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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
Triple play: Two Harbors man fills three community needs in one long day
Dan Kraker | MPR News
People in small towns are used to wearing many hats. But few wear as many as Steve Tatro. Last week, he filled in as a school bus driver, a substitute teacher and a hockey referee — all on the same day. 
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St. Paul, Minneapolis struggle to build budgets that can rein in the violence
Brandt Williams | MPR News
The Minneapolis and St. Paul city councils are expected to adopt final budgets for 2020 when they meet Wednesday. As violent crime spikes in both cities, politicians are under pressure to balance spending on police with other crime prevention strategies. 
Takeaways: Democrats make case in articles of impeachment
The Associated Press
House Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday, setting up a historic vote in the days before Christmas. The articles charge the president with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress and argue that he is a “threat to national security and the Constitution." 
Jersey City's mayor says gunmen targeted kosher market
The Associated Press
The mayor of a New Jersey city said Wednesday that authorities believe gunmen targeted a kosher market during a furious shooting that killed six people and filled the streets with the sounds of heavy gunfire for hours just across the Hudson River from New York City. 
What's on the radio today?

9 a.m. — MPR News with Kerri Miller 

Would the boys in your life willingly pick up a book like “The Princess in Black”? Wednesday on MPR News with Kerri Miller: Why boys should read books written by and starring girls, and how adults are getting in the way.

10 a.m. — 1A

Coverage of the impeachment inquiry has interrupted NPR's regularly scheduled programming for weeks. It is meant to be a moment of reckoning for Congress and the country. But have your eyes already glazed over? Washington's lawmakers, lawyers and pundits have all had their say — now it's time to have yours. 1A yields the balance of its time, to you … next time on 1A.

11 a.m. — MPR News with Angela Davis

In Minnesota, nothing stops cyclists. Not even snow or below-zero weather. Winter biking is championed by many, but hard to understand for others. Two brave, all-season bike commuters join the program to share tips and tricks on how to be safe on the road and some advice for those who are curious.

12 p.m. — MPR News Presents

The first three years of a person’s life a crucial time for brain development. During those formative years, children are building the circuits in the brain that will be the foundation for learning and emotional response throughout their lives. To help parents nurture their children’s brains, HealthPartners has created a campaign called Little Moments that promotes playing, reading, talking and singing with infants and toddlers. That’s one of the ideas that MPR News host Angela Davis discussed recently with a panel of experts and a live audience in MPR’s UBS Forum.

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