Morning Edition

Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer
MPR

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

MNsure's future even rockier after election
President-elect Donald Trump and Minnesota's top Republican both say they want to ditch Obamacare, which could leave many people without health insurance.
Jason Lewis says Republicans now have a mandate
The former conservative talk radio host edged out Democrat Angie Craig in Minnesota's second congressional district, taking 47 percent of the vote to her 45 percent in an open-seat contest following the retirement of U.S. Rep. John Kline.
Post-election dispatches from across a divided Minnesota
Hillary Clinton may have snagged Minnesota's 10 electoral votes, but only by a narrow margin. The only pockets of blue showed up in the Arrowhead region, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Rochester.
Minneapolis felon tries to trace his life's path in new memoir
Zeke Caligiuri grew up in Minneapolis just as the city was earning the nickname "Murderapolis." He wrote his memoir behind bars, where he is serving a 34-year sentence for robbery and murder.
How Cyndi Lauper put her stamp on 'True Colors'
The original arrangement had a gospel ballad feel, but one of the songwriters says Lauper "dismantled that sort of traditional arrangement and came up with something that was breathtaking and stark."