Good morning and welcome to this frigid Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. The wind chill advisory continues until noon. Yep. It’ll get as low as 27 below (wind chill temp) this morning in the Twin Cities and highs around 2. But it’ll warm up a few degrees at night. Statewide, a chance of snow with highs between minus 5 and 10. More on Updraft. | Forecast Farmer suicides are on the rise and Minnesota leaders want to help. MPR News’ Kirsti Marohn reports on the disproportionate suicide rate among the state’s farmers. Minnesota’s agriculture and health departments are adding suicide prevention training program sessions so people can learn how to help. If you eat bag salad, read on. Five Minnesotans have been sickened with E. coli tied to Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp Chopped Salad Kits. Health officials say they got sick last month. We have more information on what packages are affected on our story. St. Cloud State is cutting football and men’s and women’s golf programs. The school says it’s cutting the sports to ease financial pressures and comply with federal law intended to balance men’s and women’s athletics. At the same time, St. Cloud is adding men’s soccer to its athletics program. Folks, we have Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. It’s “they.” Reports the AP: “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.” — Cody Nelson , MPR News |