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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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00:10:18

Back to school reporter roundtable: Districts hone in...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/09/02

Minnesota schools are welcoming students back to class this week. Many started Tuesday morning. It’s a difficult time for some as they deal with the news and impact of the deadly mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School.Districts are focused on keeping kids safe and meeting their needs. MPR News education reporter Elizabeth Shockman and MPR News correspondent Kirsti Marohn, who covers central Minnesota, joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about what schools, students and

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00:10:31

Macalester president: Federal immigration policy...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/09/02

Across the country, international students are returning to a new normal on campus — as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement efforts. In part because of new restrictions on student visas and bans on citizens of certain countries traveling to the U.S., some students aren’t returning to campus at all. Modeling from the National Association of International Educators projects a 30 to 40 percent decline in new international student enrollment this fall. The cost of that

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00:10:53

How to support your kids – and yourself – through...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/09/02

The first day of school is an especially big one for the thousands of kindergarteners who are stepping into school for the first time ever. That is a huge new chapter – and can cause a lot of excitement and anxiety within a family. Coco Du is the CEO of the Minneapolis-based organization called Way to Grow, which provides educational support for families from birth to third grade. She joined Minnesota Now to talk about how she helps prepare families for that transition.

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00:07:51

Out to Lunch at the State Fair with Princess Kay of...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/29

There isn’t a more perfect place to share a meal than at the Minnesota State Fair. And there may be no more prominent figure at the state fair than Princess Kay of the Milky Way. Minnesota Now host Nina Moini went Out to Lunch with this year’s winner, Malorie Thorson. The two shared fair favorites at the MPR Stage and had a conversation about Thorson’s passion for the dairy industry.

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00:59:00

Minnesota Now: Aug. 28, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/28

Minnesotans are reeling after an 8-year-old and 10-year-old celebrating the start of school were killed and 18 people were injured at Annunciation Church and School in south Minneapolis.We take you to a vigil where thousands gathered to grieve and we also get a better picture of how emergency responders approached the harrowing morning.Plus we talk to a member of the Catholic community about reckoning with the profound trauma their church has faced.We learn more about the 23-year-old

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00:05:34

Annunciation shooter appeared to have fascination...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/28

We’re learning more information about the shooter who killed two children and wounded 18 others during the mass shooting in southwest Minneapolis yesterday [Wed]. Videos have emerged where 23-year-old Robin Westman espoused hatred for numerous groups of people, but didn’t appear to have a coherent ideology or motivation for the violence. MPR News Senior reporter Jon Collins and Correspondent Kate Martin from APM Reports have been looking into Westman’s background. Jon joins me to talk about

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00:11:55

HCMC chair of emergency medicine recounts hospital...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/28

Beyond the two children who were killed during the attack at Annunciation Catholic Church Wednesday, 18 people were wounded. Fifteen were children as young as six and three parishioners in their 80s were shot. First responders took the injured to HCMC and Children’s Minnesota for treatment. Dr. Tom Wyatt is the chair of emergency medicine at HCMC. He joins MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about what he and his colleagues have been dealing with at the hospital.

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00:09:44

Counselor gives insight into healing from childhood...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/28

The grieving process is just beginning for families, friends and community members of Annunciation Catholic Church and School. Even for people who aren’t close to the victims, hearing of a tragedy this close to home can be difficult to process. Cara Mearns-Thompson, clinical director and co-founder of The Grief Club of Minnesota joins MPR News host Nina Moini with guidance and resources for healing.

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00:04:59

Helping kids feel safe after the Minneapolis mass...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/28

After Wednesday’s mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, parents are now grappling with how to talk to their children about grief.MPR News health reporter Erica Zurek spoke with a psychologist at Children’s Minnesota just a few hours after the mass shooting. Erica joined Minnesota Now to share more about their conversation.

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00:04:43

Children killed in Minneapolis mass shooting...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/28

On Thursday, Gov. Tim Walz authorized the deployment of state patrol and Department of Natural Resources enforcement officers to monitor schools and places of worship across Minneapolis, at the request of city officials.Officials at Hennepin County Medical Center gave an update this morning on their patients who were injured in the shooting yesterday. Estelle Timar-Wilcox was there and joined Minnesota Now to talk about what she heard from officials.

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01:55:41

Special Coverage of the Annunciation Catholic Church...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/27

A shooter opened fire on a Wednesday morning mass at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in south Minneapolis. Minneapolis police say two children were killed and 17 other people were injured. Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara told reporters the shooter died by suicide.MPR News host Nina Moini talks with reporters on the scene and several others, including:U.S. Sen. Tina SmithState Rep. Emma Greenman (DFL) State Sen. Zaynab Mohamed (DFL)Stacy Remke, licensed clinical social worker

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00:04:29

Mayor Frey considers legal action against encampment...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/26

Critics of Minneapolis policies around encampments for unhoused people spoke out Tuesday morning. A property owner said allowing people to stay in tents on his private land in south Minneapolis should be allowed. On Wednesday, Mayor Jacob Frey is expected to brief the city council on possible legal action against the encampment and property owner. MPR News reporter Cari Spencer was at a press conference with the property owner and joined Minnesota Now host Nina Moini from Minneapolis.

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00:10:18

Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan, talks of peace in St. Paul...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/26

On the south end of Como Lake in St. Paul, there’s a street called Nagasaki Road. And in Nagasaki, Japan, there’s a street named after St. Paul. They are sister cities, an official relationship that began in December 1955. That was only 10 years after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, 80 years ago this month. Nagasaki’s current mayor, Shiro Suzuki, recently visited Minnesota for the first time. His grandfather was mayor of Nagasaki when the sister-city relationship was

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00:09:56

Vikings shave down final roster as they prepare for...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/26

There's a chill in the morning air, the air feels drier and the evenings are getting darker. These are some of the first signs of football season. The Vikings are making changes to their roster in the gap between the preseason and their opening game on Sept. 8. The University of Minnesota Gophers and Minnesota high school teams will start their seasons in just a couple days. Minnesota Now sports contributors Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about what

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00:09:41

Minnesota school choice advocates prepare for federal...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/26

It's possible this school year is one of the last before a federal program changes the face of public and private schools in Minnesota. President Donald Trump's sprawling budget bill that passed in July included a program that amounts to school vouchers that can be used for private schools. It signals a new era of the school choice movement. While legislation like this usually originates in conservative circles, nonprofit advocates in traditionally Democratic-leaning states, like

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00:53:34

Minnesota Now: Aug. 26, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/26

The city of Minneapolis is at odds with a property owner who is allowing people to stay on his land in an encampment. We heard how politicians are considering their own safety at the State Fair, following the shootings of two lawmakers. Under a budget bill that Congress passed this summer, it could soon be easier for families to send their kids to private schools. We'll learn about the shifting environment of school choice in Minnesota. St. Paul and Nagasaki were the first sister cities in

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00:58:59

Minnesota Now: Live from the State Fair on Aug, 21 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/21

Minnesota Now is live from the MPR stage at the corner of Judson and Nelson. The state fair has become synonymous with politics. This year is not a major election year, so we check in with the MPR News politics team about the stories they're covering on a busy beat.We put your Minnesota state fair history to the test with the Minnesota Historical Society's history on a stick. Among the many animals you can see at the fair are stunt dogs! We meet an impressive jump-roping chiweenie. Plus, we

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00:10:12

Behind the scenes with the MPR News politics team

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/21

It has been quite the year for politics in Minnesota. In the last 12 months, we saw a historic presidential ticket with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a chaotic start to the legislative session with a boycott and tragedy this summer with the shootings of two lawmakers. MPR News’ politics team has been through it all and joins Minnesota Now live from the state fair. Reporters Dana Ferguson, Clay Masters and Peter Cox give a peek behind the curtain of what it’s like to cover politics in

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00:10:20

50 years of cheese curds and record breaking food...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/21

The Minnesota State Fair began more than 165 years ago, enough time for a lot of interesting stories to accumulate. What better way to sort through it all than with trivia? Minnesota Historical Society program associate Jacob Rorem puts MPR News staff and audience members to the test with a history quiz, live from the fair.

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00:16:41

Twin Cities blues musician Dylan Salfer getting ready...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/08/21

On Minnesota Now, we play music every day. When we broadcast from the State Fair, that music is live!Dylan Salfer is a blues guitarist who grew up in River Falls, Wisconsin and now lives in the Twin Cities. You may have seen him around town at Art-a-Whirl, Icehouse, or other local gigs. He and his band are busy recording their debut album. Salfer joins MPR News host Nina Moini from the fair to talk about his music and plays two songs, “Crooked Hand” and “I’ll Be Gone.”

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