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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.

Morning Announcements | Weather chats with Mark Seeley

Surge of interest in K-12 Solar for Schools program

Surge of interest in K-12 Solar for Schools program

More K-12 school districts are installing solar energy systems, saving them thousands of dollars in utility bills. But initial startup costs can halt a lot of them in their tracks. A state grant program allows more districts to make the transition to solar energy.
by Hannah Yang

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Meet the woman who discovered an invasive insect in Minnesota

Meet the woman who discovered an invasive insect in Minnesota

Citizen scientist Krista Menzel describes herself as a “crazy bug lady.” She’s the woman who discovered an invasive insect’s presence in Minnesota this summer.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Minneapolis Animal Care and Control: 'Where animals go to live'

Minneapolis Animal Care and Control: 'Where animals go to live'

Like many animal shelters around the country, Minneapolis Animal Care and Control is dealing with an influx of pet surrenders, due in part to COVID-era eviction protections expiring.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Rainy week did not alleviate spread of drought

Rainy week did not alleviate spread of drought

Drought remained an issue as we entered the second week of September, but rain has started to trickle in. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with retired meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley about the rainy weather in their weekly weather chat.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Nutrient producing microbes win over farmers but skeptics doubtful

Nutrient producing microbes win over farmers but skeptics doubtful

A growing number of farmers are using nitrogen producing bacteria as an alternative to the polluting synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, but some soil health experts are skeptical of the new products.
by Dan Gunderson

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First Rondo descendent buys home using St. Paul's Inheritance Fund

First Rondo descendent buys home using St. Paul's Inheritance Fund

A young St. Paul man is the first person to buy a home using the city’s Inheritance Fund. The goal of the new program is to rebuild intergenerational wealth for the descendants of people in the historically Black Rondo neighborhood who lost their homes and businesses to Interstate 94 in the 1950s.
by Matt Sepic

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Art Hounds: Finding wonder in Bigfork

Art Hounds: Finding wonder in Bigfork

Terry Leinbach’s abstract show “Wonder” lives up to its name at the Edge Gallery in Bigfork. “The (Almost) Complete and (Mostly) Accurate History of Alcohol” offers laughs and food for thought at Bryant Lake Bowl in Minneapolis. Poets & Pints marks its 100th poetry reading Sept. 20 at Sisyphus Brewing in Minneapolis.  
by Emily Bright

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