Minnesota Now: Oct. 23, 2024
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We have the latest on a shooting spree that started in Minneapolis and ended two hours west in Willmar. Plus, intelligence officials say Russia was behind a viral post with disinformation about Gov. Tim Walz. We talk to an expert about foreign influence in this election. A new grant is helping fund small local news outlets. We find out what one recipient in central Minnesota plans to do with the grant money. This time last year it was snowing across Minnesota. Chief meteorologist Paul Huttner shares details on the unseasonably warm weather. And we meet two Minnesotans involved in a youth orchestra exchange with Cuba. They just returned after a nationwide blackout and tropical storm hit the country.
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