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Cathy Wurzer
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Morning Announcements | Weather chats with Mark Seeley

Welcoming back Mary Lucia with David Bowie
Lucia, who has been on leave since April, returns to the airwaves on our sister station The Current Monday afternoon.
Sex Pistols and Bazooka Joe brawled
The Sex Pistols didn't have their own amps or drum kit during their first live performance so they borrowed them from Bazooka Joe. The power was soon cut because the Sex Pistols were wrecking the equipment.
November warmer than normal so far
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley about higher-than-normal temperatures across the state this week, a trend that he says is expected to continue through the end of November.
Minnesota hunters prepare for Saturday firearms deer opener
The DNR says more deer are out in the woods this fall, so hunters may see more deer from their tree stands -- though restrictions on shooting antlerless deer means another conservative season.
Key question in PolyMet mine fight: Whose data to trust?
State officials today release their final environmental review of the proposed copper-nickel mine. But the report may not stop the debate over whether pollutants will flow away from -- or toward -- the Boundary Waters.