A Minnesota tradition might get higher prizes, gas prices are still going up, and the trial starts for a man accused of firebombing an ice cream parlor — twice.

Image: A man throws a Molotov cocktail at Fletcher’s Ice Cream in Minneapolis. [credit: U.S Attorney’s Office]
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Producer: Xan Holston

Reader scripting: Tracie Wells Collier, Xan Holston 

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A legislative effort to celebrate Hmong culture, April is sexual assault awareness month, and the federal overhaul of the U.S. Forest Service spells the end for some for Minnesota’s groundbreaking work on climate change.

Image: An experimental chamber in the Marcell experimental forest in northern Minnesota [credit: Maija Hecht]
Audio credit: Freesound.org
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Producer: Xan Holston

Reader scripting: Tracie Wells Collier, Xan Holston 

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An important food bank shuts down as new SNAP eligibility requirements go into effect, DFL leaders call for an investigation, and Minnesota Christians celebrate Easter.

Image: A mural at George Floyd Square that says “You Changed the World, George.” [credit: Xan Holston]
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Producer: Xan Holston

Reader scripting: Tracie Wells Collier, Xan Holston 

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In today’s program, we take a closer look at how human trafficking operates across Minnesota. And, after 10 years of climate research, a major climate experiment in northern Minnesota has reached a turning point.

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Executive Producer: Victor Palomino

Production Assistant: Britt Aamodt

Producers: Katharine DeCelle, Maija Hecht

Anchor: Chantel SinGs

Reader scripting: Tracie Wells Collier, Victor Palomino

Fact checking: Tracie Wells Collier

Mixing & mastering: Emily Krumberger
Image: Adobe Stock, by Tinnakorn

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A temporary win for a Bemidji school, a new public comment period on Google’s Hermantown data center, and two bounty hunters from Oklahoma face felonies.

Produced by Xan Holston
Image: A possible plan for Google’s Hermantown data center [credit: City of Hermantown]

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Fires break out across the state, a state and tribal partnership monitors moose populations over the winter, and Minnesota takes a rare approach to fighting illegal drug sales.

Produced by Xan Holston
Image: Duluth's Park Point Forest is slated for a controlled burn this spring [credit: Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs Online]

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Ice on the Great Lakes freezes up shipping lanes, a northern Minnesota school makes a hard choice, and a new twist to the drunk driving arrest of Representative Elliott Engen.

Produced by Xan Holston

Image: United States Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announces Department of Justice charges against Minnesota [credit: United States Department of Justice]

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More than 100,000 people flock to the Minnesota Capitol for the No Kings rally, St. Louis County considers how to spend opioid settlement money, and will the state get an official …sled?

Image: Lillian Thuente speaks on behalf of toboggans at the Minnesota Senate. [credit: Senate Media Services]

Produced by Xan Holston

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A change in the Medicare payment system forces some rural medical providers to consider ending services, Minneapolis hits pause on “Cop City,” and if you start seeing more childish behavior in the Minnesota Senate, it might not be the lawmakers.

Produced by Xan Holston

Image: 41 yea and 25 nay, a resolution allows children on the Senate Floor during session for the first time in history [credit: Senate Media Services]

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This week, a Minnesota mom describes the moment her life changed forever—after dropping off a baby she trusted would be safe. Then, Minnesota hospitals demonstrate how our healthcare system is struggling. A new group is asking what would it take to repair healthcare, not just patch it up?

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Executive Producer: Victor Palomino

Production Assistant: Britt Aamodt

Producers: Jose Ozoria, Ngoc Bui

Anchor: Gracie J.

Reader scripting: Joel Glaser, Tracie Wells Collier, Xan Holston
 Fact checking: Joel Glaser, Tracie  Wells Collier

Editorial support: Joel Glaser, Tracie  Wells Collier, Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Image: Harvey's Law, if passed, would put surveillance cameras in state-funded daycares. [credit: Adobe Stock. Images By OngCaLucK]

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