Morning Edition

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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Lizzo out with new album on new label
Today's Morning Edition music is from Minneapolis-based hip hop star Lizzo with "Coconut Oil," the title track from her new album which comes out today.
Cymone was a childhood friend of Prince's and played guitar in his first band.
Federal prosecutors and law enforcement announced the indictment in Minneapolis Wednesday, where they described how traffickers allegedly coerced hundreds of Thai women to come to America on fraudulent visas.
Black history museum a revelation for St. Paul cops, young men
St. Paul sent several police officers and a group of young black men to Washington, D.C., for the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. They all came back changed.
Renee Fleming to sing at Ordway
Today's Morning Edition music is from the celebrated soprano Renee Fleming singing Handel's "Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me" which should be the official theme song of the Morning Edition production crew. Fleming has performed at a Presidential inauguration, the Olympics, Buckingham Palace and the Super Bowl. Tonight, she will be at Ordway Music Theater in St. Paul where she will be accompanied by pianist Hartmut Holl.