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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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00:07:31

Outlook for Minnesota construction industry positive,...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/18

Some 140,000 Minnesotans work in construction. And job growth in the construction industry has continued to outpace the overall economy in recent years, according to the state Department of Employment and Economic Development. A survey of more than 170 construction businesses shows a slightly less optimistic outlook from within the industry for 2026 than previous years. The survey was carried out by the Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, a trade group for contractors across the

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00:06:00

Professional Help: Help me give back during the holidays

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/18

Chances are, you’re getting a lot of ads right now inviting you to celebrate the holidays by spending money. The U.S. economy is lopsided toward this time of year. Retailers rely on holiday shopping. And nonprofits, too, depend on end-of-year donations. For the latest in our series Professional Help we asked an expert how to prioritize giving back during the holidays.Our ask: Help me give back during the holidaysOur professional: Nathan Dungan, president and CEO of Share Save SpendHandsOn

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00:10:19

Lawsuit alleges ICE is violating rights of people...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/17

Increased Immigrations and Customs Enforcement actions in Minnesota this month have drawn, likely, thousands of community protesters and observers. And confrontations between ICE agents and community members have been chaotic. Today, six Minnesota residents along with the ACLU of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against ICE, alleging that agents have interfered with their rights to free speech and peaceful assembly and have subjected them to harassment, intimidation and unlawful detentions. For

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00:54:51

Minnesota Now: Dec. 17, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/17

Six Minnesota residents and the ACLU of Minnesota are suing Immigration and Customs Enforcement alleging agents violated rights to free speech and peaceful assembly. The lawsuit comes after recent immigration enforcement actions resulted in chaotic confrontations between community members and federal agents. Minnesota's restaurant industry is on edge as ICE continues to detain and arrest scores of people in the Twin Cities. A prominent chef and restaurant owner shared how he is dealing with

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00:06:44

Minnesota artwork part of New York exhibit exploring...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/17

Prints from a Minnesota studio are among those on display as a part of novel exhibit at the Print Center New York. The project, called “Data Consciousness: Reframing Blackness in Contemporary Print,” is inspired by the ground-breaking data visualization work of W.E.B. Du Bois presented at the 1900 Paris Exposition, which sought to present various aspects of Black life after Reconstruction. This contemporary exhibit draws on updated data from official records, archives and oral testimonies

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00:09:07

Twin Cities musician Adam Bohanan is creating 'a very...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/17

This week, the Jewish community is celebrating Hanukkah. During the holiday season, people often turn to music to get into the holiday spirit. But there is not nearly as much festive Hanukkah music as there is Christmas music. A local musician is trying to change that. Adam Bohanan is putting on a show called “A Very Funky Hanukkah Show,” Thursday night at The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis where he will share some new original Hanukkah tunes. He joined MPR News host Nina Moini to

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00:10:02

Minneapolis restaurant owner says ICE fears are...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/17

Working in the back-of-house at many restaurants in Minnesota, you’ll find a Hispanic or Latino employee. Government labor data shows that the most common occupations for Hispanic or Latino Minnesotans are chefs and cooks. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement have detained hundreds of people in the Twin Cities this month, including many from Latin American countries. ICE agents are now in their third week of an operation in the metro area and their increased activity has put the restaurant

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00:55:13

Minnesota Now: Dec. 16, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/16

Gov. Tim Walz signed two executive orders to address gun violence across the state Tuesday. We heard reaction from the state lawmaker who represents the area of south Minneapolis where the Annunciation school shooting took place.The governor's executive orders come days after a shooting at a high school in southern Minnesota last Friday left one student dead and the Stewartville community reeling. It's been a turbulent year for farmers. We heard from one of the state's three agricultural

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00:10:07

Decades-old songs by Minnesota folklorist Ellen...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/16

Minnesota folklorist and musician Ellen Stekert has released a new album for the first time in decades. But the songs on “Go Ahead Around Songs, Vol. 1” are not new recordings.They were cut years ago in the 1950s and 1960s and were never formally released. With the help of artificial intelligence, those archival recordings have now been restored and assembled into a collection.In addition to her music, Stekert is a pioneering scholar in folklore studies. She taught for many years at the

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00:11:35

State agricultural mental health specialists support...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/16

This year has been turbulent for farmers: They've faced the ups and downs of trade wars, inflation and the persistent threat of climate change. And it shows. Calls to mental health hotlines for agricultural workers like the Iowa Concern hotline ticked up this fall compared to numbers from last fall. And a representative from the national Farm Aid hotline reported that more than 50 percent of their callers said they were “financially stressed.”Tracie Rutherford Self is one of three

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00:05:55

Twin Cities nonprofits land funding from OpenAI’s new...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/16

The creator of ChatGPT has promised to donate more than $40 million to nonprofits across the country. It is the first round of philanthropy from the rebranded nonprofit arm of OpenAI. A portion of the new funding is coming to Minnesota. Two Twin Cities-focused organizations, COPAL and Merrick Community Services, are among more than 200 recipients nationwide. Kate Kelly is the development director of Merrick Community Services, which provides social services in St. Paul’s East Side

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00:09:08

Stymied by the Legislature on gun regulation, Walz...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/16

Governor Tim Walz signed two executive orders Tuesday aimed at gun violence prevention. The first expands outreach and education on extreme risk protection orders, which is a law that allows for guns to be taken away from people deemed to be a risk to themselves or others. It also will promote safe firearm storage. And lastly will look to require insurance companies to provide data on the cost of gun violence. The second executive order establishes a statewide safety council. Rep. Emma

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00:54:38

Minnesota Now: Dec. 15, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/15

Jewish Minnesotans are condemning a mass shooting in Australia marking the first day of Hanukkah that left 15 people dead. It follows another shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island on Saturday where two students were killed. We'll hear from one local rabbi affected by both tragedies. An MPR News investigation shows Planned Parenthood in Minnesota is facing strife amid staff complaints and financial pressures. We'll hear more about the situation. Plus, we'll meet a Duluth foster parent

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00:09:16

Finally, a good weekend for Minnesota sports

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/15

The Minnesota Wild had a big weekend. It started with a major trade. A star player for Vancouver came to St. Paul. And three former Wild players are now Canuck. The move seems to be paying off so far. Joining Minnesota Now host Nina Moini to talk about this and what was overall a pretty good weekend for Minnesota sports are sports contributors Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson.

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00:04:08

A St. Paul rabbi's son survived the Brown University...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/15

The weekend brought news of multiple horrifying shootings. On Friday, a shooting in the parking lot of Stewartville High School in southern Minnesota left a student hospitalized in critical condition and the gunman dead. Then, Saturday afternoon a gunman targeted students at Brown University, which killed two people and injured 9 more. And Sunday, here in the U.S. we woke up to news of another mass shooting, this time in Australia. Officials are calling it a terrorist attack. Two gunmen

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00:07:44

Owatonna food shelf operator says increased need will...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/15

Food shelves across the country are seeing increased demand. And a new survey carried out by the University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota-based nonprofit Foundation for Essential Needs provides a closer look at the need. Among the takeaways from the nearly 10,000 Minnesotans who responded this past spring: more than half say they got half or more of all their food from a food shelf. Dom Korbel is with Community Pathways of Steele County in Owatonna. He’s joined Minnesota Now to

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00:11:45

Duluth foster parent recognized for building...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/15

A movement in Minnesota and nine other states calls for an approach to child welfare that maintains connections between foster and birth families, so they can work together to give children love and support. It’s called the Quality Parenting Initiative, or QPI. For Jessica Gunnarson, this strategy was a natural response to her personal experience on different sides of the child welfare system. Gunnarson is a foster parent in Duluth and she’s receiving an award this week from the

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00:55:59

Minnesota Now: Dec. 11, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/11

A Somali American U.S. citizen was detained by ICE amid the agency's continued operation in the Twin Cities. We'll hear from the man who was arrested about what he experienced, plus the federal government's response to other incidents like this.Minnesota's economy is struggling on some key indicators like workforce growth. We'll talk to an economist who says immigrants have a critical role to play.Plus parents at the largest elementary school in St. Paul Public Schools are protesting

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00:09:48

Podcast 'Cardiac Cowboys' tells captivating story of...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/11

Before the 1950s, heart surgery was widely regarded as a guaranteed instant death for a patient. It just wasn’t done, no matter how badly it was needed. So it took a lot of guts for the pioneering doctors to take on the first lifesaving heart surgeries for pacemakers and heart-lung machines. A screenwriter is telling the winding story of the one of the first open heart surgeries, which took place in Minnesota, and all of the drama, scandal and millions of lives saved that went along with

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00:04:23

Thank You, Stranger: St. Paul's 'snow angels' shovel...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/12/11

During this snowy start to winter, a group of volunteers have been busy shoveling for their neighbors. Nikita Godette is coordinating a large effort in St. Paul, leading the Facebook group “Saintly City Snow Angels.”Godette spoke to Minnesota Now producer Ellen Finn about why she thinks its important for neighbors to come together to help neighbors in the winter.

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