Tuesday is day two of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee and Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer is set to speak. MPR News senior politics reporter Dana Ferguson joined the show to talk about how Emmer fits into the Republican politics of this moment.

The suicide and crisis lifeline 988 has been live for two years as of Tuesday. We met someone on the other end of the chat and text line and learned more about who responds to calls in person.

In a Minnesota Now encore segment, we looked back on journalist Lee Hawkin’s conversation with a teacher who made a big difference in his life.

Plus, we’ll visit a new coffee shop on the Fond du Lac Reservation. And get a preview of southern Minnesota’s Original Music Fest, coming this weekend to St. Peter.

Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Change of the Seasons” by Beret Finken and our Song of the Day was “Forgiveness” by We are the Willows.