Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer

Minnesota Now: June 26, 2024

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A bag of cash, a list of jurors hidden in a water bottle and a juror who was followed home: It was all part of an alleged plot to bribe a juror in the Feeding Our Future court case. Five people have now been charged.

The Minneapolis Police union contract that would increase the department’s budget by millions gets a public hearing. We heard from the many stakeholders who made their voices heard in a nearly four hour meeting.

Plus, we talked to a Dakota writer about what her Two-Spirit identity means to her.

We heard a conversation with an author coming to town. She wrote the best-selling book, “Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow.”

And our summer festival spotlight took us to Akeley for Paul Bunyan Days.

Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Banjo Song” by folk singer Nolen Sellwood.

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