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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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Minnesota cops seize over 76K marijuana vaping cartridges in Anoka County

Minnesota cops seize over 76K marijuana vaping cartridges in Anoka County

Police say the seizure was a “record amount” of the cartridges, and it comes as vaping-related health concerns persist nationwide. Hundreds of illnesses and at least nine deaths, including one in Minnesota, have been tied to vaping.
by Tim Nelson, Matt Sepic and Cody Nelson

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Bodycam video shows St. Paul officer shoot, kill man who ran at him with knife

Bodycam video shows St. Paul officer shoot, kill man who ran at him with knife

St. Paul police on Tuesday released body camera video from the fatal police shooting of a Little Canada man last week. The video shows Ronald Davis with a knife in his right hand coming at officer Steven Mattson as the officer yells for him to drop it.
by Jon Collins

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How close are major mining and pipeline projects in northern Minn. to being approved?

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with MPR News reporter Dan Kraker about the latest rulings regarding the proposed PolyMet and Twin Metals copper nickel mines, and the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline replacement project.
by Cathy Wurzer, Dan Kraker and MPR News Staff

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As personal challenge, writer makes climate change a mainstream literary topic

As personal challenge, writer makes climate change a mainstream literary topic

Writer Amitav Ghosh chided the literary world of writers, critics and readers to take climate change seriously and make it a central topic. While his new novel “Gun Island” does that, it’s also a page turner.
by Euan Kerr

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Two Minnesota first-term Democratic reps want impeachment investigation of Trump

Two Minnesota first-term Democratic reps want impeachment investigation of Trump

DFL U.S. Rep. Angie Craig said Monday that impeachment proceedings should begin “immediately, fairly and impartially.” It was a change from what she said Saturday. DFL U.S Rep. Dean Phillips also moved toward supporting impeachment hearings.
by Brian Bakst

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Unpacking Minnesota Senate Republicans’ insulin affordability bill

Under the proposal, drug manufacturers would be required to supply insulin to physicians at no cost. The physicians would then provide free insulin to patients whose family income is less than 400 percent of the federal poverty line.
by Cathy Wurzer

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118 years after ship sank in Lake Superior gale, searchers locate wreck 825 feet beneath the surface

118 years after ship sank in Lake Superior gale, searchers locate wreck 825 feet beneath the surface

After leaving Duluth with a cargo of grain in September 1901, the freighter Hudson ran into a Lake Superior gale and sank with all hands. It became the subject of ghost stories for decades. But the wreck’s exact whereabouts remained a mystery — until this summer.
by Andrew Krueger

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