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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.

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What to know about Aurora’s bid to go pro

What to know about Aurora’s bid to go pro

Minnesota’s women’s pre-professional soccer team, Aurora, has made a bid to go professional. Their announcement comes just three years after the team formed, and at a time when Minnesota’s women’s sports teams are catching fire.
by Phil Picardi, Megan Burks and Lukas Levin

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Expert: Prosecutors may litigate Feeding Our Future fraud case like mob scheme

Expert: Prosecutors may litigate Feeding Our Future fraud case like mob scheme

Longtime St. Paul criminal defense attorney Jack Rice forecasts what the initial trial and verdicts in the Feeding Our Future case could mean for the 45 remaining defendants.
by Josh Cobb, Gracie Stockton and Cathy Wurzer

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Man serving life sentence for 1998 murder awaits next steps after call for exoneration

Man serving life sentence for 1998 murder awaits next steps after call for exoneration

The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office has called for the full exoneration of Brian K. Pippitt — a man serving a life sentence for a 1998 homicide.
by Cathy Wurzer and Matthew Alvarez

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Will PWHL Minnesota drama overshadow league’s future?

Will PWHL Minnesota drama overshadow league’s future?

Minnesota's Professional Women's Hockey League has celebrated success and dealt with controversy in the past two weeks. Ian Kennedy with The Hockey News spoke to Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer on what’s happening.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Minnesota poll: Voters split on U.S. support of Israel’s war with Hamas, but it’s not a top issue

Minnesota poll: Voters split on U.S. support of Israel’s war with Hamas, but it’s not a top issue

Minnesotans are divided over Israel’s military action in Gaza as it responds to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, but it doesn’t appear to be a deciding factor for them in their November presidential vote, new poll results released Wednesday morning show.
by Clay Masters

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Where were you 6 years ago when the MPR raccoon scaled a St. Paul skyscraper?

Where were you 6 years ago when the MPR raccoon scaled a St. Paul skyscraper?

Relive the highs and lows of the day with the coverage we featured of the little critter that could, as well some as anecdotes from MPR staff and audience members like you.
by Gracie Stockton and Anna Haecherl

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Minnesota poll: Felony conviction should disqualify presidential candidates, most say

Minnesota poll: Felony conviction should disqualify presidential candidates, most say

The finding comes less than two weeks after former President Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts related to his hush money case. Trump and President Joe Biden are expected to face off in a rematch this fall.
by Dana Ferguson

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‘Big hole in my heart’: How two siblings mended a rift after one came out

‘Big hole in my heart’: How two siblings mended a rift after one came out

Siblings Forest Clarke and Anne Downs grew up feeling like twins born two years apart. But when Clarke came out, a chasm grew in this once close relationship. A global pandemic, a letter and years of introspection brought them back together.
by Catharine Richert

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'God needed a hero': Mourners honor the life of officer Jamal Mitchell

'God needed a hero': Mourners honor the life of officer Jamal Mitchell

Through songs, prayers and stories, Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell was remembered warmly as someone who always looked out for others, who stood true to the belief that “the only time you look down on a man is when you’re picking them up.”
by Sarah Thamer and Jon Collins

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