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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

Who'll stop the rain? Rivers swell as southern MN braces for more storms

Who'll stop the rain? Rivers swell as southern MN braces for more storms

People who live along southern Minnesota rivers are bracing for more rising water. Forecasts say rain will continue throughout the rest of the week including on Independence Day.
by Nina Moini

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Prosecutors charge man in 2016 drive-by that killed Mpls. child

Prosecutors charge man in 2016 drive-by that killed Mpls. child

Authorities say 2-year-old Le'Vonte King Jason Jones was hit during an exchange of gunfire between his father and 34-year-old Chris Maurice Welch on a north Minneapolis street. Prosecutors charged Welch with second-degree murder.
by Matt Sepic

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A (brief) history of Tettegouche State Park

A (brief) history of Tettegouche State Park

Before it became one of Minnesota's most beloved outside places, Tettegouche State Park had a long history -- from fire to ice to tribes to loggers.
by MPR News Staff

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Popular Minn. state parks working to keep the crowds in the future

Popular Minn. state parks working to keep the crowds in the future

Visitation to state parks in Minnesota is booming. Attendance is up more than 20 percent since 2003. But despite that popularity, there are some red flags on the horizon.
by Dan Kraker

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What Glencore's ownership stake in PolyMet means for planned copper-nickel mine

What Glencore's ownership stake in PolyMet means for planned copper-nickel mine

A stock offering being finalized Friday would make Swiss mining giant Glencore control about 72 percent of PolyMet, which could bring the planned copper-nickel mine for northern Minnesota closer to reality.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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A sweltering weekend ahead around the state

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer ran down the week in weather with retired University of Minnesota meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Nurse, pilot killed in medical helicopter crash in Brainerd

Nurse, pilot killed in medical helicopter crash in Brainerd

North Memorial Health says no patients were on board when the crash happened about 1 a.m. Friday. The injured crew member was taken to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. The crew member is reported to be in serious but stable condition.
by Matt Sepic, Kirsti Marohn and Nina Moini

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Two students convince lawmakers to create prescription drug repository

Two students convince lawmakers to create prescription drug repository

As an effort to slow the rising cost of prescription drugs, two University of Minnesota students convinced legislators last session to create a program to donate unused medication to people who can't afford it.
by Briana Bierschbach

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