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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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Hennepin jury convicts Jerry Westrom in cold case killing

Hennepin jury convicts Jerry Westrom in cold case killing

Jerry Westrom, 56, was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder in the stabbing death of Jeanne Ann Childs in 1993.
by Matt Sepic

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High school athletes' new sponsorship options kick up debate among coaches

High school athletes' new sponsorship options kick up debate among coaches

In June, the Minnesota State High School League approved guidance that allows students to sign name, image and likeness deals. While some coaches say the new policy helps young athletes, others are concerned about equity and team play.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Return of rare Ojibwe horse lifts spirits — but still needs help

Return of rare Ojibwe horse lifts spirits — but still needs help

A small farm outside River Falls, Wis., is raising a herd of rare and endangered Ojibwe horses, part of a grassroots effort to revive the rare breed that’s adapted to the forests along the Minnesota-Canada border.
by Dan Kraker

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On Wisconsin’s French Island, residents live with lingering ‘forever chemicals’

On Wisconsin’s French Island, residents live with lingering ‘forever chemicals’

Wisconsin’s lawsuit comes more than four years after Minnesota settled its landmark case against 3M over PFAS contamination. Since then, scientists and regulators have learned much more about how broad and pervasive the PFAS problem is.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Fond du Lac Band celebrates return of sacred sites

Fond du Lac Band celebrates return of sacred sites

The city of Superior, Wis. returned two small parcels of land Thursday to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, including a burial ground where nearly 200 people were dug up just over a century ago.
by Dan Kraker

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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter proposes 15% property tax levy increase in next year's budget

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter proposes 15% property tax levy increase in next year's budget

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter is proposing a 15 percent hike in the city's property tax levy in his 2023 budget. Part of that increase is from ending fees for street maintenance and street lights — and shifting those costs to the city’s general fund.
by Peter Cox

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Twenty years later, Fosston's police force returns

Twenty years later, Fosston's police force returns

For decades, small towns have been disbanding police departments to save money, or more recently, because they can’t find officers to staff the department. But the northern Minnesota town of Fosston is challenging the trend by rebuilding a police force more than 20 years after it was eliminated.
by Dan Gunderson

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Ben Percy jumps to the big screen to honor his daughter

Ben Percy jumps to the big screen to honor his daughter

After a career of writing science fiction, horror novels and comic books, Minnesota-based Benjamin Percy is trying something new — a coming of age movie called “Summering” about a group of middle school girls.
by Jacob Aloi

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Voters poised to send first openly trans person to Minnesota Legislature

Voters poised to send first openly trans person to Minnesota Legislature

“We're around and we deserve representation, and we have a lot of work to do to let people know what it means to have an inclusive government, to have an inclusive state and to protect everyone,” said DFLer Leigh Finke, who won her Minnesota House primary on Tuesday.
by Brian Bakst

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