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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-based aid group responding to extreme drought in Somalia

Minnesota-based aid group responding to extreme drought in Somalia

Severe drought in Somalia has displaced an estimated 200,000 people this year and put millions at risk of hunger, according to the United Nations. The drought reverberates in Minnesota, which is home to the largest Somali population in the U.S. as well as several groups that provide aid to east Africa.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Analysis: More than 4,000 leisure, hospitality jobs lost during first three months of 2026

Analysis: More than 4,000 leisure, hospitality jobs lost during first three months of 2026

Research and progressive policy group North Star Policy Action used federal jobs data and statistical modeling to estimate the economic impact of the federal immigration surge.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Road trip to Moorhead: A stroll with trolls in Detroit Lakes

Road trip to Moorhead: A stroll with trolls in Detroit Lakes

Just off Highway 10, an three and a half hours north of the Twin Cities, enormous wooden trolls roam a sculpture garden in Detroit Lakes. They’re pieces by the Danish sculpture artist Thomas Dambo, and one comes with a message for the people of Minnesota.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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Study dives into three potentially dangerous crowd-control weapons used during the ICE surge

Study dives into three potentially dangerous crowd-control weapons used during the ICE surge

A new study examined the crowd-control weapons law enforcement used during protests against federal immigration raids in the Twin Cities and elsewhere. Researchers say some chemical irritants and projectiles were deployed in ways that may have put protesters, journalists and bystanders at greater risk.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Minneapolis' North High School turns the corner on graduation rates

Minneapolis' North High School turns the corner on graduation rates

North High School’s Class of 2026 will cross the stage on Friday. They’re on track to meet or even exceed state graduation averages, only three years after lagging 20 points behind.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Advocates say thousands of legitimate providers disenrolled from high-risk Medicaid programs

Advocates say thousands of legitimate providers disenrolled from high-risk Medicaid programs

Providers and disability advocates worry many providers were disenrolled simply because the Department of Human Services ran out of time to revalidate providers.
by Ellie Roth, Ngoc Bui and Nina Moini

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