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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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Jerome Foundation awards $3.2 million to artists

Jerome Foundation awards $3.2 million to artists

The Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship program is a two-year grant aimed at artists who have established their practice, but have yet to get wide recognition for their work. Most of the artists identify as people of color or indigenous.
by Marianne Combs

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Goodbye, ice dams. Hello, water in the basement

Across much of Minnesota, warmer weather and rain are dealing a blow to the ice dams many homeowners have battled this winter. But now, melting snow and ice is creating a new problem in some houses: wet basements.
by Cathy Wurzer

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What gray wolves' endangered species status means for Minnesota

What gray wolves' endangered species status means for Minnesota

After a decades-long effort to restore the gray wolf population in the United States, federal wildlife officials announced Thursday they are ready to take the animals off the endangered and threatened species list.
by Dan Kraker

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Wind, water, snow and ice: Minnesota's winter won't go quietly

Wind, water, snow and ice: Minnesota's winter won't go quietly

MPR News reporters are fanned out across the state, talking to Minnesotans about how they're dealing with the wild weather and prepping for possible floods. Here's what we know.
by Tim Pugmire, Laura McCallum, Dan Gunderson, Paul Tosto, MPR News Staff, Meg Martin, John Enger and Nina Moini

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The surviving members of the Monkees perform at Mystic Lake Casino on Thursday night

The duo's tour has been getting good reviews, with the two musicians — now in their mid-seventies — performing a mix of old favorites and more recent tunes. The show also includes tributes to Peter Tork, who died last month, and Davy Jones, who passed away in 2012.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Mpls. mayor marks new partnership with Red Lake Nation on trip to reservation

Mpls. mayor marks new partnership with Red Lake Nation on trip to reservation

It's rare for city governments to partner directly with tribes, who typically work with the federal government. That's changing, at least between the city of Minneapolis and the Red Lake Nation.
by Max Nesterak

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