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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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Amanda Kessel returns to Gophers women's hockey team

Star player Amanda Kessel returns to the University of Minnesota women's hockey team after a long hiatus.

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How accurate are groundhog's predictions?

How accurate are groundhog's predictions?

Climatologist Mark Seeley talks about the recent winter storm that hit Minnesota on Groundhog Day. He also comments on the accuracy of Punxsutawney Phil.

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Artist behind 'Amish Project' hopes the play starts conversations

Artist behind 'Amish Project' hopes the play starts conversations

Although the piece is inspired by a mass shooting at a Pennsylvania school, it tells the story as a work of fiction.
by Euan Kerr

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Little Richard influenced the hit 'Please Please Please'

Little Richard influenced James Brown and the Famous Flame's hit "Please Please Please."

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Panel debates where to hang historically inaccurate art in Capitol

Panel debates where to hang historically inaccurate art in Capitol

If a painting that depicts a historical event is inaccurate, should it be displayed in a prominent place in the renovated Capitol building?

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Art Hounds: Ice shanties and a 1950s townhouse

Art Hounds: Ice shanties and a 1950s townhouse

This week on Art Hounds: artful ice shanties on White Bear Lake, an exhibition in St. Cloud, and a staging of "Clybourne Park" in Osseo.
by Marianne Combs

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Hear Williams' new album online now; see her live at the Dakota in April

Hear Williams' new album online now; see her live at the Dakota in April

Lucinda Williams' new album can be heard on NPR now, and she'll be appearing at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis in April.

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