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Finally, a break from the cold. The Twin Cities will see highs in the upper 20s during the day and nighttime temps in the lower 20s, plus some freezing drizzle. Statewide highs between 15 and 21 in the northeast and mid-20s to lower 30s in the southwest. Overnight lows in the teens. More on Updraft. | Forecast


Donald Trump is the third U.S. president to be impeached. The House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment, which function politically as charges, alleging Trump abused his power by enlisting a foreign government to investigate a political rival and obstructed a congressional investigation. The articles now move onto the Republican-led Senate for a trial


Minnesota’s congressional delegation voted mostly along party lines. That was the case for most of Congress. However, Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, who represents much of western Minnesota, was among the few Democrats to vote against impeachment. Here’s how how your representative voted


Amy Klobuchar’s focusing her presidential campaign in Iowa. The senator is zeroing in on rural, traditionally Republican areas. Mark Zdechlik reports on why some Iowa Democrats think that’s a good idea


Here’s some advice I wish I had yesterday. For those of us who just can’t figure out how to wrap gifts, there’s a guide for that. Thanks to Nancy Yang for putting together gift-wrapping 101.


And about the holidays... To help us all get in the holiday spirit, we are collecting stories about acts of kindness. Whether it happened to you, or you saw it happen to someone else, what is an act of kindness your experience this past year?  Tell us here.

Cody Nelson, MPR News
For struggling Minnesota Muslims, help is a phone call away
Mohamed Ibrahim | MPR News
Two sisters, Sumaya and Fadumo Hassan, started a mental-health helpline offering callers counseling and referrals to other resources. They’ve addressed questions on how to deal with bullying, anti-Islam sentiment and issues of identity. 
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Investigators say man fired rifle before police shot him
Matt Sepic | MPR News
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Wednesday released the names of the nine Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man early Sunday. 
Twin Metals submits formal plans for mine near the Boundary Waters
Dan Kraker | MPR News
The proposed underground copper-nickel mine near Ely in the Superior National Forest now begins a long environmental review and permitting process. Twin Metals opponents have called on Gov. Tim Walz to block the project. 
‘How can we prevent the heart from breaking?’ White Earth reviews opioid overdose deaths
Dan Gunderson | MPR News
In a search for solutions to its ongoing opioid crisis, White Earth tribal officials and outside researchers looked deep into the medical history and the personal lives of a handful of people who died as a result of opioid overdose on the White Earth Reservation. What they found are some deep seated risk factors driving opioid addiction, and a framework for efforts to prevent future deaths. 
Art Hounds: An algorithm becomes sound, light — and quilts
Marianne Combs | MPR News
This week on Art Hounds: Art and tech combine in "Artists on the Verge" and a zine launch party at Black Forest Inn and Moving Company asks "What If?" 
What's on the radio today?

9 a.m. — MPR News with Kerri Miller 

Minnesota native Tim O’Brien joined MPR News’ Brandt Williams on stage for Talking Volumes to discuss his first book in 10 years.

10 a.m. — 1A with Joshua Johnson

Donald Trump is now the third U.S. president to be impeached by Congress. The founding fathers intentionally made it difficult to remove a sitting president from office. And the next steps for the Democrats will be anything but easy.

11 a.m. — MPR News with Angela Davis

MPR News mental health reporter Alisa Roth discusses the stories she covered in 2019 and what she’s planning to cover in 2020.


12 p.m. — MPR News Presents

Kelly Dittmar of Rutgers and Kathryn Pearson of the University of Minnesota speak about women in politics.

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