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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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00:54:48

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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00:08:43

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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00:09:59

Instead of calling 911 during a mental health crisis,...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/03

A mental health advocacy group wants you to add a new contact to your phone: your county or tribal mobile crisis response team. These are mental health professionals who go to homes and other places in communities to help people in crisis. They also respond to some calls to 911 and 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. But Minnesota’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, says few people know these teams exist.Marcus Schmit is the new executive director of NAMI

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00:08:32

House Speaker Lisa Demuth launches Republican bid for...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/11/02

One year from Monday, Minnesota voters will choose a governor. Over the weekend, House Speaker Lisa Demuth declared her candidacy, which is a jolt to the Republican field. She held her first event as a candidate Monday. MPR News politics correspondent Dana Ferguson was there and joined Minnesota Now to talk about Demuth’s campaign and the landscape of the governor’s race.

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00:55:21

Minnesota Now: Oct. 30, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/10/30

Fourteen Medicaid programs that provide support for Minnesotans with disabilities are being audited for fraud. We talk to a care provider about the impact this may have on people who rely on these services. Election day is coming up. We hear from the mayoral candidates in Minneapolis and St. Paul who took the debate stage at MPR News. We peak inside the notebook of MPR's Rochester reporter to see how she told the story of people bridging political divides.And we get an update from a

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00:09:22

Local podcast explores Minnesota's most haunted...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/10/30

On Halloween, it is said the veil between the spirit world and the living world is at its thinnest. And spirits come alive. In Minnesota, there are plenty of haunts where ghosts are said to be lurking. A local podcast is dedicated to exploring Minnesota’s haunts and horrors year-round. Its hosts, Madeline Ramirez and Dan Laschansky, joined MPR News host Nina Moini to share more about “The Grim Cities” podcast.

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00:04:48

Thank You, Stranger: Northeast Minneapolis community...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/10/30

Minnesota Now’s series called “Thank You, Stranger” explores the small acts of kindness that make a big impact.A Minnesota food co-op was turned upside down this month by a theft that broke the store’s refrigeration system.In this week’s episode of Thank You, Stranger, Minnesota Now producer Ellen Finn spoke to Anne Gazzola, the manager of Eastside Food Co-Op in northeast Minneapolis, about how the community helped the store recover after they were forced to throw out dumpsters-full of

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00:09:55

How a 'foreign exchange program' for state lawmakers...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/10/30

A first-in-the-nation program is pairing Democratic and Republican state lawmakers together to visit each other’s districts. Sponsored by the Citizens League, the program pairs lawmakers who seemingly have nothing in common in order to promote civility in politics. Rochester bureau reporter Catharine Richert attended one of these swaps for MPR News Talking Sense project, a series which helps people have hard conversations better, by telling stories of people who are bridging divides. She

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00:10:30

Provider: Pausing Medicaid payments for fraud audit...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/10/30

The state of Minnesota is hiring a third-party auditor to look for fraud in 14 Medicaid programs. These programs are intended to provide housing and care for people with disabilities and severe mental illnesses. Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday the state will temporarily stop paying providers of these services while the auditor, Optum, analyzes billing. A statement from the governor’s office said this pause will last 90 days, but’s not clear when it will begin. Josh Berg is director of

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00:55:08

Minnesota Now: Oct. 29, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/10/29

Layoffs at Target and other large corporations are leaving thousands looking for new jobs in an uncertain job market. We talk to an employment counselor about the hiring landscape and the next steps people can take after being laid off. Federal workers in Minnesota are facing uncertainty, too. They have received their first paycheck with no pay. We hear from workers about how they're doing. Several candidates on ballots next week are members of the Democratic Socialists of America. But what

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00:08:10

Twin Cities writers, illustrator share story of James...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/10/29

A new picture book by a trio of well-known Twin Cities creatives tells the story of an American couple whose social justice writing and activism had wide-ranging influence. They were James Boggs, who was a Black union organizer in Detroit, and Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese-American philosopher. When they got married in 1954, their interracial relationship was illegal in parts of the country.The new book about their lives is called "Revolutions Are Made of Love." It was written by Sun Yung Shin

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