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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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Morning Announcements for July 22

Morning Announcements for July 22

Here are the morning announcements for Monday, July 22, 2024.
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Growing people, not crops, is the goal of a Moorhead farm

Growing people, not crops, is the goal of a Moorhead farm

The Red River Valley is well known for large farms growing an abundance of corn, soybeans and sugar beets. But there’s a unique farm near Moorhead that’s finding success by focusing on a very different kind of growth: human skills and knowledge.
by Dan Gunderson

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New Minneapolis director to oversee civil rights, police reform through ‘equitable lens’

New Minneapolis director to oversee civil rights, police reform through ‘equitable lens’

After some administrative turnover, Michelle Phillips took office on Tuesday. She is tasked with investigating discriminatory practices and police misconduct complaints while promoting civil rights understanding throughout the city.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Wildflower Chasers: A brush with bristle on the North Shore

Wildflower Chasers: A brush with bristle on the North Shore

Keeping your nose to the ground can be a great way to find blooming wildflowers. But as Morning Edition’s Wildflower Chasers found out, it’s a good idea to look up once in a while.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Morning Announcements for July 19

Morning Announcements for July 19

Here are the morning announcements for Friday, July 19, 2024.
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From a basement lab to computers worldwide, Concordia College digitizes thousands of species

From a basement lab to computers worldwide, Concordia College digitizes thousands of species

After languishing for decades — in some cases more than a century — in Minnesota museum collections, more than one million bugs, birds and other specimens are now being offered to a new audience.
by Amy Felegy

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Leech Lake band celebrates the transfer of 11,000 acres that represent what was illegally taken

Leech Lake band celebrates the transfer of 11,000 acres that represent what was illegally taken

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe leaders this week celebrated the restoration of more than 11 thousand acres that represent land illegally taken by the federal government decades ago.  
by Melissa Olson

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Sven Sundgaard catches up with the pigeon he rescued at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

Sven Sundgaard catches up with the pigeon he rescued at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

If you find an injured animal in the Twin Cities area, there’s one go-to place that can help: the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville. They just had their busiest May-June ever.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Morning Announcements for July 18

Morning Announcements for July 18

Here are the morning announcements for Thursday, July 18, 2024.
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Minnesota Republicans wrap convention sensing wind behind Trump as Democrats struggle

Minnesota Republicans wrap convention sensing wind behind Trump as Democrats struggle

The Republican National Convention centered in Milwaukee offered the party an opportunity to coalesce around nominee and former President Donald Trump days after he survived an assassination attempt. Democrats remain torn over their path ahead.
by Mark Zdechlik

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