Human Services announced the state would be ending the housing stabilization program after finding credible allegations of fraud. Then in September, the Department of Justice charged eight people for their roles in what prosecutors describe as a “massive fraud

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00:11:02

Live from the polls on Election Day in Minnesota

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/04

Tuesday is Election Day and polls are open until 8 p.m. across the state. On the ballot, there are a number of municipal races and referendums. Voters in a pair of Minnesota Senate districts have the potential to change party control of a closely divided chamber. Perhaps the most closely watched races are for mayor in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Incumbent mayors Jacob Frey of Minneapolis and Melvin Carter of St. Paul are both seeking a third term in office. MPR News reporters Regina Medina

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00:53:55

Minnesota Now: Nov. 3, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/03

Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth has entered the Minnesota governor's race to take on DFL Governor Tim Walz, who is seeking a third-term. We'll hear how her entry changes the race with our politics correspondent Dana Ferguson. Counties and tribes have mobile crisis response teams, but how many Minnesotans know they exist? We'll learn more about these teams with the new executive director of the mental health organization NAMI Minnesota.Plus, the number of guns brought onto school

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00:09:36

Minnesota United looks to sweep in Seattle, Vikings...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/03

Minnesota United could advance in the playoffs Monday night if they beat the Seattle Sounders. But it will be a difficult away match for the Loons, with Seattle often dominating on home turf. And the Vikings season took a positive turn, they beat the Detroit Lions 27 to 24 on Sunday. It was quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s first game back on the field in a while. He sat out the previous five games with an ankle injury. Head coach Kevin O’Connell praised him for how he showed up, especially for

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00:10:23

Report: Guns confiscated in Minnesota schools have...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/03

Data from the Minnesota Department of Education shows that the number of guns brought onto school grounds has skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic. That's what Minnesota Star Tribune reporters Mara Klecker and Jeff Hargarten found after looking at the numbers going back a quarter century. The data showed that of all the reports of guns in schools over the last 25 years, 30 percent have happened since 2020. Klecker and Hargarten joined Minnesota Now to talk about their reporting and

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