NSS Daily Headlines: June 2, 2026

NSS Daily Headlines: June 2, 2026

Southeast Minnesota faces grain elevator closures, a kidnapping suspect faces federal charges, and it’s what would have been Prince’s 68th birthday this Sunday — 10 years after his death. ----- Producer: Xan Holston Reader scripting: Tracie Wells Collier, Xan Holston  Image:  Prince’s star at First Avenue [credit: Xan Holston] ----- For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media.  instagram.com/ampersradio/ [https://www.instagram.com/ampersradio/] instagram.com/northstarstoriesmn/ [https://www.instagram.com/northstarstoriesmn/] Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ [https://ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/]  This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund [http://ampers.org/fund]

NSS Daily Headlines: June 1, 2026

Mankato comes up short on federal airport funding, an ICE agent wanted for shooting a man in North Minneapolis is arrested in Texas, and June means Pride in Minnesota. ----- Producer: Xan Holston Reader scripting: Tracie Wells Collier, Xan Holston  Image Minnesotans marching holding a massive Bill of Rights in protest to federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. The people of the Twin Cities of Minnesota have been honored with a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their response to Operation Metro Surge. [credit:: Xan Holston]   ----- For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media.  instagram.com/ampersradio/ [https://www.instagram.com/ampersradio/] instagram.com/northstarstoriesmn/ [https://www.instagram.com/northstarstoriesmn/] Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ [https://ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/]  This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund [http://ampers.org/fund]

NSS en español: semana del 25 de mayo 2026

Algunas granjas del Estado están en peligro de bancarrota. Luego revisamos cómo estar listos para evacuaciones por incendios forestales, y el aire libre es la nueva receta de salud mental. Some farms in the state are at risk of bankruptcy. Next, we look at how to prepare for wildfire evacuations—and how the outdoors is the new prescription for mental health. ----- Productor/Producer: Victor Palomino Pie de foto: Sereno banco rústico de madera en un parque, con un libro abierto, café caliente y gafas de sol bajo la luz de la hora dorada. [Crédito fotográfico: Adobe stock, por Stephen] Image: Serene rustic wooden park bench with open book, warm coffee, and sunglasses in golden hour light. [credit: Adobe stock By Stephen]

NSS Daily Headlines: May 29, 2026

Rural hospital expansion in Virginia, a plaque to commemorate Pride in Pine City, and a trip back in time to Coney Island on Lake Waconia this Saturday. ----- Producer: Xan Holston Reader scripting: Tracie Wells Collier, Xan Holston  Image: Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flannagan, Governor Tim Walz, and Fond Du Lac Chairman Bruce Savage at a bill signing ceremony that clears the way for the University of Minnesota to return 3,400 acres of land to the Fond Du Lac Band. [credit: University of Minnesota] ----- For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media.  instagram.com/ampersradio/ [https://www.instagram.com/ampersradio/] instagram.com/northstarstoriesmn/ [https://www.instagram.com/northstarstoriesmn/] Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ [https://ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/]  This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund [http://ampers.org/fund]

NSS Daily Headlines: May 28, 2026

Activists win a temporary pause against a Google data center in Pine Island, Fond Du Lac gets a big investment to expand its Ojibwe language program, and mental health advocates remind us that care looks different for everyone. ----- Producer: Xan Holston Reader scripting: Tracie Wells Collier, Xan Holston  Image: Qlever's plans for a proposed Inver Grove Heights data center [credit: Inver Grove Heights City Council].  ----- For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media.  instagram.com/ampersradio/ [https://www.instagram.com/ampersradio/] instagram.com/northstarstoriesmn/ [https://www.instagram.com/northstarstoriesmn/] Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ [https://ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/]  This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund [http://ampers.org/fund]