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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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Longtime MPCA employee alleges retaliation over petroleum complaints

Longtime MPCA employee alleges retaliation over petroleum complaints

Mark Toso alleges that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency penalized him for raising concerns that its program for handling leaking petroleum tanks was failing to protect groundwater.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Osterholm: Minnesota caught in ‘viral blizzard'; care systems strained

Osterholm: Minnesota caught in ‘viral blizzard'; care systems strained

Health care is in a triage state, and conditions will worsen over the next three to four weeks before leveling off, Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, told MPR News Monday.
by Cathy Wurzer, Ariana Rosas and Kyle Shiely

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Vikings fire Zimmer, Spielman in team shake-up

Vikings fire Zimmer, Spielman in team shake-up

Team owners on Monday confirmed they fired head coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman following another disappointing season as the team missed the playoffs.
by Tim Nelson

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New era in Minneapolis as more power shifts to mayor

New era in Minneapolis as more power shifts to mayor

As Minneapolis elected officials are inaugurated Monday morning, they'll be taking office under a new city governmental structure which gives the mayor more executive authority. But exactly how that new structure is implemented will likely play out over the next few months or years.
by Jon Collins

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‘All hands on deck’: Hospitals report hundreds of staff out with COVID

‘All hands on deck’: Hospitals report hundreds of staff out with COVID

During the first week of the new year, hundreds of hospital workers around the state called in sick with COVID-19. The waterfall of absences is causing problems for hospital systems that are already stretched too thin.
by Catharine Richert

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Former Republican Rep. Vin Weber reflects on Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Former Republican Rep. Vin Weber reflects on Jan. 6 Capitol attack

One year has passed since a violent mob descended on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Minnesota’s current Republican congressional lawmakers are unwilling to talk about this day, so host Cathy Wurzer called a well-known former Republican Minnesota congressman, Vin Weber.
by Cathy Wurzer, Ariana Rosas and Julia Franz

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