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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer is journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s reporting that puts people first with live, down-to-earth, unscripted interviews that aim to inform and entertain. Tune in to Minnesota Now weekdays at noon on the radio or the live audio stream at mprnews.org.

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Help me become a blue ribbon baker

Help me become a blue ribbon baker

Thousands of Minnesotans enter the Minnesota State Fair baking competitions, but only a handful come away with a blue ribbon.
by Alanna Elder

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Behind the plan to put Walz in the national spotlight

Behind the plan to put Walz in the national spotlight

To many it may seems like Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was lucky when he reached virality just a couple of weeks ago. But a New York Times report details that Gov. Walz’s team worked for 18 months for that moment.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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‘Vibes don’t save lives’: Minnesota uncommitted delegate wants Harris-Walz to promise cease-fire, arms embargo in Gaza

‘Vibes don’t save lives’: Minnesota uncommitted delegate wants Harris-Walz to promise cease-fire, arms embargo in Gaza

Minnesota uncommitted delegate Asma Mohammed says the Harris-Walz campaign is missing an opportunity to talk about the Israel-Hamas war.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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The Perseid meteor shower is coming. Here’s how to watch — and understand what you’re seeing

The Perseid meteor shower is coming. Here’s how to watch — and understand what you’re seeing

Each year around this time, the earth rotates through a trail of space debris. When these hunks of asteroids and comet particles burn up in our atmosphere, they give off the impression that stars are shooting across the sky. It’s called the Perseid meteor shower and it’s happening now.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Are you a garlic lover? Hutchinson has a festival for you

Are you a garlic lover? Hutchinson has a festival for you

The Minnesota Garlic Festival features all the garlic-themed food you can imagine, plus a garlic growing competition, a parade with puppets, jazz and flamenco dancers, and kite-making and flying.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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The Walz VP pick surprised much of the country. What went into Harris’ decision?

The Walz VP pick surprised much of the country. What went into Harris’ decision?

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer took a deeper dive into that choice with Chris Devine, a political science professor at the University of Dayton Ohio and the co-author of the book “Do Running Mates Matter?”
by Cathy Wurzer and CJ Younger

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As spotlight shines on Eau Claire, here's a look inside Republican VP nominee Vance’s rally

As spotlight shines on Eau Claire, here's a look inside Republican VP nominee Vance’s rally

In a Wisconsin town about an hour and 15 minutes from the Minnesota border, the political spotlight shines on both the Trump-Vance campaign and the Harris-Walz campaign.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Minnesota’s Sen. Amy Klobuchar weighs in on Walz VP pick

Minnesota’s Sen. Amy Klobuchar weighs in on Walz VP pick

Shortly after the news broke that Vice President Kamala Harris selected Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for the presidential election, he issued a statement on social media that said a person who’s had an up close look at the sharp-elbowed game that is national presidential politics is Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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