An officer in St. Paul was shot and wounded in the leg Thursday and a suspect was reported to be “down” with CPR being performed, according to initial emergency radio dispatches.

The incident happened before 2:30 p.m. in the area of Cretin and Marshall avenues. Police recovered a gun at the scene, according to a police radio dispatch.

Additional information wasn’t immediately available.

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Ferring Pharmaceuticals has informed the state that it will lay off 55 employees — all or most of the workers at its Roseville manufacturing, research and development plant.

The plant at 2660 Patton Road in Roseville is home to Rebiotix Inc, which was acquired by the Ferring Pharmaceuticals Group in 2018 and specializes in clinical-stage biotechnology for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.

Ferring, a Swiss-based multinational company with offices and plants in more than 120 countries, produces medicines for reproductive and maternal health, as well as the fields of gastroenterology and urology.

According to a WARN notice issued by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development’s rapid response team on Thursday, the 55 workers who will be permanently laid off on Feb. 5 include a manufacturing technician, quality control technician, marketing manager, stool donor engagement associate, senior materials and supply planner, microbiologist, project engineer and others.

A spokesman for DEED said it was unclear if the layoffs constituted a full plant closure. Calls and emails to Ferris were not immediately returned on Thursday.

The employees are non-unionized and do not have bumping rights, according to DEED.

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Claire Bidwell Smith is no stranger to grief. She lost both of her parents to cancer at a young age — her mother when she was 18, and her father when she was 25.

“I entered into my adult life with a lot of grief and was just trying to figure out everything that had happened to me. After my mom died, everybody was like ‘You’ll be fine. You’re an adult, just go forward into your life.’ And I wasn’t fine. It was really, really hard.”

While struggling with anxiety and grief in her 20s, Smith also stoked her passion for writing.

“I’ve always been a writer. I worked for magazines and newspapers, and wanted to write books someday. But my parents’ deaths skewed me into a different direction. When I began to come through it, I ended up getting my master’s degree in clinical psychology.”

Based in Santa Monica, Smith initially worked in hospice before starting a private practice as a grief therapist, now facilitating online grief support groups and in-person retreats. And she never stopped writing. Smith has published three nonfiction books about grief; her new book, “Conscious Grieving,” comes out in March 2024.

Where did the idea of conscious grieving come from?

The idea behind conscious grieving is about leaning into grief, embracing it, really working with it. It’s something that we all go through, we will all experience grief and loss — we do throughout our lifetimes, whether it’s for moves, divorces, illnesses, pandemics, loss of people, pets. And when we can lean into it and learn from it, I think we can really grow from it. The problem is we resist it, because it’s hard. But when we can work with it, I think a lot of transformation is possible.

Why did you decide to write “Conscious Grieving”?

“Conscious Grieving” is like the synthesis of everything I’ve learned about grief. And it has been hard-won, because we live in a grief-illiterate society. When I was younger, and going through it myself, I had to piece a lot of things together, undoing a lot of messages I received. I had a lot of trauma from my parents being sick all through my high school years; their losses were huge. And I had to work to understand my own grief process and heal from it. But then, as I began to work with others, I saw grief in such a big three-dimensional way that I hadn’t understood. I’ve written about pieces of the grief journey in my other books; the afterlife, anxiety, my own story.

You mentioned a “grief-illiterate society.” How does the way we deal with grief as a society differ from other cultures?

We don’t honor it as much as other cultures. And we don’t respect people’s time and space around loss as much. We have a lot of toxic positivity in this country, which I think lends to people being like, “Oh, you’re okay, could be worse.” Well no, let’s just validate and honor that this person is grieving.

With that in mind, what is the best way to support someone who is grieving?

I like to say if we’re grief-illiterate, let’s try to be grief-curious instead. Meet that person with some kind of curiosity, with an openness to listen and to hold space for what they’re going through. We can’t know. Often, people trip up when they’re around somebody who’s grieving because they’re worried they’re going to say the wrong thing. But then they end up not saying anything at all, which I think is more hurtful. And so just show up and hold that space. It’s a hard space to hold, because it’s painful for us. We like to fix things for people and grief is not something we can fix.

What is one of the most surprising things about grief that you have discovered?

I think grief can really be transformative, like in a beautiful way. There’s this idea of post-traumatic growth, and I think there’s something similar within grief. There’s a growth that happens. It takes a while to get there. But grief asks so much of us, it asks us to really evaluate what matters. What’s meaningful to us? What people do we want in our lives? What kind of life do we want to live? Because so much doesn’t matter after we lose one of our most important people. And there’s this amazing opportunity to live a more meaningful life than you ever did before, in light of that loss.

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Dylan Cease has been at the center of nonstop trade speculation this offseason.

Will he be dealt or will the Chicago White Sox hold on to the right-hander who finished second in American League Cy Young Award voting in 2022?

“Dylan obviously is an established major-league starter, he’s got front-end ability and there isn’t a team that wouldn’t want Dylan Cease on their roster,” Sox general manager Chris Getz said Nov. 7. “Those types of moves are under consideration, they are. If we feel like we can multiply or strengthen our group both presently and in the future, then we’re going to look at that.”

Cease won’t become a free agent until after the 2025 season, so any potential suitor would be in line for two years of his services.

Cease went 7-9 with a 4.58 ERA in 33 starts in 2023. He was fifth in the American League with 214 strikeouts.

The Sox, like every team this time of year, are looking for pitching help — both in the rotation and bullpen. They also could be on the search for catching depth.

With the MLB winter meetings set to begin Monday in Nashville, Tenn., here are three more questions facing the Sox on the mound and behind the plate.

1. How is the rotation shaping up?

Two options for the rotation were included in the team’s first major deal this offseason when the Sox acquired Michael Soroka and Jared Shuster as part of the six-player trade that sent reliever Aaron Bummer to the Atlanta Braves.

Getz envisions “one or both” will be in the rotation.

Soroka, 26, went 2-2 with a 6.40 ERA and 29 strikeouts in seven games (six starts) with the Braves in 2023. He spent most of the season at Triple A as he returned after tearing and then retearing his right Achilles tendon, which led to the right-hander missing the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

“Getting around and meeting some people and knowing a couple of guys on the team already has been good, to come into a situation where it’s different but I feel comfortable already,” Soroka said during a Nov. 20 videoconference call. “You get a chance to work with different people, hear different opinions.

“I’m in a process of learning some new things mechanically and (it) just seems like a great spot to do that and I can’t wait to get to work.”

Shuster, 25, went 4-3 with a 5.81 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 11 starts with the Braves.

Cease and Michael Kopech are the only pitchers still on the roster to make at least 20 starts for the Sox in 2023. Kopech went 5-12 with a 5.43 ERA in 30 appearances (27 starts). He underwent surgery in late September to remove a cyst from his right knee.

“Michael did have a successful stretch last year,” Getz said. “Yes, he didn’t finish the way that he would have liked, I know it’s going to be really important for him moving forward to really have a consistent offseason. That’s why we had the procedure when we did at the end of the year so he could head home being a healthy player and start his training and work toward being a starter next year.

“We believe in Michael Kopech. We’ve seen him be a productive starter, we’ve seen him be a productive reliever. He and (senior adviser to pitching) Brian Bannister have a strong relationship that goes back to Boston. They are continuing to take advantage of that built-in rapport.”

Touki Toussaint and Jesse Scholtens made multiple starts after the team traded Lucas Giolito and Lance Lynn in separate moves in July. Combined with Mike Clevinger being a free agent, the Sox rotation will have a much different look than it did at the beginning of 2023 regardless of which direction the team decides to go with Cease.

2. What could the bullpen look like?

Getz said it was a little premature to label anyone as the closer when the topic of the bullpen came up at the GM meetings.

“It’s more than anything, we’ve got to put together a sound starting staff and certainly our relievers will come together at the right time,” he said.

Gregory Santos is “trending in the right direction,” Getz said after the righty’s season ended Sept. 20 because of a flexor strain. He had a 3.39 ERA and five saves as the team’s most consistent reliever in 2023.

“He’s continuing to rehab and he feels good,” Getz said.

As for the bullpen in general, Jordan Leasure could be a name to watch. Acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers near the trade deadline in July, Getz said the right-hander was “arguably the best reliever” in the Arizona Fall League after recording a 1.08 ERA in eight appearances.

2020 first-round draft pick Garrett Crochet, who returned from Tommy John surgery but missed time with left shoulder inflammation, is preparing for different roles.

“I want him to be a multi-inning pitcher — if that means it’s going to work toward a starter, so be it,” Getz said. “Primarily we’re going to prioritize his health, and he’s off and running this offseason, and I know he’s excited for whatever opportunity’s given to him next year.”

3. Will the Sox look for more help at catcher?

Korey Lee displayed a strong arm while getting an opportunity to catch down the stretch. He’ll look to make adjustments in the batter’s box after going 5-for-65 (.077) in his 24 games after being acquired in a trade with the Houston Astros.

“He’s got catching and throwing skills,” Getz said. “Our pitchers did like throwing to him. He understands the position. With Korey, it’s really about not only continuing to progress in those areas but his offensive game as well.

“He’s got to make some adjustments and certainly understand how pitchers are going to attack him at the major-league level. There were a lot of positives. I know (manager) Pedro (Grifol) and the staff was really happy with Korey and the potential he brings to the table.”

Lee took over for Yasmani Grandal, who is a free agent. The Sox potentially could add a veteran catcher to the mix.

“We’ll look at ways to strengthen that position to allow (Lee) to feel like we’re putting him in a position to succeed,” Getz said. “He’s certainly going to get his opportunities at the major-league level. That doesn’t mean we’re not going to look to improve the position as a whole.”

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