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Ampers is an association of 18 independent community radio stations in Minnesota.  Each station is locally managed and programmed by and for the local communities they serve.  Ampers is the largest network of community radio stations in the state of Minnesota and one of the largest of its kind in the United States. From Grand Marais, and Thief River Falls, to Mankato and Winona, and just about everywhere in between, we’ve got Minnesota covered. Our combined audience is about 250,000 devoted listeners.  Ampers has no affiliation with Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) and receives no financial support from MPR. 

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50 Pieces

Individual stories from Minnesota Native news that make up the weekly newscasts.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Dec 29, 2016
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24 Pieces

MN Native News Special Edition: COVID-19 Community Conversations

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 20, 2020
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12 Pieces

Documentaries and features from Minnesota Native News.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Dec 29, 2016
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112 Pieces

MN Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 20, 2020
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21 Pieces

MN Native News: Health Report

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 20, 2020
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490 Pieces

MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds" is a history program airing on Ampers stations in Minnesota. It is a co-production of Ampers and the Minnesota Historical Society.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jan 29, 2014
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24 Pieces

The special series of Native Lights is all about connecting with our neighbors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Mar 27, 2020
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142 Pieces

We amplify stories of people within Minnesota’s Native communities. We explore the history, work, strength, and resiliency of Native people who are shaping the future, while appreciating those who came before.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Aug 28, 2019
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Racial Reckoning: The Arc of Justice is a journalism initiative from Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities, KMOJ Radio, and the Minnesota Humanities Center covering the trials of the officers accused of killing George Floyd, the community’s reaction, and exploring the changes needed to create a more just society.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Mar 08, 2021
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Weekly series from KRPR radio, about happenings around town in Rochester, MN and surrounding areas.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jun 20, 2019

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The peacetime emergency gives the governor power to issue executive orders and regulate businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, without legislativ...

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
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At his September 3rd briefing update, Governor Tim Walz warned Minnesotans that we may be at a COVID-19 tipping point. When Dr. Deborah Birx, the W...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on the Minnesota Native News Health Report, another special session of the legislature, bars and restaurants face scrutiny, and students ...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 4
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A promising COVID-19 vaccine, which was about to be tested on Minnesotans, is now being paused and investigated for potentially serious side effect...

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  • Added: Sep 10, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Red Lake Nation has received nearly $1.5 million to help prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19. The money comes from the U.S. Department of ...

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  • Added: Sep 09, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On...

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  • Added: Sep 09, 2020
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Health providers and health experts are urging Minnesotans to get their influenza vaccine this flu season. Recently, Allina Health announced that...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on the Minnesota Native News Health Report, a first-hand account from someone who is still recovering from Covid. Laurie Stern reports. L...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2020
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
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School is starting for families around the state. Each school districts’s leaders are making their own plans about having classes in person, on...

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  • Added: Sep 03, 2020
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Minnesotans has been living with COVID-19 since the state’s first reported case in March. As months roll by, it’s easy to feel like a vaccine remai...

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  • Added: Sep 03, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1