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Enjoy a mild Tuesday; another storm Wednesday night into Thursday. Get the latest on Updraft.

🎧 Tune in at 9a.m. today  MPR News with Angela Davis: former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and Viking, Alan Page and his daughter Georgi Page, talk about how they hope the exhibit "TESTIFY: Americana from Slavery to Today" will spark conversations about America’s painful racist history and how we can address it.
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St. Paul considers $100,000 to Rondo neighborhood descendants buy homes, build wealth
Speaking at the 37th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration: Building Black Wealth event in Saint Paul, Mayor Carter said the city will move forward with a proposal to offer low-income families up to $100,000 to help buy a home and build wealth.
 
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It’s no snow emergency, but St. Paul wants your vehicle off the street this week

With nearly a winter’s worth of snow already on the ground in mid-January, St. Paul’s Public Works department is sounding the snow alarm: either the streets need to be cleaned up, or single-sided parking bans are on the table.

The city has made requests in the past for people on residential streets to move their cars after snow emergencies have expired. But the St. Paul is getting a little more aggressive this time, saying tickets and tows are part of this effort as well – although the city plans to focus on abandoned and lingering snowbirds.

 
What else we're watching:
4-time WNBA champion Maya Moore officially retires at 33. After stepping away from the WNBA in 2019 to help her now-husband Jonathan Irons win his release from prison, Moore has decided to retire officially from playing basketball.

'Not sustainable': Jails struggle with worker shortage. Jails around Minnesota are struggling to hire and retain staff. Administrators say they're trying to adapt to a changing workforce, but they don’t see a quick or easy solution. 

Feeling a little blue? You might be standing under a bad streetlight. Minnesotans driving and walking through St. Paul at night may notice the pools of weird street lighting, changing hue from daylight white to stunningly blue. It’s not on purpose and the city wants help spotting them.

On King's holiday, daughter calls for bold action over words. America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn't fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday.

We tried it: Non-alcoholic bottle shop Marigold opens in south Minneapolis. MPR News newscaster and host Emily Bright visits a new non-alcoholic bottle shop in south Minneapolis, called Marigold. 

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