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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.

Morning Announcements | Weather chats with Mark Seeley

With top-level professional teams in baseball, football, basketball, hockey and soccer, there's no question that Minnesota is big league when it comes to sports — but that wasn't always the case.
On MPR’s sister station The Current, the 9:30 Coffee Break segment highlighted the work of Native musicians — including William Prince, who recorded a version of his song “Breathless” in the Current’s studios.
56 feet above Lake Superior, lighthouse buyer finds the beauty of life on the edge
This fall a 34-year-old tech executive from San Francisco made a highly unusual real estate transaction: He bought a historic Lake Superior lighthouse, sight unseen, in a government auction. A month later, he flew to Duluth to see his purchase in person for the first time.
Anxious about shots? Here are 5 tips for 'ouchless' injections
Needle pokes are a substantial source of distress — and not just for kids. As we're in the heart of flu shot season, there are simple steps everyone can take to remove all or most of the pain from shots.
Minnesota Orchestra sets South Korea and Vietnam tour for 2020
The tour will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the resumption of normal diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam, and the appointment of Osmo Vanska as music director of the Seoul Philharmonic.