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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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In Minneapolis' Hawthorne neighborhood, hope still stands

In Minneapolis' Hawthorne neighborhood, hope still stands

The north Minneapolis neighborhood has struggled with drugs, gangs, housing teardowns and, most recently, a wave of home foreclosures. A local minister, though, sees flickers of opportunity. Take the tour.
by Dan Olson

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Some parts of state see record rain

Some parts of state see record rain

MPR News' Cathy Wurzer spoke with University of Minnesota Climatologist Mark Seeley about a heavy dose of rain that fell on parts of Minnesota earlier this week. Seeley said much warmer temperatures and higher dew points are on the way.

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A shift in musical taste emerges in 1955

While Frank Sinatra's "Learnin' the Blues" was the most popular song among radio disc jockeys 60 years ago today, music fans were buying up rock 'n' roll albums in the stores.

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Has deadly water amoeba found a home in Minnesota?

Has deadly water amoeba found a home in Minnesota?

The Centers for Disease Control and Minnesota Department of Health are reviewing lab tests on a child who contracted a life-threatening brain infection that officials suspect is linked to Naegleria fowleri amoeba.
by Lorna Benson

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Supporters of U of M sexual consent policy worry delay sends wrong signals

The consent policy proposed by President Eric Kaler last month requires that "each person who wishes to engage in the sexual activity to obtain consent" from their partner through words or body language.
by Jon Collins

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Funding to help lighten public defender caseloads

Public defenders in Minnesota represent poor clients charged with felonies, gross misdemeanors and misdemeanors, as well as juveniles and children in need of protective services.
by Jon Collins

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