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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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Pro rugby finds a friendly scrum in Minnesota’s fast-growing women’s sports market
TC Gemini, the new Twin Cities women’s professional rugby team, is finding a fan base here for a sport increasingly popular with women. With a roster that includes locally grown players, the team’s riding a wave of interest in women’s sports, especially in Minnesota.
Sober house for military veterans with PTSD opens in southern Minnesota
Research shows that veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder have higher rates of drug and alcohol use disorders, and higher rates of suicidal ideation. A new sober house in southern Minnesota will address those difficult challenges head on.
Art Hounds: War and healing, celebrating human creativity and a theatrical take on Virginia Woolf
Art hounds recommend a multimedia exhibition grappling with war and healing, an art-and-music night focused on human creativity over AI and a theatrical meditation on identity and gender, co-created by a Minneapolis father-daughter duo.
‘A broadcaster’s broadcaster.’ Newscaster Perry Finelli retiring after 39 years at MPR
Perry Finelli joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer for an exit interview. Listen to their conversation spanning Finelli’s start in radio during high school, intense days like the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and what motivated him to stay in news despite its challenges.
‘Washita Love Child’ remembers Indigenous guitarist Jesse Ed Davis’ prolific music career
Indigenous guitarist Jesse Ed Davis played alongside iconic musicians in the 1970s and 1980s. His life, career and ancestors are remembered in a recent book by author Douglas Miller.
In Minnesota, this man helped pave the way for Hmong Americans in politics
Cy Thao served St. Paul as a lawmaker in the Minnesota House of Representatives. His election in 2002 made him the second Hmong American lawmaker to serve in a state Legislature anywhere in the country.