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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini 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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Minnesota music: One of the pillars of Minnesota Now is featuring great Minnesota-based music. Here’s this year’s playlist of songs heard on the show.

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Rochester sisters sue U.S. government over treatment at border detention center

Rochester sisters sue U.S. government over treatment at border detention center

The two were traveling from Honduras to Minnesota to reunite with their mother in June 2019 when they were detained. The lawsuit alleges mistreatment from border agents that includes physical abuse, being held in cages and inadequate access to food and water. The sisters also allege guards forced children to compete over leftover food.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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The latest in Minnesota sports from Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson

The latest in Minnesota sports from Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson

It’s been an eventful week in Minnesota sports, and there’s more to look forward to this weekend. To help us unpack everything that’s been going on, Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Friday.
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Q&A: Minneapolis Mayor and candidate Jacob Frey

Q&A: Minneapolis Mayor and candidate Jacob Frey

Host Cathy Wurzer speaks with five of the leading candidates in Minneapolis’ mayoral race about their views and their plans. On Thursday, it was Mayor Jacob Frey’s turn. It’s part of a series of mayoral candidate interviews on Minnesota Now, a new weekly noon show on MPR News.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Ex-Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor resentenced to 5 years in killing of Justine Ruszczyk

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor resentenced to 5 years in killing of Justine Ruszczyk

A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 in 2017 was resentenced on Thursday to nearly five years in prison. A Hennepin County judge imposed the maximum sentence allowed for second-degree manslaughter.
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