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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 …
[PRINCE MUSIC]
XAN HOLSTON: NEW MUSIC FROM A MINNESOTA ICON … BUT FIRST:
FROM FARM FIELDS TO WILD-RICE BEDS AND NORTHERN LAKES... MINNESOTA’S DROUGHT IS SHAPING HARVESTS AND ENDING SOME SUMMER RECREATION EARLY. WEEKEND RAIN WAS PATCHY... WITH LESS THAN AN INCH RECORDED THROUGHOUT THE STATE… NEARLY 80-PERCENT OF THE STATE IS IN A DROUGHT.... WITH HALF OF THE STATE CLASSIFIED AS BEING IN SEVERE OR EXTREME CONDITIONS
IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE MILLE LACS BAND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSIONER SAYS LOW WATER IS COMPLICATING THE MANOOMIN HARVEST...THAT STARTED LAST WEEK...MANOOMIN IS THE OJIBWE WORD FOR WILD RICE.
[KELLY APPLEGATE, COMMISSIONER OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE: SOME OF THE RICE I’VE SEEN OUT THERE, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD IN TERMS OF HAVING A GOOD CROP OUT THERE, BUT THE QUESTION IS, ‘IS THERE ENOUGH WATER TO FLOAT THE CANOES UNDERNEATH IT TO HARVEST IT?’]
XAN HOLSTON: LOW WATER HS ALSO ENDED TUBING SEASONS NEAR DETROIT LAKES IN WESTERN MINNESOTA ON THE OTTER TAIL RIVER... AND IS CUTTING OFF SOME BOATERS FROM LIFTS AND HARBORS NEAR LONGVILLE IN NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
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ONE DEAL IS LINKING TWO NON-PROFITS AND AFFECTING HEALTH-CARE FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MINNESOTANS. THE MERGER BETWEEN NORTH MEMORIAL IN THE NORTHWEST METRO AND SANFORD HEALTH’S GREATER MINNESOTA NETWORK IS MOVING FORWARD WITH A CAVEAT. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS THE MERGER CAN PROCEED UNDER A TEN-YEAR STATE OVERSIGHT AGREEMENT. IT AFFECTS 55-THOUSAND NORTH MEMORIAL PATIENTS A MONTH AT ITS TWO HOSPITALS AND 20-PLUS CLINICS... SOUTH-DAKOTA-BASED SANFORD HEALTH OPERATES 20-MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTERS AND 74-CLINICS. THE MERGER PRESERVES NORTH-MEMORIAL'S LEVEL-ONE TRAUMA CENTER.
[MUSIC TRANSITION]
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XAN HOLSTON: A MINNEAPOLIS INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST SAYS FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS WENT AROUND A JUDGE TO GET SIX MONTHS OF HER PHONE RECORDS. NOW.. GEORGIA FORT WANTS A FEDERAL COURT TO ORDER THE RECORDS RETURNED OR DESTROYED. A JUDGE HAD REJECTED A WARRANT REQUEST FOR FORT’S YOUTUBE DATA... FINDING NO PROBABLE CAUSE. HOMELAND SECURITY THEN ISSUED ITS OWN ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMONS UNDER A CUSTOMS LAW... A DEMAND THAT DID NOT REQUIRE A JUDGE’S APPROVAL. T-MOBLE COMPLIED.. PROVIDING MORE THAN TEN-THOUSAND CALLS AND TEXTS. FORT … FORMER C-N-N JOURNALIST DON LEMON … AND SEVEN OTHERS FACE CHARGES RELATED TO AN ANTI-ICE PROTEST AT A SAINT PAUL CHURCH LAST WINTER DURING OPERATION METRO SURGE.
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THAT CASE IS IS ONE PIECE OF A BROADER STATEWIDE RECORD OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS NOW BEING COMPILED THE NEW “MINNESOTA TRUTH COUNCIL”.. CREATED BY THE GOVERNOR... HAS ALREADY STARTED TO DOCUMENT THE BROADER IMPACT OF OPERATION METRO SURGE... WITH ITS FIRST OF FOUR MEETINGS LAST WEEK. THE 18-PERSON COUNCIL IS DOCUMENTING ALLEGED RIGHTS VIOLATIONS … AND THE EFFECTS ON FAMILIES.. BUSINESSES.. SCHOOLS.. AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. MEMBERS SAY THEIR ROLE IS TO PRESERVE THOSE EXPERIENCES … AND IDENTIFY POSSIBLE LEGAL ACTION AND POLICY CHANGE.
[ANNA POTTRATZ ACOSTA: JUSTICE MAY NOT COME IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT WE’RE CREATING A RECORD SO THAT JUSTICE CAN HAPPEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.]
XAN HOLSTON: THE COUNCIL WILL ISSUE A FINAL REPORT WITH FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DECEMBER FIRST.
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VANCE BOELTER’S ATTORNEYS NOW CLAIM HIS KILLINGS OF MELISSA AND MARK HORTMAN WERE JUSTIFIED ... BECAUSE HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LAWFUL CITIZEN’S ARREST. THEY ALSO ARGUE A STATE TRIAL AFTER HIS FEDERAL CONVICTION WOULD BE DOUBLE JEOPARDY... AND THEY WANT HIS STATE A TRIAL MOVED OUTSIDE THE TWIN CITIES. BOELTER PLEAD GUILTY TO MURDER AND STALKING CHARGES EARLIER THIS YEAR IN CONNECTION TO LAST YEAR’S ATTACKS AND IS SERVING TWO LIFE TERMS PLUS 40 YEARS.
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XAN HOLSTON: THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAS OPENED A NEW SHELTER THAT’S DESIGNED TO KEEP HOMELESS FAMILIES TOGETHER WHILE THEY WORK TOWARD PERMANENT HOUSING. THE BAND CUT THE RIBBON LAST WEEK ON THE TWO SISTERS LODGE... OR, NEEZ JOOSHI MEY AHG
NIISHOOSHIMEYAG WIGWAM ... SHELTER IN BENA ... RESERVING 54 OF ITS 56 BEDS FOR FAMILIES.
THE BAND’S HOMELESS SERVICES DIRECTOR TELLS AMPERS STATION K-A-X-E THE DESIGN REMOVES A BARRIER AS PARENTS FOCUS ON GETTING ON THEIR FEET.
[STANDING BEAR/KENNETH THOMPSON: IF THE PARENTS ARE DOING WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO — FINANCIAL LITERACY, LIFE SKILLS CLASSES — THE KIDS CAN BE IN THE PLAYROOM, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FINDING CHILDCARE. ]
XAN HOLSTON: JUST NORTHWEST OF LEECH LAKE, THE RED LAKE NATION IS ALSO OPENING A SPACE DESIGNED TO HELP KIDS....A NEW CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER... THE OJIBWE-IMMERSION CHARTER SCHOOL IS MINNESOTA’S FIRST TRIBAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLYARD. WALKING TRAILS... A GARDEN... AND MEDICINAL PLANTS TURN OUTDOOR TIME INTO LAND-BASED LEARNING FOR ABOUT 150 STUDENTS AND STAFF.
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PRINCE “TIMELESS” ALBUM RELEASED
XAN HOLSTON: AND FINALLY …
[OPENING TRACK: “I AM YOU”]
XAN HOLSTON: TAKE A PEEK INTO PRINCE’S INFAMOUS VAULT … AND GET A GLIMPSE ACROSS HIS WHOLE CAREER. A NEWLY RELEASED ALBUM FEATURES 10 UNRELEASED RARITIES … RANGING FROM A TEENAGE PURPLE ONE IN 1977 … TO ONE OF HIS LAST LIVE PERFORMANCES IN 2016. THE ALBUM IS CALLED: “TIMELESS”
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.