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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.

Morning Announcements | Weather chats with Mark Seeley | Parting Thoughts

After missing early signs, DNR working to hit new lake invader hard

After missing early signs, DNR working to hit new lake invader hard

The DNR is aggressively trying to stop the spread of a new aquatic invasive species called starry stonewort, but the plan may already have been slowed by missed opportunities to identify the fast growing algae.
by Dan Gunderson

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Jane Monheit honors Ella Fitzgerald

Jane Monheit honors Ella Fitzgerald

The singer says it was hearing Fitzgerald's music that convinced her to be a jazz musician, and she's long wanted to honor that influence in some way.

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This family has been selling you hot dogs at the fair for 70+ years

This family has been selling you hot dogs at the fair for 70+ years

If you're going to the State Fair, you'll probably eat at least one hot dog. One family has been making sure you get that hot dog for over 70 years.
by Max Nesterak

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Want to be mayor? Move to one of these places

Want to be mayor? Move to one of these places

In dozens of cities around Minnesota, no one has stepped up to run for mayor, city council or other offices on November's ballot. That puts power in the write-in vote or leaves the choice up to appointments by the remaining members of municipal leadership.
by Brian Bakst

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Bee Gees' first No. 1 hit in the U.S. was 45 years ago

Bee Gees' first No. 1 hit in the U.S. was 45 years ago

They had two distinct eras of mega success.

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The Great Lakes from aboard a 740-foot ship

Writer Porter Fox managed to hitch a ride on one of the freighters that haul goods throughout the Great Lakes, along the roughly 2,000-mile-long Saint Lawrence Seaway.

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At U.S. Bank Stadium, it's first down and looking good

At U.S. Bank Stadium, it's first down and looking good

Fans gave positive reviews to the stadium's starting performance as a football venue.
by Matt Sepic

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Dixie Chicks to play two Grandstand shows

Dixie Chicks to play two Grandstand shows

It's the first year a group has played two shows at the Grandstand since the band Alabama headlined in the '80s. Coincidentally, Alabama will also be playing the Grandstand this year.

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Hot and wet August, and what to expect this fall

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley about a hot and wet August and what's to come this fall.

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