Morning Edition

A profile photo of Cathy Wurzer

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.

Morning Announcements | Weather chats with Mark Seeley | Parting Thoughts

Temples play First Avenue
The band has attracted quite a following since it formed a couple years ago in the English town of Kettering.
The study found those who started HIV drugs early were far less likely to develop AIDS or other serious diseases.
May precipitation has virtually wiped out drought in Minnesota
University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley says the first half of June is forecast to be wetter than normal, too.
Dowling departs the Guthrie with career-launching play
Joe Dowling's 1986 production of "Juno and the Paycock" at the Gate Theatre in Dublin led him to Broadway and the Guthrie, from which he soon departs as artistic director.
Preservationists, HGTV star rescue historic Stillwater farmhouse
A dilapidated 19th century clapboard-sided farmhouse once owned by pioneer William Boutwell will be spared a bulldozer. The Washington County Historical Society said Thursday it bought the property.
Beatles song  'Ticket to Ride' hit No. 1 50 years ago
It was the eighth Beatles song to make it to No. 1 in just over a year.
Police search for motive in deadly Grand Forks Walmart shooting
Police continue to investigate why a U.S. airman shot two employees, one fatally, before turning the gun on himself at a Walmart Supercenter Tuesday.
Joshua Redman joins The Bad Plus
NPR's jazz critic Tom Moon called the collaboration "a roaring and beautiful summit meeting."
Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson to release new album
"Django and Jimmie" is out next week. The country music legends just finished a cross-country tour together.