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Morning Edition

Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer
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Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to 9 a.m. every weekday.

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Heavy rains and climate change troubling for agriculture industry, emerging BIPOC farmers

Heavy rains and climate change troubling for agriculture industry, emerging BIPOC farmers

“It has been a tough season,” Marcus Carpenter, founder of an organization that supports emerging BIPOC farmers, said. “When you have farmers of color who have very little acreage to deal with in the beginning, having an entire washout can be detrimental for them, both economically … and from a community perspective.”
by Gracie Stockton and Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota autism centers under FBI investigation after explosive growth

Minnesota autism centers under FBI investigation after explosive growth

The near-exponential expansion caught the eye of the FBI and the Minnesota Reformer’s Deena Winter, who says “the explosive growth in numbers is always a red flag.”
by Cathy Wurzer

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Judy Garland’s Minnesota hometown hopes to bring back Dorothy’s ruby slippers

Judy Garland’s Minnesota hometown hopes to bring back Dorothy’s ruby slippers

Minnesota lawmakers set aside $100,000 for the famous shoes this year. Now the Judy Garland Museum is hoping a benevolent figure can help win them at auction.
by Dana Ferguson

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St. Paul Public Schools approves $1 billion budget reliant on major cuts, deficit spending

St. Paul Public Schools approves $1 billion budget reliant on major cuts, deficit spending

St. Paul Public Schools has a budget set for the next fiscal year. The board voted six to one Tuesday night to approve a $1 billion package.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Heavy rain brings flooding to the North Shore, closes trails and roads

Heavy rain brings flooding to the North Shore, closes trails and roads

Torrential rains flooded streets and basements across the Iron Range and washed out some local roads. More than 6 inches of rain swelled the Baptism River along Lake Superior's North Shore, flooding trails and destroying a bridge at Tettegouche State Park.
by Anna Haecherl, Kirsti Marohn, Gracie Stockton, Cathy Wurzer and Andrew Krueger

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Highways close as rivers rise across southern Minnesota. More storms in forecast

Highways close as rivers rise across southern Minnesota. More storms in forecast

Rivers across southern Minnesota continued rising Tuesday, leading to highway closures — with more rain in the forecast. Meanwhile, a line of strong storms swept across northern Minnesota, with more storms possible later Tuesday.
by Andrew Krueger, Gracie Stockton, Cathy Wurzer and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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In the Boundary Waters, tragedy highlights work of all-volunteer rescue squad

In the Boundary Waters, tragedy highlights work of all-volunteer rescue squad

One month ago Tuesday, two canoeists survived a harrowing plunge over a Boundary Waters waterfall. Two disappeared. For the next 16 days, members of the St. Louis County Rescue Squad searched for them.
by Dan Kraker

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At the Minnesota Capitol, some moderates hang it up as more partisan candidates emerge

At the Minnesota Capitol, some moderates hang it up as more partisan candidates emerge

Across the country, state legislatures are becoming more politically polarized. That’s led some moderate Minnesota lawmakers to step down.
by Dana Ferguson

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Fargo woman faces up to 30 years in prison for bong water

Fargo woman faces up to 30 years in prison for bong water

A Fargo woman is due back in court next month on a drug charge from leftover bong water discovered in her car after she was pulled over for speeding. She faces a hefty fine and up to 30 years in prison sentence.
by Cathy Wurzer, Lukas Levin and Matthew Alvarez

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Wellness programs aim to support police officers through stressful work

Wellness programs aim to support police officers through stressful work

In the last decade, officer wellness programs have spread across the country. They aim to keep officers mentally healthy and equip them to better cope with the stress of the job so they can be more effective police officers.   
by Jon Collins

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