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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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Minnesota artists question state grant process

Minnesota artists question state grant process

One painter thinks she may have been denied a state grant because she was pregnant.
by Marianne Combs

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Rochester eyes 'game changer' transit plan. Will public get on board?

Rochester eyes 'game changer' transit plan. Will public get on board?

The city hopes to add 30,000 jobs over the next 20 years as Mayo Clinic expands. But that growth could make downtown a mess if city leaders don't figure out how to handle the traffic.
by Catharine Richert

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Minnesota man reunited with wife, kids caught in travel ban

Minnesota man reunited with wife, kids caught in travel ban

A Minnesota man was reunited with his wife and two children who were caught up in President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban. The family had been separated for more than two years.
by Matt Sepic

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60 years ago Sam Cooke left the Soul Stirrers

Sam Cooke had a successful six-year run with the Soul Stirrers. "Jesus Gave Me Water" was one their early hits together. But Cooke left the group in 1957 because he wanted to pursue secular, pop music and the Soul Stirrers focused on gospel. He soon rocketed to success as a solo artist with hits like "You Send Me" and "Twisting the Night Away." He was inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame posthumously in 1986.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Timberwolves take on Pistons in Detroit

The Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Pistons tonight in Detroit. The Super Bowl will be played in Houston on Sunday, but that's not the only football news in these parts.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota sees 11th-warmest January on record

niversity of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley says there were four days in January when the temperature did not fall below zero in the Twin Cities, which is a first.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Bill to quash local labor regulations advances at Capitol

Bill to quash local labor regulations advances at Capitol

GOP legislators are seeking to eliminate what some call a "patchwork" of city rules to provide sick leave and short-circuit the Minneapolis effort to raise the minimum wage beyond what the state mandates.
by Tim Nelson

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Food for thought: St. Louis Park woman uses parties to teach on diet, climate change

Food for thought: St. Louis Park woman uses parties to teach on diet, climate change

Every night in February, Michelle Courtright is hosting vegetarian dinner parties to share the message that animals raised for food in Minnesota put more greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere than passenger cars.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Franken to ask Supreme Court nominee about judicial activism

Franken to ask Supreme Court nominee about judicial activism

Sen. Al Franken says he's currently reviewing Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's record and plans to meet with him soon.

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Rainbow Kitten Surprise plays First Ave.'s 7th Street Entry tonight

Rainbow Kitten Surprise is playing First Ave.'s 7th Street Entry tonight. They formed in 2013 after two of their members started playing music together in their freshman dorm at Appalachian State University.
by Cathy Wurzer

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