Morning Edition

A profile photo of Cathy Wurzer

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.

Morning Announcements | Weather chats with Mark Seeley | Parting Thoughts

Some Minn. businesses concerned with immigration order
Minnesota businesses are trying to figure out what President Donald Trump's immigration order means for them.
Today's Morning Edition music is from the Shirelles with "Mama said."
Attorneys poised to help international travelers at Twin Cities airport
Lawyers from around the Twin Cities will head to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport again Monday. They're volunteering in shifts to help those affected by President Donald Trump's executive order concerning immigration.
Gov. Dayton's budget, health key topics at the state Capitol
Things should be a bit quieter in St. Paul politics after a busy stretch last week. But you can expect attention to be on DFL Gov. Mark Dayton's budget proposal, and on his health.
Endangered no more? Wolf again poised to go off federal protection
Sen. Amy Klobuchar has co-sponsored legislation to remove wolves in Minnesota from the endangered species list. Wolves have been "delisted" three times in the past decade, only to be "relisted" after court challenges. Will this effort stick?
Even though they play on the ice, the Minnesota Wild are on fire.
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with University of Minnesota Climatologist Mark Seeley about the fact that it looks like January will be about 5 degrees above normal, which continues a long trend of warmer than normal months.
Hundreds of volunteers and non-profit workers across the state have been working through the night to count every homeless person in Minnesota. They began at sunset yesterday visiting light-rail cars, bus shelters, and highway underpasses. Later today, more groups will go to food pantries, homeless camps, and shelters.
Mpls. minimum wage hike plan poised for election-year comeback
A push to get a controversial minimum wage hike in front of Minneapolis voters fizzled last year. But with mayoral and city council elections ahead this fall, backers say they're ready to fight again.