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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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Life sentence commuted, Myon Burrell leaves Stillwater prison

Life sentence commuted, Myon Burrell leaves Stillwater prison

Myon Burrell, a man who was sentenced to life behind bars as a teenager, walked out of a Minnesota prison Tuesday to the sound of ringing bells and cheers from supporters, hours after a pardons board commuted his sentence in a high-profile murder case.
by Robin McDowell, Margie Mason and Jon Collins

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Line 3 construction barrels ahead, despite efforts to block it

Line 3 construction barrels ahead, despite efforts to block it

More than 4,000 workers are expected in northern Minnesota over the next couple weeks to help build the contentious Line 3 oil pipeline replacement. At the same time, activists are escalating their efforts to block it, while law enforcement officials are trying to keep the peace.
by Dan Kraker

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Legislature passes COVID aid bill for businesses, workers

Legislature passes COVID aid bill for businesses, workers

Minnesota lawmakers passed a plan that includes $216 million for businesses struggling with COVID-19 restrictions and extends unemployment benefits by 13 weeks.
by Tim Pugmire

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Minnesota Capitol stirs with COVID-19 relief deal, electors

Minnesota Capitol stirs with COVID-19 relief deal, electors

Minnesota’s Electoral College members meet to send the state’s 10 votes Joe Biden’s way. Later, state lawmakers convene to vote on an aid package tied to COVID-19 fallout.
by Brian Bakst

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Dec. 12 update on COVID-19 in MN: Deaths delivering a grim December

Dec. 12 update on COVID-19 in MN: Deaths delivering a grim December

Minnesota health officials reported 67 more COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, pushing the December death toll to 766. It’s now killing Minnesotans at a rate far higher than any recent flu season; about one-third of all recent deaths in Minnesota are tied to COVID-19.
by MPR News Staff

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A warm start to December

December temperatures have been averaging 9 to 12 degrees warmer than normal across much of Minnesota, according to retired University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley.

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‘You have this feeling of floating’: Skaters delight in perfect lake ice in northern Minn.

‘You have this feeling of floating’: Skaters delight in perfect lake ice in northern Minn.

Matthew Baxley, co-host of WTIP’s Boundary Waters Podcast, is among the skating fanatics who have been putting in as much ice time as they can before the weather changes. He went out earlier this week with friends, and sent Morning Edition an audio postcard from their day.  
by Cathy Wurzer and Britta Greene

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Tears, nightmares and exhaustion: Burnout is the new normal for hospital workers

Tears, nightmares and exhaustion: Burnout is the new normal for hospital workers

As the weeks go by with hospitals beds full and staff in short supply, doctors and nurses are under incredible pressure. One Minnesota doctor says she’s worried it’ll lead to an exodus of providers after the pandemic.
by Cathy Wurzer

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