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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

Likely tornado, high winds cause damage in South Dakota

Likely tornado, high winds cause damage in South Dakota

Severe weather including a tornado hit central Sioux Falls, where authorities closed streets and delayed school for two hours Wednesday as they assessed the damage.
by The Associated Press

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'Suicide by cop' is in the eye of the beholder

'Suicide by cop' is in the eye of the beholder

"Suicide by cop” is a common conclusion in fatal police shootings. But there’s a lack of criteria for that determination. So, the question of whether someone died because of a suicidal provocation of police or a cop overreacting is up for grabs.
by Alisa Roth

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Debate over medically assisted suicide returns to State Capitol

Debate over medically assisted suicide returns to State Capitol

A Minnesota House committee takes up legislation legalizing medically assisted suicide under certain conditions.
by Peter Cox

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Over 14 years, Fargo gardens grow community

Over 14 years, Fargo gardens grow community

A project called Growing Together is helping new Americans in Fargo access healthy food — but the gardeners involved say it’s also building relationships between lifelong North Dakotans and refugees who came to Fargo from around the world.
by Dan Gunderson

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What does CWD mean for Minnesota deer hunters this year?

Hunters who kill a deer in certain regions of the state will need to get a sample from the deer tested for chronic wasting disease, or CWD. There are also carcass movement restrictions in place for those areas.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Massive Attack’s ‘Mezzanine’ anniversary tour comes to the Palace Theater

In addition to touring with the album, the band marked the anniversary by having the album encoded into DNA and then loaded into a can of spray paint. That can was featured in an exhibition on artificial intelligence at an art museum in London.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Third congressional hearing on ‘forever chemicals’ to focus on corporate accountability

Third congressional hearing on ‘forever chemicals’ to focus on corporate accountability

A former Minnesota attorney general and a 3M executive are testifying in Washington Tuesday before a congressional subcommittee about PFAS — a class of chemicals that have contaminated the drinking water of millions of Americans.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Congregants mourn loss of synagogue and ‘so much history’ in fire

Congregants mourn loss of synagogue and ‘so much history’ in fire

Officials are still investigating the cause of the fire at the 120-year-old synagogue belonging to the Adas Israel Congregation in Duluth.
by Dan Kraker

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Six thrillers for summer’s end

On Mondays, MPR News host Kerri Miller shares her latest book recommendations on MPR’s Morning Edition. This summer, she’s been catching up on thrillers, and passed along a list of six favorites – both old and new.
by MPR News Staff

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