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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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Jan. 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: 18 new deaths, Minn. waits for restriction rollbacks

Jan. 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: 18 new deaths, Minn. waits for restriction rollbacks

Minnesota reported 18 more deaths caused by COVID-19 Tuesday, along with 1,612 new cases ahead of an announcement from Gov. Tim Walz that he’ll loosen restrictions on bars and restaurants.
by MPR News Staff

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Audio postcard: Snowy signs of plant life

Audio postcard: Snowy signs of plant life

During the summer months, we get periodic updates on Morning Edition from wildflower gurus Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo, who travel the state to find out what’s in bloom. This year, winter hasn’t put a stop to their adventuring.
by Cathy Wurzer and Julia Franz

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Faced with twin COVID diagnoses, in-home care provider and her centenarian client moved in together

Faced with twin COVID diagnoses, in-home care provider and her centenarian client moved in together

When a personal care assistant and her 101-year-old client both came down with COVID-19, the two women faced a choice: Ride out the virus alone or survive it together.
by Catharine Richert

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Warrant says police were trying to catch Idd in illegal gun sale; officers ID'd in the fatal shooting

Warrant says police were trying to catch Idd in illegal gun sale; officers ID'd in the fatal shooting

A search warrant filed Monday says Minneapolis police suspected Dolal Idd had a high-capacity pistol and tried to arrest him before the fatal confrontation last week. Separately on Monday, the Minnesota BCA released names of three officers involved in the shooting. All three are on standard administrative leave.
by Brandt Williams

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COVID-19 battle to color 2021 legislative session

COVID-19 battle to color 2021 legislative session

A fresh session of the Minnesota Legislature kicks off Tuesday with some new faces but the same power structure and a now familiar pressing item atop the agenda: how to respond to a health pandemic that has cost thousands of lives and knocked the economy off-kilter.
by Brian Bakst

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Jan. 4 update on COVID-19 in MN: Enough vaccine in state for health care workers at greatest risk

Jan. 4 update on COVID-19 in MN: Enough vaccine in state for health care workers at greatest risk

State health officials said Monday that Minnesota has received enough vaccinations to provide all health care workers designated in the first phase of vaccine schedules to receive their first doses. The news came as Minnesota reported 3,148 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 more deaths.
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Hundreds call for justice for Dolal Idd at Minneapolis rally, march

Hundreds call for justice for Dolal Idd at Minneapolis rally, march

Dolal Idd's parents and other relatives joined the crowd that gathered at the shooting scene, a gas station at the corner of Cedar Avenue and East 36th Street, before marching through the neighborhood and chanting “justice for Dolal.”
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Nursing home residents celebrate vaccine rollout: 'Everyone should get it'

Nursing home residents celebrate vaccine rollout: 'Everyone should get it'

Thousands of nursing home residents across Minnesota began receiving their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week. On Wednesday afternoon, that included 94-year-old Shirley Bethke. She’s a resident of the Gardens of Episcopal Homes in St. Paul.
by Cathy Wurzer and Britta Greene

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COVID-19 fight becomes personal for St. Louis County administrator

COVID-19 fight becomes personal for St. Louis County administrator

Kevin Gray has been overseeing St. Louis County’s response to COVID-19 since the spring. That fight became personal when the pandemic hit his family.
by Dan Kraker

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