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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.

Morning Announcements | Weather chats with Mark Seeley | Parting Thoughts

Heat wave: St. Paul schools canceled; Mpls. keeps some students home

Heat wave: St. Paul schools canceled; Mpls. keeps some students home

St. Paul school district leaders are canceling all district classes for the week due to the heat wave, bringing an early end to the school year. The Minneapolis district is keeping students home from 15 schools Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday because of the heat.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Line 3 foes kick off a summer of resistance

Line 3 foes kick off a summer of resistance

More than a thousand opponents of the Line 3 oil pipeline from all over the U.S. have congregated in northern Minnesota for what they're calling the Treaty People Gathering. They're preparing a march to the Mississippi River on Monday to protest the controversial pipeline replacement project.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota's tough new deadly force law gets second look

Minnesota's tough new deadly force law gets second look

The effort to enact more police accountability measures is proving difficult for Minnesota lawmakers. But there’s also a move afoot to revisit a stricter deadly force standard approved last summer in the wake of George Floyd's death.
by Brian Bakst

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Mark Seeley: 'Time to break out those light summer clothes'

The unusual heat experienced at the beginning of this month will likely be the norm for the coming weeks says retired University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley. He advised listeners to break out their summer clothes as well as water their gardens for the days ahead. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Mark Seeley about the hot and dry June in their weekly weather chat. Click on the audio player above to hear their conversation.

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Parting Thoughts: Remembering Gilberto Vázquez Valle

Gilberto Vázquez Valle was a beloved host on KFAI community radio in the Twin Cities. For nearly 15 years, before he passed away last week, he broadcast a deeply researched program on Latin American folk music. His show, Encuentro, aired on Thursday nights from 8-10 p.m.
by Cathy Wurzer

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After a grueling year in the ICU and at George Floyd Square, an unexpected friendship

After a grueling year in the ICU and at George Floyd Square, an unexpected friendship

More than a year after two epidemics — of COVID-19 and racial injustice — collided in Jeanette Rupert’s world, the nurse and social justice activist says she’s learned no one person can go it alone. It’s a lesson that was underscored for her by a letter from a stranger. 
by Catharine Richert

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Art Hounds recommend live, in-person dance and music performances

Art Hounds recommend live, in-person dance and music performances

It’s the first time in well over a year that we have been able to feature three live, in-person only performances. BRKFST Dance Company performs “60/40” at Southern Theater in Minneapolis, StoLyette plays at Icehouse and Z-Fest screens this year’s crop of seven-minute films by veteran and emerging Minnesota filmmakers.
by Emily Bright

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To prevent spread of chronic wasting disease, DNR temporarily halts movement of farmed deer

To prevent spread of chronic wasting disease, DNR temporarily halts movement of farmed deer

In response to what Commissioner Sarah Strommen called a concerning outbreak of chronic wasting disease in the northern part of the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has imposed a statewide ban on the movement of farmed white-tailed deer Tuesday and through the end of July. 
by Dan Gunderson

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Wrapping up May, in weather

According to retired University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley, most areas of the state are reporting an average monthly temperature that’s about normal for May.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota lawmakers face another budget deadline Friday

Minnesota lawmakers face another budget deadline Friday

Working groups of legislators have until the end of Friday to agree on details of a new two-year state budget, ahead of a special session next month. And even if they agree on numbers, there are still areas of policy that could hold things up. 
by Tim Pugmire

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