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MN PBS Ready is a public service from Minnesota PBS that delivers real-time health, safety, and emergency information when it matters most. Powered by community partners and cultures, MN PBS Ready closes critical communication gaps and amplifies life-saving information on broadcast, streaming, social, and community platforms.

In English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali languages, MN PBS Ready connects diverse communities to trusted preparedness and emergency response resources.

Our mission is simple: Help Communities Prepare

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Weather

MN PBS Ready partners with AccuWeather, the National Weather Service, and local and state emergency management to deliver timely, multilingual weather alerts and preparedness programming — ensuring communities stay healthy, safe, and ready for Minnesota’s rapidly changing weather conditions.

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Weather map showing today's high temperatures for Minnesota cities, including 49°F in Mankato, 46°F in Saint Paul and Rochester, 42°F in Saint Cloud, 37°F in Brainerd, 36°F in East Grand Forks, 35°F in Bemidji, and 32°F in Duluth. Time is 1:32 pm. Includes a weather alert from Twin Cities PBS issued in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali at the bottom. Smaller inset maps show local and national weather radar.

Trusted Information Matters

When there’s a life-threatening emergency, trusted information saves time — and lives. Clear, accurate alerts reduce confusion, so you and your family know what to do when there’s an emergency. MN PBS Ready works with health, safety, cultural, and emergency response leaders to produce and distribute verified information and resources so you can Help Communities Prepare.

Watch MN PBS Ready on broadcast channel 2.5 in the Twin Cities, channel 15.5 in southern Minnesota, or the Live TV page.

Live TV

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A man wearing a black face mask and glasses gives a thumbs-up while receiving a vaccination shot in his upper arm from a healthcare worker wearing a white face mask, gloves, and dark scrubs. They are in a clinical setting with medical supplies on a table behind them.

Health and Safety Resources

Explore MN PBS Ready’s health and safety video vault on YouTube, delivering reliable preparedness information to help communities stay ready and informed.

Watch on YouTube

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Community Campaign

Text-to-911

In Minnesota, if you can’t call 9-1-1, you can text 9-1-1. MN PBS Ready shows you how, when, and why texting 9-1-1 is useful in an emergency. Supported by Minnesota's Department of Public Safety, this media campaign reaches six unique communities amplified through 12 trusted cultural media hub partners.

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Testimonials

What People are Saying About MN PBS Ready

I see the work of MN PBS Ready being able to push in, especially to combat huge misinformation.
Pastor Anthony Galloway
Wayman AME Church
MN PBS Ready has helped diverse communities learn about how to deal with and stay safe from the variety of hazardous weather we experience in Minnesota.
Caleb Grunzke
National Weather Service
Being able to access crucial information in Spanish is the greatest public service right now.
Carla Manzoni
President, Vibrant Majority LLC
...it is the ONLY Integrated Public Alert and Warning (IPAWS) integrated multi-language public warning tool available to emergency officials...if MN PBS Ready were to vanish, there would just be a void.
Eric Waage
Hennepin County Emergency Management
MN PBS Ready has a long track record of sharing quality and timely safety information in many languages.
Jessica Leisz
WellShare International
Thanks to MN PBS Ready, more children and families know how to be safe when walking, riding, or driving around railroad tracks.
Kelly O'Brien
Union Pacific Railroad
...I appreciate MN PBS Ready for investing in our community by getting the message out to the community.
Lee Pao Xiong
Director of the Center for Hmong Studies
MN PBS Ready is an essential partner to help the City of Saint Paul get out real-time, critical messages to our community.
Lisa Hiebert
Saint Paul Public Works
We have been getting very good feedback from community members how the weather warnings have helped them when there's heavy rain and flooding. The messaging is in Hmong, and that makes it easy for the elders who often do not speak English.
Mitch Lee
3HBC Hmong Broadcasting Company
I love the station. When the weather is a question, this is great programming. I like the background music a lot, too.
Jolynn M.
Nextdoor Neighbor and MN PBS Ready Viewer
...we consider them an essential partner in Minnesota to serve our communities. Extremely critical for us, for the communities we serve, and for broadcast in general.
Wendy Paulson
Executive Director, Minnesota Broadcaster's Association
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MN PBS Ready Media Hub

MN PBS Ready collaborates with cultural media partners to distribute culturally relevant public media, expanding reach through broadcasts on MN PBS Ready and a hub of valued community media partners, strengthening statewide awareness, preparedness, and resilience across Minnesota.

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Contact MN PBS Ready

Send us an email with feedback or questions.

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