Minnesota Now: June 5, 2023

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Chronic wasting disease has been found in deer and elk in 29 states, including Minnesota. Mike Osterholm joined the show to talk about studying the disease's risk to humans.

We'll learn about a new retirement plan for racehorses: helping people with their mental health.

We'll go to northwestern Minnesota to meet the oldest licensed mortician, who is still working at age 86.

Companies will soon have to share instructions and parts for fixing phones and other products in the state. We'll find out why Minnesota's new repair law is the broadest in the country.

A Twin Cities-based novelist will talk about her new murder mystery set in the Wild West.

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