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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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485 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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141 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

Pieces

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The state’s final legislative session ended in June, the dust has settled, and now it’s time for an update on some of the state laws with particula...

Bought by KMSU, KMOJ-FM, WDSE, KFAI Minneapolis, KMSU and more


  • Added: Jul 16, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Mary Rendon's play "Bring the Children Home" will be part of MN Fringe Festival.
This week on Minnesota Native News, Native youth return from the Gen I Conference in Washington DC, tribes consider ways to build food sovereignty ...

Bought by WDSE, KMSU, KKWE Niijii Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, KVSC and more


  • Added: Jul 16, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Comedians Rob Fairbanks and John Roberts pose for their Kickstarter profile.
This week on Minnesota Native News - the National Congress of American Indians makes plans in St. Paul, hundreds of people gather at Fond Du Lac to...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KMSU, WTIP, KVSC, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 9
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This week on Minnesota Native News we hear about two new freedom schools for native youth, teachers learning Ojibwe and Dakota star knowledge, a ne...

Bought by KSRQ, KVSC, KFAI Minneapolis, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WDSE and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 9
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Nearly 8-thousand American Indians from over 40 different sovereign tribes live in Minneapolis. And since the 1960’s, the section of Franklin Avenu...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KVSC, WGZS, WDSE, and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Jun 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:14
  • Purchases: 5
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This week on Minnesota Native News we’ll hear about a new initiative to improve policing in American Indian and communities of color and an intervi...

Bought by KMSU, KFAI Minneapolis, KVSC, KSRQ, WDSE and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: The central spiral at the Mishkiikii Gitigan in south Minneapolis., Credit: Melissa Townsend
This week on Minnesota Native News we hear about a call for truth and reconciliation over former American Indian boarding school policies, an Amer...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KSRQ, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, KMSU and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 10
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This week on Minnesota Native News we hear about some Ojibwe tribes’ next steps regarding the Sandpiper oil pipeline and a Native led group in Minn...

Bought by KSRQ, WDSE, KMSU, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WGZS and more


  • Added: Jun 10, 2015
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 9
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The Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission recently released a report officially recording the inhumane practices of the Canadian Indian Boar...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WDSE, KKWE Niijii Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KVSC and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 43:59
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: The Bdote Learning Center in Minneapolis is finishing its first year., Credit: Melissa Townsend
This week on Minnesota Native News we hear about a new report on policing and Native Americans in Minneapolis, a new exhibit of contemporary Nativ...

Bought by KMSU, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WDSE, KVSC, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 8