Jan. 7, 2020

It's going to be cold tonight. The Twin Cities will see lows around minus 3 and part of northern Minnesota will get down to minus 20. This is just the beginning — next week could be the coldest one this winter.

If you haven't yet, it's time to get to know the 2020 Democrats. NPR has a big rundown of the big field of people vying for the Democratic presidential nomination. While they're all under the same party banner, they have many ideological differences on key issues:

Health care See where the 2020 Democratic candidates stand
Climate issues Where they stand on the Green New Deal and more
Immigration Where they stand on border crossings and more
Guns See where they unite and differ on gun policy
Governing See what 2020 Democrats would do
Trade issues Democrats divided on trade, so where do the 2020 candidates stand?

Here's the rest of the news.

— Cody Nelson, MPR News

Police officer in 'critical but stable' condition after shooting in Waseca

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the officer and a suspect were taken to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale for treatment. The suspect is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Klobuchar slams Trump on handling of Iran during campaign stop in New Hampshire

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar told a convention of politically active college students from several states that she predicted escalating tensions with Iran when the Trump administration abandoned the nuclear weapons deal.

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McConnell: GOP will start impeachment trial, delay witnesses

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has secured the Republican votes needed to start President Trump’s impeachment trial and postpone a decision on witnesses or documents that Democrats want.

Aftermath of 2 St. Paul shootings: 2 dead, many lives shattered

Thirty-one people died in St. Paul homicides in 2019. As city officials struggle to stem that violence in 2020, interviews with family members of two men shot and killed reveal the damage done extends far beyond the bullets.

In Nov.:St. Paul shifts more cops to street duty to stem violence
St. Paul killings in 2019: More than 90 percent committed with a gun

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