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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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June 24 update on COVID-19 in MN: Bar-driven cluster surfaces in southern Minn.

June 24 update on COVID-19 in MN: Bar-driven cluster surfaces in southern Minn.

Despite some hopeful trends in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, Minnesota officials now worry that many people — especially young adults — aren’t doing enough to help minimize the spread of COVID-19 as they return to social spaces.
by MPR News Staff

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Gazelka: Dems asked for too much, too late on police reform

Gazelka: Dems asked for too much, too late on police reform

The Republican Senate Majority Leader also says COVID-19 isn’t as severe as expected, so he’s calling on Gov. Tim Walz to end his emergency declaration.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Minneapolis police union open to community demands, but Kroll staying put

Minneapolis police union open to community demands, but Kroll staying put

Leaders of the Minneapolis Police Federation say the city needs more police on the streets and are willing to discuss some of the demands made by community members. However, union boss Lt. Bob Kroll is not going away anytime soon.
by Brandt Williams and Jon Collins

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June 23 update on COVID-19 in MN: Deaths approach 1,400; ICU cases stable

June 23 update on COVID-19 in MN: Deaths approach 1,400; ICU cases stable

The newest counts come a day after Minnesota health officials said they’re increasingly concerned that people with serious health problems who need emergency room care are not seeking that care amid COVID-19 fears.
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Waiting for justice for Floyd, north siders work the land as an act of healing

Waiting for justice for Floyd, north siders work the land as an act of healing

An urban garden in the Hawthorne neighborhood in north Minneapolis has been in the works for months. But after the police killed George Floyd, it has become a healing space — particularly for Black residents who often feel targeted and criminalized. 
by Melissa Townsend

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When crisis workers, not traditional police, respond to calls about mental health

When crisis workers, not traditional police, respond to calls about mental health

Police are often called on to respond to mental health emergencies. That could change, though, as cities across the country — including Minneapolis — consider defunding the police. What would an alternative model look like?
by Alisa Roth

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Correctional officers file racial discrimination charges against Ramsey County jail

Correctional officers file racial discrimination charges against Ramsey County jail

In discrimination charges filed with the state, eight Ramsey County correctional officers say they were reassigned or prevented from working in the unit where Derek Chauvin was held last month — against standard staffing protocol — and replaced with white colleagues.
by Jon Collins

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An unusually warm June so far

Meteorological summer began on June 1 with back-to-back 90 degree days in the Twin Cities — something that retired U of M meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley says has only happened three times in nearly 150 years of daily recordkeeping.
by Phil Picardi

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Minn. Dreamer reacts to Supreme Court decision on DACA

The Supreme Court's Thursday decision on DACA is not a long-term fix — still, many Dreamers are celebrating the ruling as at least a temporary reprieve.
by Phil Picardi and MPR News Staff

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