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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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Sharing helps revive Minneapolis' Southern Theater

Sharing helps revive Minneapolis' Southern Theater

The theater had a near-death experience a few years back because of financial mismanagement. Now an audience membership plan called "ARTshare" is turning things around.
by Euan Kerr

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Keith Richards out with a new solo album

Keith Richards out with a new solo album

"Crosseyed Heart" is the first solo album by The Rolling Stones' guitarist in 23 years.

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Doubts creep in for Minnesota Lynx in the playoffs

The Lynx open the playoffs tonight when they host the Los Angeles Sparks at Target Center.

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Warm weather made a comeback

Warm weather made a comeback

Cathy Wurzer spoke with University of Minnesota Climatologist Mark Seeley about some record high overnight temperatures that were set around the state in the past week.

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Sacred stories burn bright on Minnesotan's Ojibwe star map

Sacred stories burn bright on Minnesotan's Ojibwe star map

Duluth artist Carl Gawboy has helped chart constellations in the Ojibwe tradition. He's working to ensure Ojibwe stories of the heavens and the natural world aren't lost to future generations.
by Dan Olson

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Scottish folk legend Archie Fisher launches new album in St. Paul

Scottish folk legend Archie Fisher launches new album in St. Paul

Put a guitar in Archie Fisher's hands and set him singing, and he'll take you away. Sometimes it's to some wild Scottish hillside, sometimes it's back to a place deep in history.
by Euan Kerr

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40 years ago: Glen Campbell's 'Rhinestone Cowboy' hit No. 1

Larry Weiss said his song "Rhinestone Cowboy" was written about the cowboys like Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, who he saw in movies and on television when he was a kid.

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Dementia presents complicated issues for caregivers

The case of a 90-year-old Minnesota man charged with fatally shooting his son after an argument is raising questions about how to safely care for those with memory loss.

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Art Hounds: Blackout and 'The Genealogy of Happenstance'

Art Hounds: Blackout and 'The Genealogy of Happenstance'

This week Art Hounds recommend a new book by a Minnesota author, the improv show "Minority Report" and a one-woman show called "The Genealogy of Happenstance."
by Marianne Combs

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Census: Wages flat as Minn. unemployment drops, racial disparities remain

Census: Wages flat as Minn. unemployment drops, racial disparities remain

Typical wages in Minnesota and across the country remain flat despite a low unemployment rate and economy that's largely recovered from the recession, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
by Jon Collins and Doualy Xaykaothao

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