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Welcome to the chilly Thursday, and good morning. Here’s what you need to know for the day.


Bundle up thick Thursday. The highest high in the state is 3. In the Twin Cities, the high is 1 below zero with 10 to 15 mph winds. At night, statewide lows range from 10 below to 20 below. Metro lows around 12 below with wind chills down to 20 below and 30 below zero. More on Updraft. | Forecast


Time to bust out our cold-weather layering guide again.  News to the state or looking for a couple of pro tips? Read this.


Coronavirus is as close as Madison, Wis. Still, Minnesota health officials say they’re ready. “I want people to know that this is something that we think about all the time,” the state’s infectious disease director says.


A recall alert on an insulin pump model. KARE 11 reports on a recall of the MiniMed 600 series insulin pump, which could be supplying an incorrect dose.


"All of a sudden, Amy Klobuchar is now a serious candidate." Agree or not, that was former Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean’s take on CNN after the senator took nearly 20 percent of the New Hampshire primary vote. Other political observers agree.


Now, Klobuchar and others are off to Nevada, South Carolina and Super Tuesday. MinnPost’s Gabe Schneider has a look at what’s next for her presidential bid.


Will you fight for your favorite Minnesota thing? See how your favorite Minnesota person, work of art, idea or invention stacks up in our Minnesota Made Matchup.

Cody Nelson, MPR News

Metro Transit adds police overtime, cameras to increase security on light rail, buses
Aggravated assaults on buses and trains tripled from 2015 to 2019. Robberies are up nearly 40 percent over the same time. There have been two slayings on Metro Transit lines this year, the first in more than a decade.
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Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after caucus chaos
“The fact is that Democrats deserved better than what happened on caucus night. As chair of this party, I am deeply sorry for what happened and bear the responsibility for any failures on behalf of the Iowa Democratic Party," Chairman Troy Price wrote in a resignation letter a week and a half after Iowa's caucuses.
Disney's filming a 'Mighty Ducks' series — but not in Minnesota
While the show is set in present-day Minnesota, it’s being produced in Vancouver, as TV Guide reports.
Art Hounds: 'Peerless' gives Macbeth a dark and comic update
Plus, Art Hounds recommend Valentine-themed shows in Stillwater and Duluth.
Mice fight: Wildlife photography prize goes to 'cheeky' moment at London tube station
A wildlife photography award went to a rather unusual picture: two mice brawling on a London Underground platform. Photographer Sam Rowley won this year's LUMIX People's Choice Award.
What's on the radio today?

9 a.m. — MPR News with Kerri Miller

Around here, farming isn’t just a job. It’s a way of life. And it’s changing. On Flyover 2020, real talk from farmers in the Upper Midwest about how they see themselves.


10 a.m. — 1A

It's an experiment playing out in cities across the country — free public transport. Supporters believe it can help cut carbon emissions. But more than that — mass transit is a basic need. But it comes at a cost, so who's going to pay for it?


11 a.m. — MPR News with Angela Davis

The latest edition of Counter Stories.


12 p.m. — MPR News Presents

A broadcast of a new BBC documentary, “Germany: Justice and Memory." It explores how Germany has tried to come to terms with the legacy of its Nazi past. There is a little-known team of Nazi crime investigators who has identified more than 28,000 Nazi crime scenes. But soon, those who lived through the Nazi period will all be dead. What difference will it make when there are no more victims alive to tell their stories, no more prosecutions or trials? Will this history long be remembered and understood?


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