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Morning Edition

Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer
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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.

Morning Announcements | Weather chats with Mark Seeley

Tornadoes touch down after severe weather earlier in the week

Tornadoes touch down after severe weather earlier in the week

The beginning of August had tornadoes touching down in parts of Minnesota. Climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley talked about the severe weather in his weekly chat with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Democratic primary for west metro seat will tee up special Senate election

Democratic primary for west metro seat will tee up special Senate election

The seat opened after former state Sen. Kelly Morrison stepped down to run for Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District seat. Morrison’s departure left the state Senate split 33-33. 
by Ellie Roth

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What Walz — and the records — say about his military service as others criticized it

What Walz — and the records — say about his military service as others criticized it

The Minnesota governor, and now running mate to Vice President Kamala Harris, has often talked about his service in the National Guard. Now others are talking about it too, and not always in glowing terms, especially when it comes to Walz’s stepping away from the Guard.
by Peter Cox

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Art Hounds: Contemporary wind music

Art Hounds: Contemporary wind music

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what’s exciting in local art.
by Emily Bright

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Lake Minnetonka in the North Woods? Ely cabin owners push back against resort plan

Lake Minnetonka in the North Woods? Ely cabin owners push back against resort plan

A $45 million proposal to transform a century-old fishing lodge into an expanded resort two miles from the edge of the Boundary Waters is facing pushback from residents who fear it will change the area’s wilderness-oriented culture.
by Dan Kraker

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Walz picks up Minnesota’s ‘politics of joy’ baton for Harris campaign, 2024 race

Walz picks up Minnesota’s ‘politics of joy’ baton for Harris campaign, 2024 race

Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz set a tone of hope and happiness in their first rally on Tuesday in Philadelphia, from the Democratic vice presidential candidate’s first words through his closing remarks.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Walz opponents criticize the governor’s 2020 riot response

Walz opponents criticize the governor’s 2020 riot response

Walz’s handling of the riots following the killing of George Floyd by a police officer is being revived by Republicans who say he was too slow to call out the National Guard. A review in 2022 found the city at first did not provide a detailed plan, and Walz said at the time state and local law enforcement underestimated the scale of the unrest.
by Matt Sepic

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