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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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How can Minnesota's prisons be made safer?

State Sen. Warren Limmer talks to MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about Minnesota's prison system — and what needs to change in light of the recent killing of a correctional officer.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Vikings training camp begins with the loss of a coach

Vikings training camp begins with the loss of a coach

The Minnesota Vikings' training camp begins Tuesday at the team's brand-new facility in Eagan. But the team is still reeling from the loss of offensive line coach Tony Sparano, who died suddenly on Sunday at the age of 56.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Critic called Sgt. Pepper's movie 'indescribably awful'

The motion picture "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," starring the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton, was released 40 years ago Tuesday.
by MPR News Staff

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Study: Carbon-free electricity possible by 2050

Study: Carbon-free electricity possible by 2050

A group of utilities, environmental groups and state regulators has released a plan for how states could meet all of their electricity needs without carbon emissions. The group says it can be achieved by midcentury.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Some Minnesota businesses feel double impact of trade war

Some Minnesota businesses feel double impact of trade war

As tariffs mount, producers suffer from falling foreign sales and increasing costs of imported materials.
by Mark Steil

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Rochester development hits its stride

Rochester development hits its stride

The construction boom fueled by Rochester's Destination Medical Center economic development plan has most residents saying the city is on the right track, though some say now there's too much growth.
by Catharine Richert

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Former corrections officer says he had growing concerns about safety in Stillwater prison

Former corrections officer says he had growing concerns about safety in Stillwater prison

A former corrections officer at the Stillwater prison said he had concerns in recent years about the safety of his fellow officers -- and his worst fear was realized when he heard Joe Gomm had been killed last week in an attack by an inmate.
by Nina Moini

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Closing out July with cooler, drier weather

While the first half of July brought hot, damp weather to swaths of the state, the rest of the month is looking cooler and drier, according to recent NOAA models.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota inmate accused in guard's death has violent past

Minnesota inmate accused in guard's death has violent past

Just before he went to prison for the 2002 stabbing death of a woman he was living with, Edward Muhammad Johnson pleaded guilty to assaulting a guard at the Hennepin County Jail. Once in prison, he racked up a lengthy list of infractions, mostly for fighting.
by Matt Sepic

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