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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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Case against Jayme's suspected kidnapper complicated despite 'I did it'

Case against Jayme's suspected kidnapper complicated despite 'I did it'

Jake T. Patterson's alleged admission to police that he killed James and Denise Closs and abducted their 13-year-old daughter Jayme doesn't make it an open-and-shut case, legal observers say.
by Brandt Williams

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For the men behind Laurel and Hardy, another fine mess

For the men behind Laurel and Hardy, another fine mess

The new film "Stan and Ollie" examines the lives of the pair after the cameras stopped rolling.
by Euan Kerr

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Art Hounds: Portraits of and by Native American youth

Art Hounds: Portraits of and by Native American youth

Plus, Art Hounds recommend a poetry reading performed to music, and "Something Elegant, Like This."
by Marianne Combs

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Minnesota farmers high on hemp's potential

Minnesota farmers high on hemp's potential

Congress legalized industrial hemp as a crop in the latest farm bill -- and Minnesota farmers and economic development officials are ready to jump into the new industry. Minnesota's hemp program coordinator urges caution as the state breaks new ground.
by Dan Gunderson

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'Absurd': 3 Minnesota towns crushed state rainfall records last year

'Absurd': 3 Minnesota towns crushed state rainfall records last year

Harmony's 2018 rain total would have been common for a Gulf Coast city, not Minnesota. But massive rainfalls are the new normal as the climate changes. A state climatologist expects Minnesota's precipitation record to be broken again soon.
by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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'Birdchick' says she has 'good days, bad days' due to shutdown

'Birdchick' says she has 'good days, bad days' due to shutdown

Bird expert Sharon Stiteler, a park ranger for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, said she's been furloughed several times before but that this time it's different. "This one has been unpredictable from the very beginning," Stiteler said.
by Cathy Wurzer

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No black women? St. Paul cops adjust recruiting tactics

No black women? St. Paul cops adjust recruiting tactics

Following podcasters' advice, officers try spreading the word through beauty salons to recruit more female African-American police officers.
by Riham Feshir

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Toto's song 'Africa' takes new form ... in an undisclosed desert location

Artist Max Siedentopf has incorporated the song into a new installation in the Namib desert, using an MP3 player connected to six speakers. He told the BBC that he "wanted to pay the song the ultimate homage and physically exhibit 'Africa' in Africa."
by Cathy Wurzer

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