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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.

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ChangeMakers: Jeong Eun Park’s cabaret troupe is by and for transgender people

ChangeMakers: Jeong Eun Park’s cabaret troupe is by and for transgender people

Park, 52, has made a career of an unlikely collection of skills: drag and therapy. The Minneapolis-based therapist not only provides relationship and family counseling, but also organizes the performing troupe Transcendence Cabaret.
by Jacob Aloi

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Minnesota schools just got unprecedented funding. Here’s why they’re still making cuts

Minnesota schools just got unprecedented funding. Here’s why they’re still making cuts

Some Minnesota districts are laying off staff, closing schools and enlarging class sizes. A rise in state funding has lessened the need for budget cuts but, in many places, not eliminated them entirely.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Lawmakers earmark nearly $1 billion for Minnesota nonprofits along with new oversight

Lawmakers earmark nearly $1 billion for Minnesota nonprofits along with new oversight

Lawmakers approved more than $900 million for nonprofits over the next two years, but they’re also after stricter oversight in the wake of the Feeding Our Future scandal.
by Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson

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State signals no independent probe for Minneapolis crash that killed 5

State signals no independent probe for Minneapolis crash that killed 5

The Council on American Islamic Relations-Minnesota and the families of the young women killed had sought a probe independent of state agencies to examine several issues, including the actions of a state trooper who had spotted the SUV ahead of the crash.
by Tim Nelson

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Nonprofit fills invisible need for disadvantaged kids in Minnesota: new underwear

Nonprofit fills invisible need for disadvantaged kids in Minnesota: new underwear

When people donate items to help children in need, they typically collect food, school supplies and shoes and coats. Underwear is rarely on that list. An organization called Undies for Everyone is bringing its kids’ underwear campaign to Minnesota.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Families of fatal crash victims call for independent investigation

Families of fatal crash victims call for independent investigation

The families of five young women killed June 16 in a high-speed crash on Lake Street joined Twin Cities Muslim leaders Monday in calling for an independent investigation into the incident.
by Matt Sepic, Kyra Miles and Tim Nelson

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Researchers use AI to help save a woodpecker species in decline

Researchers use AI to help save a woodpecker species in decline

Minnesota researchers are using small audio recording devices to better understand the range and population of red-headed woodpeckers. The bird has seen a precipitous population decline over several decades. Scientists want to learn where the bird is doing well, so important habitats can be preserved.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesota experiences its 4th warmest June in history

Minnesota experiences its 4th warmest June in history

A large percentage of climate observers have reported less than a half-inch of rainfall this month across the state, but that might change this weekend. Meteorologist Mark Seeley spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about the recent hot, dry weather.  
by Cathy Wurzer and Matthew Alvarez

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160 years of sanctuary at Pilgrim Baptist Church

160 years of sanctuary at Pilgrim Baptist Church

St. Paul’s Pilgrim Baptist Church first formed in 1863 when a group of formerly enslaved people, led by a man named Robert Thomas Hickman, began worshiping together. The historic church is celebrating 160 years this weekend.
by Sarah Thamer

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What’s your view, post-Roe? Minnesotans share some thoughts

What’s your view, post-Roe? Minnesotans share some thoughts

MPR News put calls out on social media asking Minnesotans to reflect on the abortion issue and how their views might have shifted one year after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Here’s what they had to say.
by Sam Stroozas, Michelle Wiley and Dana Ferguson

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