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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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Minnesota leaders dust off state quarantine law as COVID-19 spreads

Minnesota leaders dust off state quarantine law as COVID-19 spreads

The law has been on the books since an anthrax scare nearly two decades ago. It’s never been invoked, but that could change with COVID-19.
by Brian Bakst

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Food comes full circle in Sleepy Eye, where even the bison eat local

Food comes full circle in Sleepy Eye, where even the bison eat local

A new brewery in downtown Sleepy Eye has partnered with a local bison farmer in an unusual arrangement: The bison eat the spent grains that the would otherwise get thrown away, a byproduct of the brewing process — and eventually, the meat from those bison shows up on the brewery cafe’s menu.
by Hannah Yang

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Strike leads to search for child care for St. Paul parents

Strike leads to search for child care for St. Paul parents

Parents are bracing for no school in the coming days. The city says some buildings will be open to serve meals to children who are on free and reduced-price lunch.
by Nina Moini

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Senate GOP pushes crime legislation that does not include gun restrictions

Senate GOP pushes crime legislation that does not include gun restrictions

State Senate Republicans are moving forward with a number of bills they say would make communities safer. They don’t include new gun bills favored by House Democrats.
by Tim Pugmire

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Skier Jessie Diggins on next week’s World Cup race – and her new memoir

Skier Jessie Diggins on next week’s World Cup race – and her new memoir

Many of the world's best cross-country skiers will gear up in Minneapolis next week for the final sprint race of the World Cup season. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Olympic gold medalist and Afton native Jessie Diggins about the World Cup, and her new memoir, “Brave Enough.”
by Cathy Wurzer and MPR News Staff

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St. Paul classes canceled as city’s public school teachers strike

St. Paul classes canceled as city’s public school teachers strike

Thousands of union teachers and other school staff headed for picket lines Tuesday morning after overnight contract talks failed. The district superintendent says no new talks are scheduled and school remains canceled indefinitely.
by Tim Nelson and Elizabeth Shockman

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Coronavirus forces houses of worship to change some practices

Coronavirus forces houses of worship to change some practices

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis also suspended communion from the chalice and discouraged hand holding during the Our Father prayer, Archbishop Bernard Hebda said in a recent statement.
by Peter Cox

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