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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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Mpls. congregation may be expelled from denomination over LGBT stance

Mpls. congregation may be expelled from denomination over LGBT stance

A Minneapolis pastor will likely be defrocked and his congregation expelled from the Evangelical Covenant Church this week. The issue: same-sex relationships.
by Cathy Wurzer

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U.S. Sen. Tina Smith on new bill aiming to lower the cost of insulin

A group of Minnesotans with diabetes plan to cross the border into Canada again this week to buy insulin for a fraction of what it would cost them here. People are increasingly turning to such options as insulin prices in the U.S. soar.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Mpls. Park Board Commissioner looks to build taller in parks

Mpls. Park Board Commissioner looks to build taller in parks

Affordable housing in the park? That's one option Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Commissioner Chris Meyer thinks should be on the table when rebuilding on the site of the Bde Maka Ska pavilion.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Amid medical mystery, Como Zoo gorillas returning to public view

Amid medical mystery, Como Zoo gorillas returning to public view

The gorilla family at Como Zoo welcomed a new member in 2017, a baby born to Alice, one of the troop's adult females. But most visitors have not seen little Nyati. Zookeepers say that's about to change now that they've made progress on a medical mystery affecting the mother.
by Tim Nelson and Simone Cazares

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Richfield woman asks pardons board to help her avoid persecution in home country

Richfield woman asks pardons board to help her avoid persecution in home country

The Minnesota Board of Pardons does not appear likely to grant clemency to a woman convicted of killing her husband after he allegedly abused and raped her. Amreya Shefa, 46, is no longer in prison, but remains jailed while she awaits deportation.
by Matt Sepic

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Hearing on wolves' protected status draws large, passionate crowds

Hearing on wolves' protected status draws large, passionate crowds

The hearing was the only opportunity, anywhere in the country, for members of the public to give input in person on the federal proposal to take gray wolves off the endangered and threatened species list.
by Kirsti Marohn

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New book details a Gilded Age romance involving a first lady and a Minn. pastor's future wife

Rose Cleveland served as first lady during her brother Grover Cleveland's first term. Evangeline Simpson was a widow who would marry Minnesota Episcopal bishop Henry Whipple. Their correspondence -- and romance -- spanned decades.
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