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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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Lured by new industry's promise, entrepreneurs fly to drones
Nearly 2,800 drone businesses across the country now have FAA permission to fly, but thousands more are still waiting for new federal rules. Drone users worry those delays could hamstring a rapidly growing industry.
How one Minnesota chicken producer kept the bird flu out
As avian flu swept across Minnesota this spring, Gold'n Plump managed to keep every one of its hundreds of central Minnesota chicken barns virus-free. Now, poultry producers nationally are taking notice.
Keith Richards has had a good year
Rolling Stones' Keith Richards has had a good year as he turns 72 today.
Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, talks to MPR's Cathy Wurzer about the University of Minnesota women's volleyball team's loss in the Final Four, and the University of St. Thomas' clash with Mount Union for the Division III NCAA championship.
Minnesota headed to warmest December in recorded history
Climatologist Mark Seeley says Minnesota is on track for the warmest December ever recorded.
Cruz pays visit to St. Paul as part of multi-state swing
The Republican presidential hopeful declared that "help is on the way" for what he called a country in crisis.
American Scarecrows will play Cedar Cultural Center, and since it's Christmas time, maybe they'll play "Snoopy's Christmas."
Art Hounds: Climbing Bedlam's 'Monkey Bar'
This week on Art Hounds we check out a fusion of Asian dance, ROCK4LOVE's battle of the bands for musicians of color, and "Monkey Bar" at Bedlam Lowertown.