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Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance landed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, just as his Democratic counterpart Tim Walz was taking off for Wisconsin.
Our politics team is following them both and we get an update on this late stage of their presidential campaigns.
In the Twin Cities you can find restaurants with cuisines from all over the world. And you can find the ingredients for making them at a number of international grocery stores. We dive in.
Minnesota and New York are tied in the WNBA finals series, with one win each. We talk about Sundayâs loss and the teamâs chances going forward.
Plus, itâs Indigenous Peopleâs Day and we have a special song of the day to celebrate.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was âBurning Bridgesâ by Kokou Kah.
Our Song of the Day was âWild Rice Moonâ by MPR Newsâ Leah Lemm.
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The entire state woke up in frost on Monday.
Winter is undeniably on its way. And this leaves everyone from neighborhood squirrels to farmers taking stock of what the summer yielded â and cleaning up for winter.
Michael Johnson is the news editor for Agweek and he and his wife also grow vegetables and cut flowers near Deer Creek in Western Minnesota.
He recently wrote a column reflecting on the growing season. He talked with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about it.
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The Twin Cities area is home to more than 40 international grocers.
In many places, international grocers are stepping up to fill food deserts. MPR Correspondent Regina Medina recently reported on the entrepreneur behind Colonial Market, the Latino grocery store with plans to open in North Minneapolis in the former Aldi location at Penn and Lowry.
If youâre trying to find a specific ingredient or check out a new store, it can be hard to know where to start.
Local food and music critic Ali Elabbady wrote an exhaustive list of all of them for the alt-weekly internet publication Racket.
He talked with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about it.
Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.
Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after a broadcast. When ready they will appear here.
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Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican President Donald Trump are both in Pennsylvania Monday as the nominees chase votes in a very tight presidential race.
The schedules of their running mates had the two VP candidates minutes apart at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. Republican Senator JD Vance swung through for a fundraiser and Democratic Governor Tim Walz departed for a series of events in Wisconsin.
MPR News has dispatched reporters to those campaign events. Our politics editor Brian Bakst filled us in on the latest.
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The Pohlad family says they intend to sell the Twins. Weâll get the latest on the decision that has surprised sports fans nationwide. The Lynx are three wins away from a WNBA title. Weâll talk to a team executive about their ride to the 2024 championships.
The southeastern U.S. has been barraged by hurricanes this month. Weâll learn how man made tweaks to the Mississippi here in Minnesota affect damage from storms down south.
One in 16 Somali Minnesotan children is diagnosed with autism. Thatâs almost four times more than the state average. Minneapolisâ director of special education is here to talk about support. Our Minnesota Music Minute was âGigawaabaminâ by Bizhiki and our Song of the Day was âPitter Patterâ by The Orange Goodness.
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The southeastern U.S. has captured our attention over the last month with the barrage of hurricanes that have passed through the region, causing mass destruction from wind and floodwater. The storms harken back memories of the nationâs last extreme hurricane â Ida ripped through part of the Gulf Coast in 2021.
Minnesota is more connected to the flooding and land loss that region faces than you might think. The way we control the Mississippi River has serious implications on the future of that land.
Minnesota journalist Katie Thornton looked into that connection in a sprawling report about the politics of dams and levees in The Guardian. She joined the program to share what she found.
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The Minnesota Lynx are in New York for the first game of the WNBA finals. They tip off against the New York Liberty at 7 p.m.
These are the top two teams in the WNBA. New York is coming back to try to win a title after losing to the Las Vegas Aces in last yearâs finals. The Lynx are in the finals for the first time since 2017, when they won their fourth championship.
Lynx fans say this finals run could be the start of something big.
âI would say theyâre almost there as a dynasty level,â said Lynx fan Devin Xiong. âNo matter what, this is the start of something, I think it is the start of something.â
Joining the program to talk about how they got here is Lynx President of Business Operations Carley Knox, whoâs worked for the team since 2010.
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One in 16 Somali-Minnesota 4-year-olds has autism. Thatâs compared with one in 53 of their classmates.
The data comes from a 2023 Centers for Disease Control autism survey, with help from two University of Minnesota researchers who are tracking the rise in overall diagnoses over the years.
For another perspective on this data, Dr. Deeqaifrah Hussein is on the line. She is the executive director of special education with Minneapolis Public Schools.
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The Minnesota Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a deal between the Minneapolis school district and teachersâ union. The agreement in question ended a Minneapolis teachersâ strike two and a half years ago and included job protections for teachers of color.
Before the agreement, Minneapolis Public Schools would have to lay off teachers in order of seniority, so the last ones hired would be the first let go. Now the district can exempt teachers from underrepresented groups from that rule. But a Minneapolis resident sued over this provision, saying itâs unconstitutional. What the court is weighing is whether a taxpayer, who helps fund the district, has legal standing to sue over something like a union contract.
Sahan Journal education reporter Becky Dernbach has been following this and she joins MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to break it down.
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Hurricane Milton is approaching Floridaâs west coast and is expected to make landfall Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Here in Minnesota, there is special attention on the storm because so many Minnesotans now live there or have a second vacation home there.
For the past few days, hundreds of thousands of people have evacuated their homes, clogging hotels and highways to get out of the path of the hurricane. One of them is St. Paul resident Tim Dykstal.
Tim lives in Minnesota, but drove down to Florida to stay in a shared family condo and play golf in Palm Harbor, about a mile inland from the coast. He left the condo and is taking shelter in a hotel to ride out the storm. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talks with him.
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Hurricane Milton is barreling towards Floridaâs 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 worldâs largest pumpkin. That would be more than 2,700 lbs.! We check in with him as he gets ready to transport this yearâs pumpkin to a competition in California.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was âCandyâ by Cameo.
Our Song of the Day was âjuneâ by âhoneygrlâ.
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Did you know that the worldâs largest pumpkin on record was grown right here in Minnesota? It weighed in last fall at nearly 2,750 lbs. Now its grower Travis Gienger is working to beat his own record at the upcoming Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival in California.
For 30 years he has been working to grow the perfect pumpkin. He joins MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to share how he does it.
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While Oct. 7 marks the horrific attack on Israel, it also marked the start of a wider war. Since that day the Israel Defense Forces have killed more than 40,000 Palestinians according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Minnesota is home to hundreds of Palestinian families, including Lyla Abukhodair and her family. She lives in Duluth and in 2023 she opened a Palestinian restaurant called Falastin, which translates to âPalestineâ in Arabic.
The last year has been filled with highs and lows as a Palestinian business owner. Lyla joined Minnesota Now to talk about her experience growing up on the Iron Range with family on the West Bank.
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Every month, we talk about topics important to your health and whatâs top of mind in the doctorâs office. The segment started with good news: Minnesota saw an 11 percent drop in drug overdose deaths.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer and Dr. Jon Hallberg, a family medicine physician at Mill City Clinic and a professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School, discussed the reasons death rate has declined and how doctors have changed their approach to prescribing painkillers over Dr. Hallbergâs career. The pair also discussed the rise in AI over medical communication programs like MyChart and in the doctorâs office.
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Hospitals throughout Minnesota are postponing non-emergency procedures as a result of an IV fluid shortage. The IV fluid shortage is one of the many ripple effects of Hurricane Helene.
M Health Fairview, Allina and Hennepin Healthcare are rescheduling their patients. Baxter North Cove supplies 60 percent of the countryâs IV fluid bags and closed down production indefinitely at its facility in North Carolina after the destruction of the hurricane.
Now Minnesota hospitals are scrambling to conserve those critical fluids. The Minnesota Hospital Association is leading that charge. The director of the association, Dr. Rahul Koranne joined the show to detail plans to conserve IV fluids.
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Hurricane Milton has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm with winds of 160 miles per hour. Itâs expected to hit the gulf coast of Florida Wednesday. We'll hear from a Minnesotan who is preparing for Milton less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene.
A year ago today, 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 were taken hostage in an attack by Hamas on Israel. A rabbi joins MPR News host Cathy Wurzer from Minneapolis to talk about this moment, which coincides with the holiest time of the year for Jewish people.
The Minnesota Twinsâ general manager is leaving after a rough end to the season. Vikings season marches on. And the Lynx have one more game to decide if they make it to the WNBA finals. Sports guys Wally and Eric share their takes on all things Minnesota sports.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was âCold Hartâ by Morningbird.
Our Song of the Day was Golden Teachers by Afflatus.
Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.
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The Minnesota Vikings won their game against the New York Jets Sunday, 23 to 17. The game also spurred a viral moment as two Vikings players celebrated an interception by recreating the handshake from the 1998 movie, âThe Parent Trap.â
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with sports guys Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson for their reflections on the game and more.
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Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 marks one year since Hamasâ surprise attack on Israel which killed 1,200 people. It was the deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust.
Across Minnesota, the Jewish community is mourning and praying for the return of more than 100 hostages. This is all happening during the holiest time of the year for Jewish people.
Rabbi Arielle Lekach Rosenberg, the lead rabbi of Shir Tikvah in Minneapolis, joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to reflect on the heaviness of this day.
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Florida is facing yet another hurricane after getting slammed by Hurricane Helene last week.
Just before noon Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service announced Hurricane Milton had quickly grown into a Category 5 storm â which means catastrophic damage will occur once the storm makes landfall.
Since moving to Dunedin, Fla., from Minneapolis eight years ago, Heather Forness has experienced a handful of big storms.
She spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about her experience.
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We all need a little help to get through life sometimes. From everyday questions to more complex problems, weâre asking the experts to lend us a hand.
Throughout the series Professional Help, weâll hear some direct advice, for us not-so-direct Minnesotans.
Our ask: Help me find fall colors in Minnesota
Our professional: Sara Berhow, integrated public relations supervisor at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
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