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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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Did MPR give Keillor's bad behavior a pass?

Did MPR give Keillor's bad behavior a pass?

After complaints about the Prairie Home host surfaced last August, MPR's top executive said he'd never heard such things before. Others had.
by Euan Kerr and Laura Yuen

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St. Louis Park unanimously passes first-of-its-kind tenant protection

St. Louis Park unanimously passes first-of-its-kind tenant protection

St. Louis Park's city council unanimously passed its first tenant protection ordinance on Monday night. The ordinance requires landlords to pay the moving expenses of low-income tenants if they decide to raise rents, not renew leases, or re-screen tenants within the first three months of owning a property.
by Cathy Wurzer and Max Nesterak

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Remembering Linda McCartney

Linda McCartney died 20 years ago Tuesday after a three-year battle with breast cancer.
by MPR News Staff

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Politics of wild rice heats up at the Minnesota Capitol

Politics of wild rice heats up at the Minnesota Capitol

Legislation that would get rid of Minnesota's longstanding yet rarely enforced wild rice standard is ready for floor votes in the House and Senate.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Blizzard burglars bust up Twin Cities bakery

Blizzard burglars bust up Twin Cities bakery

Workers at Muddy Paws Cheesecake shop are cleaning up more than just snow today after an early Saturday burglary. Luckily, they bad guys didn't touch the 300 cheesecakes set to be delivered this week.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Carrot vs. stick: How should Minnesota get to cleaner water?

Carrot vs. stick: How should Minnesota get to cleaner water?

Gov. Mark Dayton set an ambitious goal of improving Minnesota's water quality 25 percent by 2025. But consensus on how to achieve that goal has been elusive, and there's much work left to do.
by Kirsti Marohn

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PaviElle French presents this weekend at the Minnesota Music Summit

St. Paul native PaviElle French will give a talk this weekend at the Minnesota Music Summit hosted this weekend at St. Catherine's University and venues around the Twin Cities.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Drunken chaos, pointless destruction, great music: The Replacements roadie talks

Drunken chaos, pointless destruction, great music: The Replacements roadie talks

Bill Sullivan had a front row seat to all the action and occasional self-destruction. His new book "Lemon Jail: On the Road with The Replacements" offers a fresh view on one of rock's most notorious bands.
by Jim Bickal

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Minnesota nonprofits say grant search has gotten tougher

Minnesota nonprofits say grant search has gotten tougher

Nonprofit leaders say underscoring the fierce competition is a shift in what foundations are seeking: more specialized, innovative programs that might ask a nonprofit to expand its core function.
by Mike Moen

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