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🌨️ Rain showers for southern Minnesota and some freezing rain, wintry mix for central and western Minnesota Monday. The precipitation turns to snow Monday night into Tuesday morning with some accumulation. Get the latest on Updraft.

🎧 Tune in at 11a.m. today for On Point's Salute to MLK: The struggle for democracy and the vote. Then at noon, we’ll hear Valarie Jarrett, CEO of the Barack Obama Foundation give the keynote address from this morning’s MLK Breakfast in Minneapolis. Find the rest of the MPR News lineup on our website.
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Ways to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023 across Minnesota

People and organizations across the country are gearing up to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Among the largest events in Minnesota is the 2023 Annual MLK Holiday Breakfast, a fundraiser breakfast in Minneapolis organized by UNCF and General Mills.

Here are 18 events and five ideas to celebrate MLK Day in the Twin Cities and beyond.
 
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Abortion bill set for a vote this week, other DFL wish list items to follow

Minnesota lawmakers this week are expected to vote on a proposal to enshrine in law the right to an abortion, possibly teeing up the bill to be signed on Jan. 22 — the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.

After fast tracking the measure through committees in the first two weeks of session, the measure is set to come up for a vote on the House floor this week, with a Senate vote expected to follow shortly thereafter

 
What else we're watching:
Viking's season is over. The New York Giants came confidently into Minnesota's raucous stadium and beat the tight-finish masters at their own game.

What's the #1 thing to change to be happier? A top happiness researcher weighs in. There are plenty of factors in life that contribute to happiness. But could keeping in touch with your loved ones be the most important?

Six years in the making, Walz signs $100 million mini-tax bill. Gov. Tim Walz signed a $100 million tax plan into law Thursday that will align state tax policy with federal tax law, providing relief to hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans.

Bus stabbing of Indiana University student stokes fear in the Asian community. An 18-year-old Indiana University student was stabbed multiple times in the head while riding a local bus in Bloomington, Ind., this past week. Although the investigation is ongoing, the unprovoked assault against a person of Asian descent follows increased reports of hate crimes against Asians beginning in 2020.

The FAA is investigating a near-miss between two passenger planes at JFK airport. A Delta Air Lines flight and an American Airlines flight averted a collision at the New York City airport Friday night.

— Matt Mikus, MPR News
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