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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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Replace Sherco coal plant with natural gas? Xcel brings debate to the Capitol

Replace Sherco coal plant with natural gas? Xcel brings debate to the Capitol

Xcel is asking the Legislature to allow it to build a natural gas power plant in Becker to make up for some of the electric generation that will be lost when two of the Sherco coal plant units retire by 2026. Both clean energy advocates and utility customers are showing skepticism.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Jury finds Scarsella guilty in Jamar Clark protest shooting

Jury finds Scarsella guilty in Jamar Clark protest shooting

Jurors turned aside arguments by Allen Scarsella's attorney that the 24-year-old Bloomington man shot in self-defense as he and other companions were pursued by a group of protesters near the Minneapolis 4th Precinct police station.
by Brandt Williams

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New song from Dylan part of his first three-disc release

New song from Dylan part of his first three-disc release

"I Could Have Told You" will be included on a three-disc release called "Triplicate," which will be available on March 31.

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State lawmakers fighting Twin Cities labor measures

State lawmakers fighting Twin Cities labor measures

Both the House and Senate are weighing so-called pre-emption measures that could block local initiatives like the sick leave mandate in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
by Tim Nelson

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From the archives: The joys of ice fishing

From the archives: The joys of ice fishing

For Jay King and his wife, ice fishing is a game of cribbage, a thermos of coffee, and a long afternoon in their cabin-sized fish house on Lake Mille Lacs.
by MPR News Staff

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Paul Simon hit came from when someone called him "Al"

Paul Simon hit came from when someone called him "Al"

Today's Morning Edition music is from Paul Simon with "You Can Call Me Al" off his album Graceland.
by MPR News Staff

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After big scare, family reunited despite Trump immigration order

After big scare, family reunited despite Trump immigration order

A Minnesota man was finally reunited with his wife and two children after they were detained for 18 hours at the Washington Dulles International Airport over the weekend.
by Laura Yuen

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