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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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Plane crash investigations raise new questions about Minnesota-made sensor

Plane crash investigations raise new questions about Minnesota-made sensor

As investigators work to determine the cause of last week's fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash -- and the Lion Air crash on a similar plane just months ago -- a sensor made by a Minnesota company is coming under scrutiny.
by Cathy Wurzer

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A century-old story of jazz and murder in New Orleans

If you were in New Orleans exactly 100 years ago, you might have heard an early jazz recording like "Livery Stable Blues" being played loudly in homes across the city. The reason is less than delightful.
by Cathy Wurzer

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The road to the Final Four in Minneapolis

The road to the Final Four in Minneapolis

Over the next two weeks the number of teams in the tournament will be narrowed from 68 to four. Those four teams will come to U-S Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on the first weekend in April to play for the national championship.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Farm fears and protected wells: Flood season leaves rural Minn. with one eye on the forecast

Farm fears and protected wells: Flood season leaves rural Minn. with one eye on the forecast

Today in flooding prep: Ice jams continue, rural roads remain a challenge, private wells demand protection and Minnesota's farmers are bracing for the latest hurdle in a tough year.
by Mark Zdechlik, Tim Nelson, Elizabeth Dunbar and MPR News Staff

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Aiming for the green: Duluth debates future of its public golf courses

Aiming for the green: Duluth debates future of its public golf courses

The city's two public courses are losing money, hosting fewer golfers and need at least $7 million in upgrades. The city is exploring selling all or part of one or both courses, but residents fear the potential loss of treasured public green space.
by Dan Kraker

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Lawmakers hit 2019 halfway point. Here's what's happening at the Capitol

Lawmakers hit 2019 halfway point. Here's what's happening at the Capitol

As Gov. Tim Walz travels around the state making the case for his budget, lawmakers in St. Paul are churning through bills in order to meet the May 20 deadline to adjourn.
by Cathy Wurzer and Briana Bierschbach

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40 years since Gloria Gaynor's 'I Will Survive' topped the pop chart

When Polydor Records released Gloria Gaynor's single "Substitute," the song didn't make much of an impression. Then, club DJs flipped the single over to the B-side and discovered "I Will Survive."
by Cathy Wurzer

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