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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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Community solar coming to Xcel Energy customers

Community solar coming to Xcel Energy customers

Xcel Energy customers will soon be able to receive power from community solar gardens. After a concerted effort by the utility to limit them, they will come online soon.
by Martin Moylan

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In Minneapolis' Hawthorne neighborhood, hope still stands

In Minneapolis' Hawthorne neighborhood, hope still stands

The north Minneapolis neighborhood has struggled with drugs, gangs, housing teardowns and, most recently, a wave of home foreclosures. A local minister, though, sees flickers of opportunity. Take the tour.
by Dan Olson

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Kanser to play For the Love, A Community Celebration

The hip hop group is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a Saturday night performance in St. Paul.

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Wolves and Wild prospects show off while Twins take on Detroit

MPR News' Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the Twins, the Timberwolves, and the Wild.

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Some parts of state see record rain

Some parts of state see record rain

MPR News' Cathy Wurzer spoke with University of Minnesota Climatologist Mark Seeley about a heavy dose of rain that fell on parts of Minnesota earlier this week. Seeley said much warmer temperatures and higher dew points are on the way.

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After 25 years, a beloved celebration of baseball comes to an end

After 25 years, a beloved celebration of baseball comes to an end

The Fiesta de Beisbol event began in 1991 as an excuse to play and watch baseball. It has become a cherished summertime tradition for many.
by Jim Bickal

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A shift in musical taste emerges in 1955

While Frank Sinatra's "Learnin' the Blues" was the most popular song among radio disc jockeys 60 years ago today, music fans were buying up rock 'n' roll albums in the stores.

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Art Hounds: A lesser-known Wilder and outdoor improv

Art Hounds: A lesser-known Wilder and outdoor improv

This week Art Hounds recommend Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker," Fresh Air Improv, and art in Grand Marais, Minn.
by Marianne Combs

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Has deadly water amoeba found a home in Minnesota?

Has deadly water amoeba found a home in Minnesota?

The Centers for Disease Control and Minnesota Department of Health are reviewing lab tests on a child who contracted a life-threatening brain infection that officials suspect is linked to Naegleria fowleri amoeba.
by Lorna Benson

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Supporters of U of M sexual consent policy worry delay sends wrong signals

The consent policy proposed by President Eric Kaler last month requires that "each person who wishes to engage in the sexual activity to obtain consent" from their partner through words or body language.
by Jon Collins

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