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North Star Stories: Voices from Where We Live is comprised of a weekly 30-minute magazine-style newscast and daily, five-minute headlines segments that shine a spotlight on the stories and perspectives of Minnesota’s diverse communities, including Black, Latine, Asian American, East African individuals, people living with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ residents, laborers, veterans, and those from Greater Minnesota.
INTRO: YOU ARE LISTENING TO NORTH STAR STORIES: VOICES FROM WHERE WE LIVE, A DAILY NEWSCAST ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE IN MINNESOTA.
XAN HOLSTON: WITH HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE, I’M XAN HOLSTON. COMING UP...
[SEN. ERIN MAYE-QUADE: THIS IS THE LAW I HEAR ABOUT MOST FROM MINNESOTANS.]
XAN HOLSTON: ELON MUSK WINS THE RIGHT TO HELP STRANGERS MAKE NUDE IMAGES... AS A JUDGE BLOCKS MINNESOTA'S NUDIFICATION LAW.
BUT FIRST... TWO MORE CASES OF MEASLES IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA'S FILLMORE COUNTY...AND STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING MORE ARE TO COME...
[MN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: EPIDEMIOLOGIST JAYNE GRIFFITH: SO IT'S SURPRISINGLY EASY TO CATCH…]
XAN HOLSTON: COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORT THREE CONNECTED CASES... ALL UNVACCINATED PEOPLE... THE FIRST WAS CONFIRMED IN SEPTEMBER...
OFFICIALS SAY THE TWO NEW CASES ARE LINKED TO THE FIRST ... AND THE PATIENTS ARE UNVACCINATED...
MEASLES SYMPTOMS ARE OFTEN CONFUSED WITH A COLD OR THE FLU AT FIRST...
STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE COMMUNICATING WITH COUNTY OFFICIALS AND URGING MINNESOTANS TO CHECK THEIR VACCINATION RECORDS...
[JAYNE GRIFFITH/MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: WE WANT PROVIDERS IN OUR STATE TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MEASLES, AND THEN ALSO TO ENCOURAGE VACCINATION IN PERSONS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN VACCINATED.]
XAN HOLSTON: THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S OFFICIAL MEASLES COUNT WAS 21 AS OF ITS LAST UPDATE ON OCTOBER FIRST... BUT WARN THAT MORE CASES COULD SOON FOLLOW BECAUSE OF THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS NATURE OF THE DISEASE.
EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO CALL YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR COUNTY HEALTH CLINIC BEFORE GOING IN FOR TESTING.
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MINNESOTA’S BAN ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS THAT TURN REAL PEOPLE’S PHOTOS INTO FAKE NUDE IMAGES WON'T BE ENFORCED... FOR NOW...
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT GRANTED ELON MUSK’S X-A-I LEGAL REQUEST TO TEMPORARILY BLOCK THE LAW FRIDAY…
MUSK SUED ON CLAIMS THE LAW VIOLATES FREE SPEECH...
MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS DESCRIBE THE LAW AS PROTECTION OF PEOPLE'S FREEDOM AND PRIVACY… BY MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO CREATE SECRET OR UNAUTHORIZED FAKE NUDE IMAGES OF STRANGERS... INCLUDING CHILDREN.
[SENATOR ERIN MAYE QUADE: THIS IS THE LAW I HEAR ABOUT THE MOST FROM MINNESOTANS. OUTCUE: THAT IS NOT THE WORLD WE WANT TO LIVE IN.]
XAN HOLSTON: THE BLOCK REMAINS IN EFFECT WHILE THE JUDGE CONSIDERS X-A-I’S APPEAL...
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CLASSES ARE IN SESSION TODAY AT EDEN PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SOUTHWEST METRO ... AFTER POLICE SAY A GANG-RELATED SHOOTING FORCED THE EARLY ENDING TO THE HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE HOMECOMING DANCE WAS ALSO CANCELLED.
THIS WEEK... THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS MAKING COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY...
POLICE SAY TWO TEENAGERS WERE SHOT AND SUFFERED NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. SHORTLY AFTER A FIGHT BROKE OUT IN THE FOOTBALL STADIUM PARKING LOT. THEY SAY THE TEENS WERE NOT EDEN PRAIRIE STUDENTS.
THE GAME RESUMED SATURDAY.. WITH EDEN PRAIRIE TAKING A WIN...
SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL MEET WITH STUDENT LEADERS TO RESCHEULE THE HOMECOMING DANCE.
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A SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FOOTBALL PLAYER IS SHOWING SIGNS OF PROGRESS AFTER SUFFERING A SEVERE BRAIN INJURY DURING A GAME TWO WEEKS AGO..
QUARTERBACK MATT DONOVAN NEEDED EMERGENCY SURGERY AFTER A HELMET-TO-HEMET COLLISION DURING A GAME … AND HAS BEEN IN A COMA SINCE.
HIS FATHER SAYS MATT HAS RESPONDED TO SIMPLE COMMANDS... BUT STILL NEEDS BREATHING SUPPORT.
HE LED KASSON-MANTORVILLE HIGH SCHOOL TO THE 2021 STATE FINAL... BEFORE PLAYING FOR NORTH DAKOTA’S MAYVILLE STATE.
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A NEW MEMORIAL IN THE WEST METRO HONORS GILBERT … FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER MELISSA HORTMAN’S FAMILY’S GOLDEN RETRIEVER.
THE MAN WHO MURDERED MELISSA HORTMAN AND HER HUSBAND MARK IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR … ALSO SHOT THEIR DOG... GILBERT.
“GILBERTS PATH” IS A WALKWAY NAMED IN HIS HONOR … CONNECTING A “RAINBOW BRIDGE” TO A PET MEMORIAL GARDEN IN WAYZATA.
MELISSA HORTMAN HELPED TRAIN SERVICE DOGS … INCLUDING GILBERT, WHO BECAME THE FAMILY’S PET AFTER LEAVING THE PROGRAM.
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MINNESOTA TEACHERS ARE INVITED TO LEARN HOW TO BRING DAKOTA VOICES INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS... BY BECOMING STUDENTS THEMSELVES...
THE SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY...IN THE SOUTHWEST METRO... IS WELCOMING EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE OCTOBER SCHOOL BREAK…
THE CULTURAL CENTER PROGRAM WILL SHARE ELDERS’ STORIES... ABOUT HISTORY... BRINGING INSIGHT TO PAST AND CURRENT DAKOTA LIFE ...
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IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA’S BELTRAMI COUNTY … AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING RESIDENTS ABOUT A NEW SCAM INVOLVING PHONE CALLS PRESSURING PEOPLE TO PAY FINES … OR GO TO JAIL.
AMPERS MEMBER STATION K-A-X-E'S CHELSEA PERKINS HAS MORE DETAILS...
[CHELSEA PERKINS: IT INCLUDES SCAMMERS IMPERSONATING BELTRAMI COUNTY PERSONNEL; THEY CLAIM TO BE A DEPUTY WITH A SUMMONS OR A WARRANT FOR THE TARGET'S ARREST. THE SCAM INCLUDES NAMING ACTUAL STAFF OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE SCAMMERS THEN ATTEMPT TO GAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION AS WELL AS SOLICIT MONEY TO AVOID ARREST. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS LAW ENFORCEMENT DOES NOT INITIATE THESE TYPES OF CALLS, NOR DO THEY DIRECT PEOPLE TO ONLINE PAYMENT APPLICATIONS. THE OFFICE WARNS THAT IF YOU RECEIVE THESE CALLS, YOU SHOULD END THEM IMMEDIATELY AND NOT PROVIDE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION.]
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XAN HOLSTON: AND FINALLY:
[SHIP CREAKING & WATER LAPPING]
XAN HOLSTON: IT’S FULL SCREAM AHEAD IN DULUTH …
THE S-S WILLIAM A. IRVIN HAS TRADED ITS FREIGHT … FOR FRIGHT.
DULUTH’S HAUNTED SHIP IS BACK FOR ITS 31ST YEAR … TURNING THE HISTORIC 610-FOOT-LONG LAKE FREIGHTER INTO A FLOATING GRAVEYARD.
TOURS RUN EACH WEEKEND THROUGH HALLOWEEN … AND FOR THOSE SCARED OF THE DARK … THERE’S A NEW “LIGHTS ON” OPTION SATURDAYS.
FOR NORTH STAR STORIES, I’M XAN HOLSTON
OUTRO: NORTH STAR STORIES IS PRODUCED BY AMPERS, DIVERSE RADIO FOR MINNESOTA'S COMMUNITIES WITH SUPPORT FROM THE MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. ONLINE AT AMPERS DOT ORG.