Minnesota Now

Minnesota Now: Nov. 3, 2025


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Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth has entered the Minnesota governor's race to take on DFL Governor Tim Walz, who is seeking a third-term. We'll hear how her entry changes the race with our politics correspondent Dana Ferguson.


Counties and tribes have mobile crisis response teams, but how many Minnesotans know they exist? We'll learn more about these teams with the new executive director of the mental health organization NAMI Minnesota.


Plus, the number of guns brought onto school grounds has skyrocketed since the pandemic. We'll break that down with two Minnesota Star Tribune reporters who uncovered this data.


Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy returns! We'll learn what's next for the Vikings with sports contributors Wally and Eric.


Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Ocean Swallows Me Whole” by Lutalo and our Song of the Day was “Lakehouse” by Keep for Cheap.

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