Minnesota Now: July 8, 2024

Minnesota Now

Some Democrats, including Minnesota congressmembers, are joining calls for a new nominee for president. We spoke about upheaval in the party as President Joe Biden says he’s committed to the race. Plus, we heard from one of Minnesota’s uncommitted delegates.

A new data story by Sahan Journal shows the heavy — and unequal — toll of fentanyl in Minnesota.

A historian has learned the state may have been more important to the Underground Railroad than previously thought. We found out about the time that a well-known abolitionist spent living in St. Paul.

We learned how people in the city of Cook are trying to prevent health problems caused by indoor flooding.

And we heard stories by young journalists who recently finished Radio Camp here at MPR News.

Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Unbound” by Bizhiki, and our Song of the Day was “Two Wheels and Westerns” by Luke Lynell.