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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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Steve Martin, bluegrass artist, is much more than a comedian

Martin will be honored in October by the International Bluegrass Music Association.

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Art Hounds: A tribute to the prairie

Art Hounds: A tribute to the prairie

This week the Art Hounds take us to a mural in Minneapolis, a film score fest in St. Paul and an artistic tribute to the prairie in Morris.
by Marianne Combs

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Dance group brings performance into public, personal spaces

Dance group brings performance into public, personal spaces

For the past few months the group has taken their work outside into public places, creating spontaneous one-on-one dances, free of charge.
by Euan Kerr

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The Potash Twins win critical aclaim and fans

The 'Twin Horns of Joy' enjoyed a sold out CD release party at Icehouse in Minneapolis this week.

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Goetz keeps U athletics focused on future amid Teague scandal

Goetz keeps U athletics focused on future amid Teague scandal

Beth Goetz became the University of Minnesota's interim athletic director Friday after Norwood Teague resigned amid sexual harassment allegations. Goetz tells MPR News she's confident the scandal won't hurt player recruitment or fundraising.
by MPR News Staff

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Residents worry as pro soccer officials eye St. Paul Midway site

Residents worry as pro soccer officials eye St. Paul Midway site

Just a few hundred feet from the potential stadium site, people who live nearby talked through the pros and cons of the development Tuesday night.
by Peter Cox

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Herman's Hermits' 'Henry the VIII' song was fastest-selling of its time

It was the band's second chart-topper. But it wasn't originally a pop song: It had originated in British music halls around 1910, the signature song of East London-based Harry Champion, a singer and comedian.

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Minnesota's medical marijuana business faces hurdles

Minnesota's medical marijuana business faces hurdles

Insider and former state official Manny Munson-Regala offers his take on how the industry is taking shape.
by Phil Picardi

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Top soccer officials visit St. Paul today to talk stadium

Minneapolis and St. Paul are both being considered as possible homes for an MLS team.

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Health department defends lake amoeba alert

Health department defends lake amoeba alert

A month after 14-year-old Hunter Boutain died, federal lab tests show the teen succumbed to a bacterial infection, not a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in Lake Minnewaska.
by Lorna Benson

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