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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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10-year-old Minnesota singer Mira Babal tells it like it is in ‘Mad for No Reason’

10-year-old Minnesota singer Mira Babal tells it like it is in ‘Mad for No Reason’

You haven’t heard 10-year-old Mira Babal's latest track on the Billboard Hot 100 — at least not yet. But “Mad for No Reason” is catchy, upbeat — and a callout to the adults in Mira’s life. She wants them to stop arguing all the time. 
by Catharine Richert

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Minneapolis encampment residents moving to housing as city and nonprofits search for beds, opioid treatment

Minneapolis encampment residents moving to housing as city and nonprofits search for beds, opioid treatment

Camp Nenookaasi is forcing city leaders to find solutions to an already complicated set of public health and public safety issues involving opioid use and homelessness.
by Melissa Olson

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St. Cloud mental health center aims to be a bridge to healing

St. Cloud mental health center aims to be a bridge to healing

Ali Aden and Lul Nur moved from the Twin Cities more than a year ago to provide culturally specific mental health services for the East African community, which St. Cloud lacked. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota flag commission chair defends final design, shares what experience was like

Minnesota flag commission chair defends final design, shares what experience was like

The artist and designer said he thought he was taking on a more artistic role. But “it was one percent design and 99 percent politics,” Luis Fitch told Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'It's a crisis': MN Hospital Association desperate for help amid staffing shortages, seasonal outbreaks

'It's a crisis': MN Hospital Association desperate for help amid staffing shortages, seasonal outbreaks

Just in time for the holidays, more Minnesotans are getting sick with respiratory illnesses like COVID and RSV. According to recent information from the state health department, hospital beds — especially for kids — are in short supply.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Richfield Public Schools board OKs Best Buy's property tax cut

Richfield Public Schools board OKs Best Buy's property tax cut

The Richfield school board Monday night voted unanimously to approve a move that could lower property taxes on Best Buy’s corporate headquarters in the city.
by MPR News Staff

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Let it fly: Minnesota officially has a new flag

Let it fly: Minnesota officially has a new flag

The State Emblems Redesign Commission made its final edits to the new state flag. The banner will go up in May unless lawmakers intervene.
by Dana Ferguson

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Broadcasters face challenges in major upgrade to over-the-air TV

Broadcasters face challenges in major upgrade to over-the-air TV

As viewers continue to depend on free over-the-air TV, stations in the Twin Cities and across the country are making major changes to the way they broadcast the signals, with the promise of better reception and sharper pictures.
by Matt Sepic

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Warmest December so far means no-go on snow

Warmest December so far means no-go on snow

It has been an unseasonably warm start to December, with several Minnesota cities breaking daily record high temperatures. Retired climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley spoke with Cathy Wurzer about it — and the likelihood of winter storms — in their weekly weather chat.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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