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Good morning and welcome to Monday. Here’s what you need to know to start the week. 


Surprise! It’s freezing out. Twin Cities highs around 17 with some winds; statewide highs between 8 and 18. Milder temps are on the way, though. It’ll be warmer toward the end of the week. More on Updraft. | Forecast


Get ready for an impeachment vote this weekMinnesota Democratic Reps. Angie Craig and Colin Peterson are among the members of the House who will likely vote on impeachment this week. Craig says she will vote yes. Peterson says  he will likely vote no. The House plans to vote Wednesday on articles of impeachment against President Trump and, as the AP reports, it’s expected to play out along party lines, for the most part. 


“Our first nation's people continue to suffer and are sleeping outside tonight.” That was the message of a Native American activist group that says Minneapolis leaders haven’t done enough to help the city’s homeless population. If their demands for culturally specific help for Native people experiencing homeless aren’t met, they say they’ll set up another permanent encampment


The BCA is investigating a fatal police shooting in Minneapolis. It happened early Sunday morning on the city’s north side. Details are scant, but officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call that ended in them firing several shots at a man. 


Has your child struggled with reading? Lots of kids struggle with reading. Is your kid one of them? Share your experience with us  here.


Cody Nelson, MPR News
Innocence Lost: Survivor’s story of CTC abuse includes sex trafficking, child porn
Marianne Combs | MPR News
Her account differs markedly from those of others who endured abuse decades ago at Children’s Theatre. | The Innocence Lost series
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Photos: Austin community marks the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Hannah Yang amd Christine Nguyen | MPR News
Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Austin, Minn., was packed last week as the community came together to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe, with costumes, dancing, prayer — and mariachi. 
Facing backlash, Hallmark Channel says it will 'reinstate' ad of lesbian brides
Laurel Wamsley | NPR
The ad for the wedding planning site Zola shows two women kissing after saying "I do." Hallmark had been pressured to drop the spot by a group that complained the ad promoted homosexuality. 
Fewer students are going to college. Here's why that matters
Elissa Nadworny and Max Larkin | NPR 
College enrollment continues to decline, according to data released Monday. Small colleges have been forced to close; others are getting creative when it comes to finding and keeping students. 
What's on the radio today?

9 a.m. — MPR News with Kerri Miller 

In his recent book, “How to Be an Antiracist,” author and historian Ibram X. Kendi looks at the unique relationship between racism and capitalism. Monday on MPR News with Kerri Miller, Kendi will talk about his belief that it’s not enough to be against racism — that purposeful antiracism is needed.

10 a.m. — 1A with Joshua Johnson

The New York Times called Sara Nelson "America's most powerful flight attendant." They're not wrong. She's the president of the Association of Flight Attendants and was an outspoken voice on behalf of her fellow airline workers during the January 2019 government shutdown. More broadly, it's not just the flight attendants Nelson's looking out for. She called for a general strike, which would have led workers in almost every industry to walk off the job. Few union leaders have ever publicly invoked such an idea. What are the most important issues facing flight attendants and other airline employees today?

11 a.m. — MPR News with Angela Davis

We’ll have the latest edition of Counter Stories, our regular conversation about race, identity and social justice.

12 p.m. — MPR News Presents

A major foreign policy speech by presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, given at the Council on Foreign Relations Wednesday.
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