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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 coach Claeys says he risked job by backing players
Before the boycott, Claeys says he told the team "about all the different fallouts" including losing his job, not playing in the bowl game and being viewed by some as "pro sexual assault."
U of M administrators and players at loggerheads over suspensions of players
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler and Athletic Director Mark Coyle say they're willing to meet with Gopher football players, following the suspensions of 10 players.
Today's Morning Edition music is from the song "Just Like Christmas" from the Duluth-based band "Low." They're playing First Ave. in Minneapolis tomorrow night along with Hippo Campus, Gaelynn Lee, and others. It's a holiday benefit concert. Proceeds will go to Second Harvest Heartland.
Minn. farmers ready for new curbs on livestock antibiotics
A Jan. 1 federal rule change means farmers will need a veterinarian's OK to give their animals antibiotics. Minnesota farmers, though, say they've been pulling back on antibiotics for years in response to consumers.
What's a 'collaborative reform initiative'? Explaining the DOJ's review of St. Anthony police
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it's launching an "independent and comprehensive assessment" of the police department involved in the shooting death of Philando Castile. But what does that mean?