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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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Boy meets space-alien girl: An intergalactic love story

Boy meets space-alien girl: An intergalactic love story

Twin Cities author Andrew DeYoung has written a tale of teen romance, with an interplanetary twist.
by Euan Kerr

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How Chance the Rapper is giving back to his hometown

How Chance the Rapper is giving back to his hometown

Chance will be performing at a sold-out show Friday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
by MPR News Staff

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The weather forecast for the fishing opener: Just terrific

University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley also says the weather has recently shaped up for farmers and gardeners to get into the fields and gardens to plant.
by MPR News Staff

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Fish or cut bait? Next week is decision time at Capitol

Fish or cut bait? Next week is decision time at Capitol

There's no budget deal at the Capitol and Gov. Mark Dayton is headed to St. Cloud for the fishing opener. Legislative leaders will join him Saturday, but they won't be negotiating again until Monday, and a budget deal is proving to be the most elusive catch of all.
by Brian Bakst

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La Santa Cecilia on NPR's First Listen

The group's new album will be released Friday.
by MPR News Staff

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Tornado warning times are shrinking

Tornado warning times are shrinking

A recent analysis by the Washington Post's Capitol Weather Gang found that between 2005 to 2011, the tornado warning time was typically between 13 to 15 minutes. As of 2015, the lead time had dropped to eight minutes.
by Cathy Wurzer

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DNR mulls fate of celebrated author's Minnesota prairie home

DNR mulls fate of celebrated author's Minnesota prairie home

Novelist Frederick Manfred found inspiration in the landscape around the home he built within southwestern Minnesota's Blue Mounds State Park. But the house, now the park's visitor center, is crumbling and may face demolition.
by Mark Steil

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Art Hounds: The Hounds have three arts events for your weekend

Art Hounds: The Hounds have three arts events for your weekend

This week on Art Hounds: "A Year with Frog and Toad" returns to the Children's Theatre, a premiere of new music in Mankato, and "Q Stage."
by Marianne Combs

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