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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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Walker show celebrates gifts of art

Walker show celebrates gifts of art

As the Walker Art Center celebrates its 75th anniversary, a new exhibit shows how important donated art is to a museum's collection.
by Euan Kerr

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Mardi Gras comes to First Avenue

Mardi Gras comes to First Avenue

A new album by the New Orleans-based band Galactic attempts to express the electric atmosphere of Fat Tuesday. By the way, the parades leading up to Mardi Gras begin Friday.

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Josephine Taylor's music gets new life

Josephine Taylor's music gets new life

Thanks to a new compilation from Minneapolis-based Secret Stash Records, Taylor's music is being introduced to a new generation of listeners.

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Privacy laws may need updates with emergence of police body cameras

Privacy laws may need updates with emergence of police body cameras

As some law enforcement agencies across the state start to outfit officers with body cameras, a debate has arisen about how much of the footage should be available to the public.
by Jon Collins

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Adjusting crops one way to adapt to climate change

The addition of native prairie plants and cover crops like winter rye can make farm fields more resilient to the effects of climate change.

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What mediation means for the archdiocese, insurers and victims

What mediation means for the archdiocese, insurers and victims

A federal bankruptcy judge has ordered the archdiocese and its creditors into mediation, where the parties will attempt to negotiate a settlement. But what will that mean for the church, its creditors and victims?
by Martin Moylan

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Petula Clark blazed a trail with her No. 1 hit 'Downtown'

Petula Clark blazed a trail with her No. 1 hit 'Downtown'

Clark was an established star in the United Kingdom and France at the time, but this song was her breakthrough in the U.S.

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Minnesota sports teams looking to win consistently

Now that the Super Bowl is over, sports fans in Minnesota can turn their attention back to the local teams.

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Bill calls for outside investigations of officer-involved killings

A bipartisan bill introduced at the Capitol would bar Minnesota police agencies from investigating their own officers involved in duty-related deaths.
by Tim Nelson

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