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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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Art Hounds: Interact Theater provides a 'Feast of Fools'

Art Hounds: Interact Theater provides a 'Feast of Fools'

The Art Hounds recommend a play about fools in power, an exhibition of landscape paintings and "Cloth," a play about the politics of women's clothing.
by Marianne Combs

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Smokey Robinson's new album celebrates the season

Smokey Robinson's first-ever solo holiday album "Christmas Everyday" came out last month. It features a fresh take on "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."
by Cathy Wurzer

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How will dropping Keillor affect public radio?

How will dropping Keillor affect public radio?

How does a company, and even an industry, move forward after allegations of sexual misconduct against one of its most popular figures?
by Cathy Wurzer

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Plan would give immigration defendants free legal aid in Hennepin County

Plan would give immigration defendants free legal aid in Hennepin County

Some inmates in the Hennepin County jail don't know they can refuse to talk to ICE. Two new budget amendments aim to offer legal help to any Hennepin County resident facing deportation.
by Riham Feshir

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A conversation with the first woman on the Minnesota Supreme Court

A conversation with the first woman on the Minnesota Supreme Court

Rosalie Wahl goes down in history as the first woman to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court. In a 1995 interview for the Voices of Minnesota series, she explained how she couldn't have done it without the support of her fellow women.
by Jim Bickal

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Why Legislature doesn't release information on harassment, settlements: They don't have to

Why Legislature doesn't release information on harassment, settlements: They don't have to

Government entities across Minnesota are required to disclose discipline and settlement information on sexual harassment and similar cases. The one exception: The Minnesota Legislature.
by Tom Scheck and Brian Bakst

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Small towns face a 'crisis' of aging water, sewer pipes

Small towns face a 'crisis' of aging water, sewer pipes

Water and sewer pipes are reaching the end of their expected life spans in many places across Minnesota, and there's not enough state or federal funding to meet the needs -- especially for small cities.
by Kirsti Marohn

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