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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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A windy start to June in Minnesota

An MPR News listener in Duluth wrote to ask whether June has been unusually windy in Minnesota, after observing lilac bushes and trees blowing around more — and more frequently — than in recent memory.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Lake of the Woods: The Minnesota county COVID-19 has (so far) forgotten

Lake of the Woods: The Minnesota county COVID-19 has (so far) forgotten

COVID-19 has spread across nearly the entire state of Minnesota. But Lake of the Woods County, in the state’s far north, is the only county in the state where there are no confirmed cases.
by John Enger

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'Bob Kroll has got to go': Calls grow for Minneapolis police union leader's resignation

'Bob Kroll has got to go': Calls grow for Minneapolis police union leader's resignation

Critics say Lt. Bob Kroll is blocking the way to real changes in the culture of the Minneapolis Police Department. However, others contend Kroll is only a symptom of a much deeper cultural problem within the department.
by Brandt Williams

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Democrats move police changes to top of agenda

Democrats move police changes to top of agenda

Gov. Tim Walz and DFL legislative leaders say they want changes in the way police officers work to be at center stage in the special session that begins Friday. They have outlined an ambitious agenda aimed at addressing police brutality and racial injustice.
by Tim Pugmire

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As volunteers pull out of Mpls. hotel-turned-shelter, questions remain about what’s next for residents

As volunteers pull out of Mpls. hotel-turned-shelter, questions remain about what’s next for residents

Activists who have been running a homeless shelter at the former Sheraton Hotel on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis are calling on government and nonprofit agencies for emergency support.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota protesters pull down Columbus statue at Capitol

Minnesota protesters pull down Columbus statue at Capitol

Protesters in Minnesota pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus outside the State Capitol Wednesday amid continuing anger over the police killing of George Floyd. The protesters threw a rope around the 10-foot bronze statue and pulled it off its stone pedestal. 
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Minneapolis police chief to pull out of union negotiations

Minneapolis police chief to pull out of union negotiations

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced Wednesday that the city aims to withdraw from negotiations over the police union’s contract, but labor law experts say it’s not within the city’s authority, and would likely trigger a court battle.
by Jon Collins

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Walz calls special session on police accountability, bonding

Walz calls special session on police accountability, bonding

On the eve of the start of a special legislative session, Gov. Tim Walz and fellow Democrats in the state Legislature proposed a wide-ranging set of measures designed to overhaul policing in the wake of killing of George Floyd.
by MPR News Staff

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