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Soundset mystery: Will Lauryn Hill show up?

Today's Morning Edition music is from the Fugees featuring lead singer Lauryn Hill with their version of "Killing Me Softly."
by MPR News Staff

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Rochester Art Center officials paint optimistic picture at annual meeting

Rochester Art Center officials paint optimistic picture at annual meeting

As the RAC gets its fiscal house in order, there's a bright spot looming in 2018 - a national show that director Koch says is already fully funded. But it will take more than that to ensure the center's survival.
by Catharine Richert

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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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