Minnesota Now: Oct. 31, 2024
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It’s shaping up to be a snowy Halloween for parts of the state. We’ll have more on what’s to come during trick or treating and how to stay safe on those slushy roads. And after thirty years of serving children affected by HIV, Camp Heartland is closing. We’ll look back on the memories — and medical breakthroughs — over the years. The St. Peter Claver Catholic school in St. Paul’s Rondo Neighborhood 75 years old. We’ll learn how it made an impact on generations of students. No matter what age you are, science has found that a sense of play is good for your health. More on how to do that. And Dia de Los Muertos is Friday. A Mexican-Minnesotan poet is here to talk about how humor fits in to honoring the dead. Our Song of the Day was “Tokyo Neon” by American Families.
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