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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Nina Moini, Aleesa Kuznetsov, Ellen Finn, Alanna Elder and Ellie Roth

Minnesota Now: Dec. 16, 2024

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
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Among the nearly 1,500 sentences that were recently commuted by President Joe Biden, is a former Duluth store owner who was convicted of multiple felonies for selling synthetic drugs. Now the St. Louis County Sheriff is raising concerns about it. We talk to him.

President-elect Donald Trump cut the number of refugees allowed to enter the United States during his first term. We talk to the leader of an organization that serves refugees about how she’s preparing for his second.

And we meet a Minnesota neuroscientist who was just named to Forbes list of 30 talented people under 30.

We have our final sports recap of the year.

Plus, a tumbleweed Christmas tree and other holiday memories from prairie life in the 1880s.

Our Minnesota Music Minute was “To the Moon” by The Twins of Franklin.

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