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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.

Listen: Missed the show? Want to hear a specific conversation? Check out past episodes and segments on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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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Attorney: Hennepin County’s response to alleged sheriff’s harassment was ‘too little, too late’

Attorney: Hennepin County’s response to alleged sheriff’s harassment was ‘too little, too late’

The behavior of former Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson caused employees to fear for their lives. An attorney filing the lawsuit against the county laid out the case.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Minnesota prisons resort to periodic lockdowns due to staff shortage

Minnesota prisons resort to periodic lockdowns due to staff shortage

Faribault is down 42 corrections officers. It’s worse at Stillwater state prison, where the facility’s complement of officers is down by 62. Data from the Department of Corrections shared with MPR News shows as of Monday, the agency is short 211 correctional officers, or 12 percent of what is budgeted.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Minnesota Music Month: Local stars to see in April

Minnesota Music Month: Local stars to see in April

Governor Walz declared April Minnesota Music Month back in 2019. It’s a time for recognizing the local musicians who contribute to culture and understanding of one another through music.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Mary Johnson Roy, who healed others with her remarkable forgiveness, is dead at 71

Mary Johnson Roy, who healed others with her remarkable forgiveness, is dead at 71

Mary Johnson Roy’s spiritual son — the man who killed her biological son in 1993 — joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to remember her exceptional life.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Minnesota author’s book is being shot for star studded film adaptation ‘Nuremberg’

Minnesota author’s book is being shot for star studded film adaptation ‘Nuremberg’

Minnesota historian Jack El-Hai is seeing a book he published more than ten years ago turned into a Hollywood film and a stage play. His book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist” tells the story of a young army doctor whose job was to evaluate top-ranking Nazi officials — and decide whether they were fit to stand trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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