{"podcast":{"title":"Minnesota Today","slug":"minnesota-today-413993","podcast_index_feed_id":413993,"rss_url":"https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/mpr-news-update","website_url":"https://www.mprnews.org/","image_url":"https://img.apmcdn.org/1f56da009a58910c3568f259c9aa670783c09471/square/12e558-20220913-minnesota-today-podcast-art-2000.jpg","author":"Minnesota Public Radio","episode_count":100,"summary":"Minnesota Today from MPR News brings you the most important stories from around the state. All on your schedule. Get updated on the latest news in about five minutes, every weekday morning and evening.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T20:19:24.782595+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-today-413993"},"episode":{"title":"Heat index off the charts for much of Minnesota. Fosston wants its local hospital back","slug":"heat-index-off-the-charts-for-much-of-minnesota-fosston-wants-its-local-hospital-back","published_at":"2026-06-29T12:37:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-today-413993/heat-index-off-the-charts-for-much-of-minnesota-fosston-wants-its-local-hospital-back","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-today-413993","url":"https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/06/29/heat-index-off-the-charts-for-much-of-minnesota-fosston-wants-its-local-hospital-back","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/minnesota/podcasts/minnesota_today/2026/06/29/mntoday_minn-today_20260629_64.mp3","summary":"An extreme heat warning takes effect Monday across much of central and southern Minnesota could see temperatures hit the 90s and heat indices making it feel like 110. And with that high heat, the state's Department of Natural Resources is encouraging people visiting state parks to stay hydrated and seek shady areas. A judge in Polk County ruled in favor of the rural city of Fosston this past week as it takes on the big hospital system that took over its local hospital. Fosston argues that heath care has worsened since Duluth-based Essentia Health took over operations in 2009. And a new fire service program developed for young adults is off and running in Bemidji. Dangerous heat peaks Monday; heat index could reach 110 degrees Rural Fosston moves forward in its quest to regain control of local hospital from Essentia Health Bemidji fire brigade helps youth with disabilities ladder up their skills","meta_description":"An extreme heat warning takes effect Monday across much of central and southern Minnesota could see temperatures hit the 90s and heat indices making it fe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":301,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/minnesota-today-413993/episodes/heat-index-off-the-charts-for-much-of-minnesota-fosston-wants-its-local-hospital-back/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-today-413993/heat-index-off-the-charts-for-much-of-minnesota-fosston-wants-its-local-hospital-back.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}