Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

Minnesota Now: July 18, 2024

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The Minneapolis City Council just approved a contract that includes big pay raises for the city’s police officers. We broke those numbers down.

And families uprooted from St. Paul’s West Side in the 1950s and 60s are asking the city to make amends.

The Republican National Convention concludes Thursday with a nomination acceptance speech from Donald Trump. We had a live report from Milwaukee and heard how his Vice President pick and assassination attempt effected the convention.

Plus, a former barista talked about how a regular customer cheered her on in the latest in our Thank You, Stranger series.

And Twins fans have a lot to look forward to with a five-game homestand and Joe Mauer’s induction into the Hall of Fame.

Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Dream/Grief” by Laamar and our Song of the Day was “Do It” by Knu Funk.

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