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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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Early spring brings out ticks ahead of schedule

Early spring brings out ticks ahead of schedule

Minnesota averages more than 1,500 cases of tick borne diseases each year, and infections are on the rise.
by Mark Steil

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GOP, Dayton struggle building a higher ed budget to meet many demands

GOP, Dayton struggle building a higher ed budget to meet many demands

Controlling tuition is a priority as Minnesota lawmakers negotiate a higher education spending bill. But some worry there won't be enough left for other pressing needs in the state's university systems.
by Peter Cox

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How to get high school grads to show up for college? Minn. tries nudging them with a text

How to get high school grads to show up for college? Minn. tries nudging them with a text

The Minnesota Department of Higher Education runs a program based on research that shows texting students over the summer can help nudge them to show up to college in the fall.
by Cathy Wurzer and Phil Picardi

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1 killed, 2 dozen hurt as tornado levels Wis. mobile home park

1 killed, 2 dozen hurt as tornado levels Wis. mobile home park

The storms hit late in the afternoon Tuesday and into the evening, flattening the Prairie Lake Estates mobile home park near Chetek. "It's a miracle when you see the total destruction in there" that only one person died, said Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald.
by Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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In reversal, Forest Lake votes to keep its police department

In reversal, Forest Lake votes to keep its police department

The Forest Lake City Council on Monday approved a new contract with its police department, reversing last week's vote that would have disbanded the 23-member police force.
by Matt Sepic

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