Good morning, and happy a happy New Year! Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Wednesday's forecast brings the return of mild temperatures and light snow. The first day of the new year brings above average temperatures for the entire state and light snow to northern Minnesota. The latest will be on Updraft. | Forecast How to navigate New Year’s Day. New Year's Day is a strange one if you're looking for things to do, or if you're simply trying to go about your normal Wednesday. Here's a (noncomprehensive) guide to what's open and what isn't for the first day of 2020. Look back at the best of 2019. In case you missed it, MPR News staff have put together a collection of some of our favorites from 2019. That includes our favorite stories, audio, photos and video. Some of our reporters even recorded short videos explaining why they picked what they did. Check it out on our Instagram. Looking to build good habits in 2020? Only about 20 percent of Americans kept their New Year’s resolutions last year, and 63 percent said they didn’t even try to make a resolution in the first place. Author Gretchen Rubin joined us earlier this month to share some tips for making sure you get started on the right foot, and keep at your New Year’s resolutions. — Sara Porter, MPR News | 
