Minnesota Now: Oct. 2, 2025

Thursday is the second day of the federal government shutdown. We learn how Minnesotans could be impacted.

There are now 18 measles cases confirmed in Minnesota. We talk to an infectious disease expert with the state health department about efforts to stop the dangerous disease.

We learn about the Lower Sioux Indian Community's work building homes out of hemp.

Since the U.S. started a trade war with China, making magnets in the U.S. has been difficult. A new plant in Minnesota could change that.

We hear how a woman was comforted after a huge loss in our “Thank You, Stranger” series.

Plus, we go to MPR’s archives for a conversation with the late Jane Goodall.

And it's the 75th anniversary of Charles Shulz's “Peanuts” comics! We look back at the St. Paul cartoon that changed the world.