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Good morning and happy Indigenous Peoples' Day. Here’s what you need to know to start your day, in 349 words.

Maybe a warm-up? Afternoon high temperatures on Monday will range from the low 40s in the north to the low 50s in the sunny southwest. The Twin Cities should have a high around 49. Those temperatures are about ten degrees colder than average for this date but the lack of wind will be a treat. More on Updraft. | Forecast

Loons could disappear from Minnesota in the next decades. As the Star Tribune’s Jennifer Bjorhus reports, our state bird is one of 55 species that could be gone from Minnesota come 2080 if we don’t get the climate crisis under control.  

The Vikings slammed the Eagles. Philadelphia’s defense was no match for Minnesota, which won 38-20. Stefon Diggs, the recently dissatisfied wide receiver, caught three touchdowns, helping to bring the Vikings to a 4-2 record on the season. 

Remember the president’s visit? A few days can feel like weeks in this news cycle, but, yes, President Trump was in Minneapolis on Thursday. He didn’t bring along all the facts, though, as our reporters found out when analyzing his campaign-rally speech. And as MinnPost’s Greta Kaul points out , Trump’s spat with a new enemy, Jacob Frey, gave the Minneapolis mayor’s profile a hefty boost. 

It’s officially cold season. On Tuesday, Minnesota homeowners and renters having issues paying their natural gas and electricity bills may qualify for a break under the annual cold-weather rule. 

In Hennepin County, single women have an especially tough time finding shelter. “Single adult homelessness has been growing and it’s been driving the growth of sheltered homelessness,” the director of the county’s Office to End Homelessness told MinnPost’s Jessica Lee

North Dakota oil might become cheaper to make. The Fargo Forum’s Ann Bailey reports that a deposit of sand in north-central North Dakota could be used in extracting Bakken oil. In recent years, companies would have to ship in the fracking sand from elsewhere, adding to the operation’s overall cost. 

A little bit of nature before we go… It was a wet weekend on the North Shore. Our reporter Kirsti Marohn captured this video of a gushing Gooseberry Falls. 

Cody Nelson, MPR News

56 feet above Lake Superior, lighthouse buyer finds the beauty of life on the edge
Dan Kraker | MPR News
This fall a 34-year-old tech executive from San Francisco made a highly unusual real estate transaction: He bought a historic Lake Superior lighthouse, sight unseen, in a government auction. A month later, he flew to Duluth to see his purchase in person for the first time.
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Anxious about shots? Here are 5 tips for 'ouchless' injections
Emily Bright | MPR News
Needle pokes are a substantial source of distress — and not just for kids. As we're in the heart of flu shot season, there are simple steps everyone can take to remove all or most of the pain from shots.
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9 a.m. — MPR News with Kerri Miller

Minnesota is drawing national attention ahead of the 2020 election. The president and some of the Democratic contenders vying for the executive office have visited the state in recent months. There’s a lot of focus on whether the state’s electoral votes will go to a Republican president for the first time since 1972, but the presidency isn’t the only race where Minnesotan’s ballots could have national consequences. Who Minnesotans elect to the Senate has the potential to flip control of that chamber of Congress. Sen. Tina Smith’s seat is among one of 15 races, that the Washington Post considers competitive. The Democratic senator is fighting to keep her seat in a state that President Trump came within 1.5 percentage points of winning in 2016. MPR News host Kerri Miller speaks with the senator about her health care, impeachment and her legislative priorities. 

Then, Miller and producer Stephanie Curtis count down the five things you need to watch, listen or read this week. 

10 a.m. — 1A hosted by Kimberly Adams

Speaking freely is important. It's in the First Amendment to the Constitution after all. But what happens when free speech online has violent consequences in real life?  The Internet was supposed to bring us together. Can we stop it from tearing us apart?  Plus, the latest on Ukraine and the impeachment inquiry.

11 a.m. — MPR News with Angela Davis

October is College Knowledge month in Minnesota. Some state colleges are waiving their application fees and financial aid officers are busy traveling to schools to talk to students about how they can pay for college and their inevitable debt. The average debt for a U.S. student who graduated in 2018 is over $29,000 and we've all heard horror stories about how it can be much more. Debt is a burden that isn't going away for most college students. So how do you pay it off in a way that doesn't sink you? What does it mean to defer payments? Or to go into default on your loans? 

12 p.m. — MPR News Presents

A broadcast of the 14th annual National Book Awards event held recently at Concordia College in Moorhead. MPR News’ Stephanie Curtis hosted the event with  Sigrid Nunez, author of "The Friend," and Victoria Johnson, author of "American Eden."

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