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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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JJ Legacy School's abrupt closure leaves parents and students in desperate situation

JJ Legacy School's abrupt closure leaves parents and students in desperate situation

Friday was the final day of classes for students and faculty at the JJ Legacy School in north Minneapolis, after a financial crisis abruptly forced its doors to close for good. Now parents are scrambling to find a school for their kids.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Clouds part and colder-than-normal temperatures return

Clouds part and colder-than-normal temperatures return

The week following the new year brought the sunniest day since the end of December — and a drop in the trend of above-average temperatures. January started with the warmest temperatures since 2007, but this weekend is signaling a chillier trend.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Task force strives to foster better future of Minnesota health care by focusing on U of M

Task force strives to foster better future of Minnesota health care by focusing on U of M

Former Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm is serving as the task force's chairperson, charged with making recommendations about the future of health at the U to the governor before the start of the 2024 legislative session.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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What's up with all the labor strikes? And are wins for workers paying off? An expert explains

What's up with all the labor strikes? And are wins for workers paying off? An expert explains

Right now in Minnesota, the desires of rideshare drivers, janitorial workers, airport employees, teachers and more hang in the balance of negotiations and contract expirations. But are these strikes paying off? And are the wins for workers worth it?
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Art Hounds: New theater at Raw Stages

Art Hounds: New theater at Raw Stages

David Cunningham’s “City Life” opens at Gallery 360. Raw Stages’ New Works Festival stages a different reading of a work-in-progress at History Theatre. Minneapolis band Sycamore Gap performs to benefit the Arbitrarium art house. 
by Emily Bright

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The toll that tragedies like the deadly St. Paul house fire have on first responders

The toll that tragedies like the deadly St. Paul house fire have on first responders

Jeff Ernewein is a photographer at KSTP-TV. He was also a firefighter for 12 years. He was one of the first journalists at the scene of last week’s St. Paul house fire.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Small land transfer may be a big deal in tribal lands debate

Small land transfer may be a big deal in tribal lands debate

In what could become a blueprint for similar Minnesota communities, Lake City, southeast of the Twin Cities, has returned ownership of Dakota burial mounds back to their modern-day relatives at Prairie Island Indian Community. Two communities historically at odds now may be ushering in a period of understanding.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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