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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer, Aleesa Kuznetsov, Alanna Elder, Ellen Finn and CJ Younger

Minnesota Now: May 15, 2024

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School district referendums for building new schools, technology upgrades and more are failing across the state, and by just a few hundred votes. We talked to the Duluth and Fergus falls school districts about impacts on students.

The newest Top Chef episode is on Indigenous cooking. One of the judges is Minnesota’s own Sean Sherman and we talked with him.

May 15 is college decision day, two weeks later than normal due to FAFSA delays. We learned more about the impact on aid packages and enrollment.

The University of Minnesota launched a new climate visualizer this week that you can use to look at what’s happening in your backyard.

And our chief meteorologist shared some good news on spring planting.

Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.