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Minnesota Now · Yesterday · 54 min

Minnesota Now: Aug. 11, 2026

Tuesday is primary election day. The polls are open across the state until 8 p.m. MPR News reporters are out talking to voters, and will share what issues are standing out as voters choose candidates to send to the November election for governor, senator and other races. In St. Paul, voters may see a question on their November ballots about the right to repair for renters. A nurse practitioner is reconnecting with patients who were living in a homeless encampment that the City of St. Paul cleared last week. We’ll hear from her about her work. Imagine 89,000 EV chargers in the Twin Cities metro. That's what's needed to keep up with demand, according to the Metropolitan Council. Is it heaven? Is it Iowa? We'll go to Major League Baseball's new “Field of Dreams.” Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Decision Day” by Field Report, and our Song of the Day was “Is It Far Or Is It Close” by Author.

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Tuesday is primary election day. The polls are open across the state until 8 p.m. MPR News reporters are out talking to voters, and will share what issues are standing out as voters choose candidates to send to the November election for governor, senator and other races.


In St. Paul, voters may see a question on their November ballots about the right to repair for renters.


A nurse practitioner is reconnecting with patients who were living in a homeless encampment that the City of St. Paul cleared last week. We’ll hear from her about her work.


Imagine 89,000 EV chargers in the Twin Cities metro. That's what's needed to keep up with demand, according to the Metropolitan Council.


Is it heaven? Is it Iowa? We'll go to Major League Baseball's new “Field of Dreams.”


Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Decision Day” by Field Report, and our Song of the Day was “Is It Far Or Is It Close” by Author.