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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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Edmundson's OT winner sends Allen, Blues past Wild 2-1

Edmundson's OT winner sends Allen, Blues past Wild 2-1

Joel Edmundson scored for St. Louis at 17:48 of the extra period, Jake Allen made a career-high 51 saves and the Blues stole Game 1 of their first-round playoff series from the Wild with a 2-1 victory Wednesday night.
by The Associated Press and Peter Cox

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Minnesota farmers optimistic, realistic as spring planting nears

Minnesota farmers optimistic, realistic as spring planting nears

The state's growers face their fourth straight year of low grain prices as they get ready for spring planting. It's forced some out of business. But most are surviving and looking ahead despite the cloudy future.
by Mark Steil

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Art Hounds: 350 movies, a music festival and Emily Dickinson

Art Hounds: 350 movies, a music festival and Emily Dickinson

This week on Art Hounds: the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, the Midwest Music Fest and a marathon reading of Emily Dickinson's poetry.
by Marianne Combs

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John Warren Geils of The J. Geils Band dies at 71

Today's Morning Edition music is from the J. Geils band with "Hard Drivin' Man" from their 1972 live album "Full House."
by MPR News Staff

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Parting thoughts: A boundless enthusiasm for students

Parting thoughts: A boundless enthusiasm for students

Dr. Olaf Millert came to the United States after fleeing his native Estonia during the Soviet occupation following World War II. After studying in South Dakota, he went to found the psychology department at St. Olaf College.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Festival presents 170-plus films, searchable by mood

Festival presents 170-plus films, searchable by mood

The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, in itself a journey of exploration, fittingly opens with "The Lost City of Z."
by Euan Kerr

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Garbage time? St. Paul may trim trash haulers list as talks stall

Garbage time? St. Paul may trim trash haulers list as talks stall

St. Paul is poised to up the ante in its long-running effort to change the way trash gets collected in the city. A Wednesday afternoon City Council meeting could set changes in motion.
by Tim Nelson

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Child abuse reports jump dramatically in Minnesota

Child abuse reports jump dramatically in Minnesota

Nearly 40,000 children were suspected of being abused or neglected in 2016, 25 percent more than 2015, state officials said Tuesday in a worrisome report that also noted a huge jump in maltreatment investigations.
by MPR News Staff and Peter Cox

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