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Good morning and welcome to this frigid Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. 


At least we’ll see some sun. Otherwise, it’s a tough weather day for Minnesota. Twin Cities highs will only reach around 2 with windchills down to 25 below. Statewide, northern highs are minus 5 and between 5 and 10 in the south. More on Updraft. | Forecast


And here’s that yearly reminder for how to dress in the cold. Our trusty old guide outlines common cold-weather sartorial mistakes, winter essentials and effective layering. 


If you’re a cabin or vacation property owner, your taxes might be going up. The question for county assessors is this: Are people using their properties for personal retreats or as short-term rental properties? The Legislature is poised to take up the issue this spring as concern builds in Minnesota’s lake country. 


The Line 3 oil pipeline replacement is back on track. The controversial project’s regulatory approval process restarted with Minnesota officials’ release of a new environmental review that finds a spill on the line would be “unlikely” to reach Lake Superior. You can comment on the new environmental review until Jan. 16, 2020.


Duluth’s getting its first medical marijuana dispensary. The proposed expansion by Minnesota Medical Solutions is one of eight new cannabis distribution spots the state is requiring, as the Star Tribune’ Brooks Johnson reports


Minneapolis goes down the middle on its police staffing. As MinnPost’s Jessica Lee reports: “After a series of heated public meetings over 2020 police staffing, the Minneapolis City Council has agreed to expand the city’s number of officers in training while keeping the department’s force the same size.”


Cody Nelson, MPR News
Democrats poised to unveil 2 impeachment articles vs. Trump
The Associated Press
Democratic leaders are expected to announce the formal charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress against the president, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions but unauthorized to discuss the proceedings and granted anonymity. 
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Agency marks a century helping Minnesota’s new immigrants
Riham Feshir | MPR News
The International Institute of Minnesota has helped new immigrants resettle, learn English and train for jobs. As it turns 100 this week, its leaders are working to navigate the agency through unprecedented changes in federal immigration policy. 
Newly released documents describe how Washington Co. deputy shot man in Lake Elmo
Matt Sepic | MPR News
Lawyers for a Washington County sheriff’s deputy charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a suicidal man last year are asking a judge to dismiss the case. 
North Dakota county votes to take limited number of refugees
The Associated Press
Burleigh County on Monday voted to accept no more than 25 refugees next year, after initially signaling it would be the first to ban them since President Trump ordered that states and counties should have the power to do so. 
A tree returns to Minnesota’s Capitol rotunda this holiday season
Brian Bakst  MPR News
 It revives a tradition that lapsed when the building underwent a restoration. 
Merriam-Webster declares 'they' its 2019 word of the year
The Associated Press
The language mavens at Merriam-Webster have declared the personal pronoun their word of the year based on a 313 percent increase in look-ups on the company's search site, Merriam-Webster.com, this year when compared with 2018. 
Lizzo brings that 'Good as Hell' energy to new video
Lars Gotrich | NPR
You know what? Lizzo's "Good as Hell" deserves two music videos, especially when a drum line, majorettes and marching band are involved. 
What's on the radio today?

9 a.m. — MPR News with Kerri Miller 

Another round of impeachment hearings took place in Washington on Monday. The wall-to-wall coverage has become a mainstay in the media, but has it cleared the public’s questions around the impeachment process? Tuesday morning on MPR News with Kerri Miller, two experts join the show to take your questions on the impeachment hearings and process.


10 a.m. — 1A with Joshua Johnson

Have we been winning the war in Afghanistan? Turns out, even the people closest to it don't know. The Washington Post spent three years in court obtaining hundreds of documents about the war. What were we told about America's longest armed conflict ... and what's the truth?

11 a.m. — MPR News with Angela Davis

This was a big year for environmental news in Minnesota: Water Gremlin was temporarily shut down over lead poisoning threats, Gov. Tim Walz created a climate "subcabinet" to address the state’s climate change goals, and Xcel Energy decided to retire two coal plants earlier than planned. MPR News reporters Dan Kraker and Elizabeth Dunbar join the program and look back at the top stories in environmental news in 2019 and ahead to what’s to come in 2020.

12 p.m. — MPR News Presents

Sociologist Beth Truesdale spoke recently at her alma mater, St. Olaf College, about the strengths and challenges of America's aging workforce. She's a researcher at the Harvard University Center for Population and Development Studies and is working on a book titled, "Overtime: America's Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer."
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