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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

It's been a cold October, but will be a warmer winter

We've been dominated by cooler than normal weather so far, ranking among the coldest 10 historically for the first half of the month on a statewide basis.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Ed Sheeran brings his one man band to U.S. Bank Stadium

Ed Sheeran brings his one man band to U.S. Bank Stadium

Ed Sheeran will be performing Saturday night at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Sheeran is a one-man band, creating his music using only his voice, guitar and loop machines.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Attorney: Police detective is being wrongly accused of falsifying warrant

Attorney: Police detective is being wrongly accused of falsifying warrant

Travis Serafin has been accused of falsifying a search warrant, which the Hennepin County Attorney's Office says throws dozens of convictions into doubt. Serafin's lawyer says the Eden Prairie police detective is being wrongly accused.
by Peter Cox

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Teaching boys to be 'gentle men' in a hyper-masculine world

Teaching boys to be 'gentle men' in a hyper-masculine world

In the midst of the #MeToo movement, a local group of Rochester nuns organized a meeting with 10- to 13-year-olds to talk to them about being good men.
by Catharine Richert

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As BWCA turns 40, question remains: How much wilderness to protect?

As BWCA turns 40, question remains: How much wilderness to protect?

The bill creating the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was signed 40 years ago this weekend. Decades later, the tension over natural resources and local control remains a constant in northeastern Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Cold Spring victim's lawsuit against Wetterling killer going to trial

Cold Spring victim's lawsuit against Wetterling killer going to trial

Jared Scheierl, who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted by Danny Heinrich nine months before Heinrich kidnapped Jacob Wetterling, has filed a civil lawsuit against Heinrich for damages.
by Kirsti Marohn

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UB40's take on 'Red Red Wine' topped the Billboard pop chart 30 years ago

The band's rendition of the Neil Diamond song was featured on "Labour of Love," their album of covers. For his part, Neil Diamond says the UB40 version is among his favorite covers of one his songs. When he performs "Red Red Wine" now, he uses UB40's reggae arrangement.
by Phil Picardi

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Stearns County sheriff candidates vow to make change, rebuild trust

Stearns County sheriff candidates vow to make change, rebuild trust

County voters will decide Nov. 6 which candidate they think is best suited to lead an increasingly complex department whose reputation was battered in the fallout from the Jacob Wetterling investigation.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Regulators to decide: Does Minnesota need natural gas to transition to renewable energy?

Regulators to decide: Does Minnesota need natural gas to transition to renewable energy?

The Minnesota Public Utilities will hear final arguments Thursday in Minnesota Power's bid for a new natural gas plant in Superior, Wis. The utility argues it's key to increasing the amount of wind, solar and hydro power on its system.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Art Hounds: Step to the rhythm at the Twin Cities Tap Festival

Art Hounds: Step to the rhythm at the Twin Cities Tap Festival

Plus, Art Hounds recommend an exhibition of panoramic photos of the Upper Mississippi and an afternoon of Yiddish theater and music.
by Marianne Combs

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