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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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In a tower 300 feet above Rochester, a new carillonneur plays songs for all to hear

In a tower 300 feet above Rochester, a new carillonneur plays songs for all to hear

Mayo Clinic has one of the rare full-time positions for a carillonneur, some who plays the bells in a bell tower. Twenty-four-year-old Austin Ferguson just took the position and now takes requests via Twitter.
by Catharine Richert

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Art Hounds: A big weekend for visual arts

Art Hounds: A big weekend for visual arts

Three art shows take on the environment, consumerism and police brutality.
by Marianne Combs

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MN's greenhouse gas goal flopped. New goal: 'electrify everything'

MN's greenhouse gas goal flopped. New goal: 'electrify everything'

Ten years ago, lawmakers pledged to cut Minnesota's greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. Officials today concede they've barely moved the needle, but they're hoping new technology can reenergize the effort.
by Dan Kraker

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Happy birthday, Star Tribune

Happy birthday, Star Tribune

On this day 150 years ago, the Minneapolis Daily Tribune published issue No. 1. Newspapers have changed a little bit in the meantime.
by Cody Nelson

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Parting thoughts: A true pioneer for women in politics

Parting thoughts: A true pioneer for women in politics

It's rare when someone can truly be called a pioneer, but Koryne Horbal was certainly that.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Skipping the measles vaccine is easy in Minnesota

Skipping the measles vaccine is easy in Minnesota

Despite pushes to tighten state vaccine policy, state lawmakers have shown little inclination to change anything.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Students at Minnesota's public colleges face likely tuition hikes

Students at Minnesota's public colleges face likely tuition hikes

Though Minnesota Legislature's budget increases total spending by $210 million over the last two-year budget, the overall amount is much lower than what higher education leaders wanted.
by Peter Cox

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Justin Townes Earle's modern roots music

Justin Townes Earle's modern roots music

A new album by Justin Townes Earle called "Kids in the Street" comes out later this week. On the track called "Champagne Corolla" he admires a woman who is driving by because of the fuel efficiency of her car.
by MPR News Staff

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74 Seconds podcast: An officer charged

74 Seconds podcast: An officer charged

When he pulled over Philando Castile, Jeronimo Yanez was working the night shift, patrolling three small Twin Cities suburbs. His law enforcement career was largely unremarkable. Now, he's about to go on trial.
by MPR News Staff

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How MPR unveiled 'A Prairie Home Companion' in 1974

How MPR unveiled 'A Prairie Home Companion' in 1974

Fundraising has been a staple of life at Minnesota Public Radio throughout its 50 years on the air. But there's one bit of pledge drive banter that remains the stuff of legend.
by Sara Porter

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