5 things to know: David Bowie has died of cancer at 69

Five things you should know Monday, Jan. 11:

1. Legendary artist, actor and record producer David Bowie died Sunday. He was 69. [Read Melissa Ruggieri's story here | reaction from the music community]

2. How the FBI tracked down a Georgia woman tied to $4M in jewelry heists [Tyler Estep has the details here]

3. Lawmakers return to work at 10 a.m. [Jim Galloway tells you what you need to know, in the Political Insider blog]

4. Go wild today at Fernbank Museum. [Details on that and four other things to do today]

5. Brrrrrrr ... it's cold. [Get your full Atlanta-area forecast here]

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