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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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Peak leaf-peeping across the state this weekend
Fall color is at its peak around the state. We've been having those cool temperatures that help the leaves turn from green to red and orange and yellow.
Paul Weller looks forward
The musician is performing Friday night at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis.
Pioneer Press reporter Dane Mizutani says that anything less than a Stanley Cup championship will be seen as a disappointment.
What a wet October so far
The harvesting of corn and soybeans has been slowed or delayed due to wet weather this month.
Mountain biking booms among Minnesota high schoolers
This weekend more than 700 student mountain bike racers will come to Duluth for the final regular season race of the Minnesota High School cycling league. In just six years, the league has grown to over 1,300 riders from more than 100 schools around the state.
Why are Minnesota pheasant numbers down? Ask Washington
With hunting season set to open Saturday, there are efforts underway to increase pheasant numbers. But a lot depends on what happens in Congress.
New St. Paul food truck hall wants you to do its promotion
The Seventh Street Truck Park brought the food-truck experience indoors. The quirky eatery is on the leading edge of the industry's effort to turn customers into their marketers.
Hoping to ease tribal homelessness, Leech Lake band takes back its land
The band is retaking control of hundreds of lakeshore lots it owns and leases in northern Minnesota. That's forcing cabin owners to move their structures or sell them to band members.