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UPDATE: A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary restraining order to stop the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns. Eight Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block the federal government’s settlement with the company that makes the plans available online. They also sought a restraining order,…

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Thinking about voting by mail? The deadline to request a ballot is 5pm 10/31/18, yes Halloween. SCARY. There are links to the local Supervisor of Elections’ offices at the bottom of this post. Does it matter if an amendment even passes? (more on that later) Amendments need 60% or more voter approval to pass. Overseas ballots started…

NASA’s Voyager 2 is now the second human-made object to zip away from the sun into the space between the stars. By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Voyager 2 last month exited “this bubble that the sun creates around itself,” longtime NASA mission scientist Ed Stone said Monday. The spacecraft is now beyond the outer…

WMNF Community Radio has ended its long-running relationship with News Director Rob Lorei. We are deeply grateful to Rob for all he has done for WMNF. Rob is one of the co-founders of WMNF and has represented the station well in the community over the years. We wish Rob well in all his future endeavors.…

WMNF General Manager Craig Kopp resigned today, effective immediately. In his resignation note, he cited the community’s reaction to the firing and subsequent re-hiring of News and Public Affairs Director Rob Lorei as the reason, including anti-Semitic and other ‘toxic’ comments made. “I love WMNF as a concept and have dedicated myself to setting it…

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We have lots of thank you gifts for our kind donors for this Fall Fund Drive. Your support of WMNF keeps us strong.

WMNF will hold an all station meeting on Thursday, September 14th, online by zoom. It is also our birthday!

Countdown Improv Festival founder Kelly Buttermore and performer Kevin Milkaski did live improv on the show and talked about the fest.