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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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Lake St. fire damages apartment building, businesses

Lake St. fire damages apartment building, businesses

A fire late Sunday night damaged a multi-story building and took firefighters until Monday morning to knock down the blaze.
by Nina Moini

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Gopher baseball continues to impress

Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, discusses baseball with MPR's Phil Picardi.
by Phil Picardi

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Logic to perform at Soundset

The 11th annual Soundset music festival will be held on Sunday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Nearly four dozen acts will be performing. Rapper Logic has the top billing.
by Phil Picardi

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Despite heavy rain, Minnesota experiencing a dry spell

More than 50 percent of the state's landscape is abnormally dry, while portions of Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Roseau and Koochiching counties are in moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
by Phil Picardi

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Black Fashion Week MN to shine a light on 'overlooked' designers

Black Fashion Week MN to shine a light on 'overlooked' designers

The first Black Fashion Week MN starts Friday evening to showcase designers and stylists who are largely overlooked in an industry historically dominated by white people.
by Emma Sapong

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Minnesota companies named as defendants in defamation lawsuit filed by Sandy Hook families

Minnesota companies named as defendants in defamation lawsuit filed by Sandy Hook families

The families of six people killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting have filed a defamation lawsuit against internet and radio personality Alex Jones — and two Minnesota companies also are named as defendants.
by Nina Moini

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