Minnesota Matters

The remains of a WWII soldier from Bolivar are identified and he is brought home to Missouri.

A bill signed into law in Missouri begins the process of making the Missouri National Guard its own state agency.

This week: end of special session analysis, MN hospitality industry update, MN native and NASCAR executive Eric Nyquist, George Floyd/Derek Chauvin commentary from Bill Werner

This week: special session wrap up, State Fair preview, new soybean program has growers excited, Gopher soccer coach Erin Chastain.

This week: special session update, travel tips from Thrifty Traveler's Kyle Potter, 4th of July preview, Golden Gophers' Mohamed Ibrahim

This week: special session update, outdoor tourism sustainability, MSRA's Back to the 50s car show returns, Northwoods League baseball Part II

This week: Gov Walz & special session, DNR water safety amid heatwave, 5k raises money & awareness to combat human trafficking, Northwoods League is ready to play ball.

This week: Lawmakers prep for special session, Hospitality MN on the economic outlook post-COVID restrictions, blood donations for summer, Gopher AD on U of M’s “Week of Giving”

A bill waiting on the governor’s signature recognizes a Military Occupational Specialty as a type of license in Missouri. Lawmakers explain in this segment.

The new chairman of the Missouri Veterans Commission shares his outlook for the agency.

Astronaut and Missouri native Bob Behnken had a front-row seat to watch his astronaut wife launch into space.

The Missouri Dept. of Education launches a special program to support children in military families.

This week: a preview of the upcoming special legislative session, the state ECO Act aims to modernize MN's energy efficiency standards, summer camping preview, Golden Gophers youth mentoring programs

This week: end of session/special session, Faribault cancer survivor on the importance of screening, MN jobs rate, spring planting overview.

This week: budget/marijuana vote at State Capitol, MDH reports suicides down in MN in 2020, Salvation Army Week, Gopher diver Sarah Bacon sets sights on Olympics.

This week: COVID/budget at State Capitol, drug overdose deaths way up in MN, fishing opener preview, Part 2 with Darrell Thompson at Bolder Options

Topics: MN A-G Keith Ellison on the Chauvin verdicts, congressional districts/taxes/police reform at State Capitol, summer tourism, Darrell Thompson on Bolder Options

This: the Chauvin verdicts, lawmakers' reactions to the trial, alcohol-related deaths up in MN, Gopher football coach PJ Fleck.

This week: Daunte Wright's death and its aftermath, the Chauvin trial, state lawmakers and the public safety conversation, T-Wolves' Josh Okogie on social justice issues.

Department of Defense dollars are a large part of federal contracts in Missouri, a top ten state in landing these dollars. This is according to a new report by Mark C. White, state specialist with the University of Missouri Extension.

This week: Latest analysis of the Chauvin trial with former US attorney Tom Heffelfinger, budget wrangling continues at State Capitol, Andrew Zimmern on food workers getting COVID shots, MN wrestler is headed to the Olympics.

Governor Mike Parson visited Waynesville to issue a statewide proclamation declaring April as the Month of the Military Child, joined by Missouri Commissioner of Education, Dr. Margie Vandeven,

This week: Chauvin trial analysis with Hamline Professor David Schultz, rural broadband with MiEnergy Co-op’s Brian Krambeer, spring lake safety, World War II vet does his part to help Salvation Army

This week: Derek Chauvin trial preview with former U-S Attorney Thomas Heffelfinger, State Capitol week in review, Twins prep for home opener, new Gopher basketball coach Ben Johnson.

This week: the latest in the Derek Chauvin trial, update from the State Capitol, smoking/fire safety with Fire Marshal Jim Smith, mental well-being/Spring cleaning, Gopher basketball update