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Good morning! It feels like summer is returning to us. Patchy morning fog, then mostly sunny, warm and humid with a high of 82. MPR News Meteorologist Paul Huttner writes on our Updraft blog that while our calendar says September, the weather maps are stuck in perpetual June. | Forecast

Bloody nine hours in St. Paul leaves three dead and police stretched
St. Paul police are investigating the fatal shootings of three men in separate incidents that spanned nine hours starting Monday afternoon and into early Tuesday.
Over 14 years, Fargo gardens grow community
A project called Growing Together is helping new Americans in Fargo access healthy food — but the gardeners involved say it’s also building relationships between lifelong North Dakotans and refugees who came to Fargo from around the world.
Pioneer Press: Deaths of New Brighton couple ruled murder-suicide
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office has ruled the deaths of two people in New Brighton a murder-suicide. The St. Paul Pioneer Press says investigators found the body of of 34-year-old Mainhia Yang, and her husband, 51-year-old Ge Yang.
Congress considers gun control bills but asks, 'What does Trump want?'
The bills being considered by the U.S. House would limit access to high-capacity gun magazines and block any person convicted of a hate crime from obtaining a firearm.
Congregants mourn loss of synagogue and ‘so much history’ in fire
Law enforcement officials are still investigating the cause of  the fire that destroyed the 120-year-old Adas Israel Congregation synagogue early Monday.
What's on the radio today?
9 a.m. MPR News with Kerri Miller
While there’s no official guidebook to dealing with death, a new book by Dr. BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger comes pretty close. “A Beginner's Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death” helps people who are nearing death or in the process of grieving.

10 a.m. 1A with Joshua Johnson
What does a fair deal look like for those who have suffered from the nation’s opioid epidemic? States are seeking billions of dollars from Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family.

11 a.m. MPR News with Angela Davis
You know about Minnesota's craft beer, but what about our local spirits? Or wine? We'll have two guests for a conversation about Minnesota's growing distilleries and wineries.

Noon MPR News Presents 
High school teacher Esther Wojcicki, author of "How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results," spoke at the Commonwealth Club of California. Her formula is: "TRICK"--Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness.

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