Minnesota Now: Oct. 9, 2024
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Hurricane Milton is barreling towards Florida’s gulf coast as a catastrophic Category 4 storm with winds of 145 miles per hour. We talk to one Minnesotan who went to Tampa on vacation and is now taking cover in a shelter.
The Minnesota Supreme Court is looking at whether a Minneapolis resident has the right to sue Minneapolis Public Schools over something in its teacher contract. We break down the arguments.
Plus, a Minnesota man is looking to squash his own record for the world’s largest pumpkin. That would be more than 2,700 lbs.! We check in with him as he gets ready to transport this year’s pumpkin to a competition in California.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Candy” by Cameo.
Our Song of the Day was “june” by “honeygrl”.
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