Drivetime with DeRusha

People love to stick to their political talking points when discussing crime in Minnesota's largest city. But Jason thinks it's useful to remember there are real human beings who suffer when crime spikes. He talks with Minneapolis residents Megan Stuart and Jack Hartigan about their experience with having a stray bullet shot into their condo.

Jason talks about the 2026 edition of the MN State Fair and asks listeners to rate their experience? Better or worse than other fairs. Attendance was just a touch lower than last year - why do we think that is?

In this episode, we’re focusing on a shooting that broke out in a Minnesota apartment building, leaving two dead and others injured, including police officers. A disgruntled resident of the building has been identified as the shooter in the Minnesota case. We’ll hear Audacy station WCCO News and Talk react to the news in real time.

This week, we’re focusing on two major stories: the Lindsay Clancy mistrial. Just as the public struggled to come up with easy conclusions in the Clancy case, the jury deadlocked and eventually it ended in a mistrial. Will the prosecution seek another trial? We’ll hear legal experts weigh in. Before we get to the Clancy case, we also have updates in two cases related to well-known musicians -- Tupac Shakur and D4vd.

Featuring audio from KNX News in Los Angeles, the Annie Frey Show out of KFTK in St. Louis, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, A New Morning out of WBEN in Buffalo and the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City.

We’ll take a peek at a secret world underneath a Bay Area marina, visit a real-life Charlotte’s spider web in the Kansas City area, hear about an escaped pet Kangaroo and meet llamas as the prepare for a costume contest at the Minnesota State Fair. Featuring audio from KCBS Radio in the Bay Area, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.

We’re going to hear about a tragic story involving a baby donkey and get an update on the spotted lanternfly invasion flapping across the U.S. Featuring audio from the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis and WWJ Newsradio in Detroit.

This week, we’re focusing on two major stories: the Lindsay Clancy mistrial and a shooting that broke out in a Minnesota apartment building, leaving two dead and others injured, including police officers. First, we’ll hear real-time reactions to confusing and somewhat chaotic jury deliberations that ended the controversial trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children. Clancy’s legal team argued that she suffered from the rare postpartum psychosis disorder, and her story opened up a national conversation about postpartum disorders. Before we get to the Clancy case, we also have updates in two cases related to well-known musicians.

Featuring audio from to KNX News in Los Angeles, the Annie Frey Show out of KFTK in St. Louis, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, A New Morning out of WBEN in Buffalo, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.

We’re going to hear about a tragic story involving a baby donkey and get an update on the spotted lanternfly invasion flapping across the U.S. Then we’ll take a peek at a secret world underneath a Bay Area marina, visit a real-life Charlotte’s spider web in the Kansas City area, hear about an escaped pet Kangaroo and meet llamas as they prepare for a costume contest.

Featuring audio from the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, WWJ Newsradio in Detroit, KCBS in the Bay Area, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is the last day to catch Drivetime with DeRusha live but we’d love it if you’d stop by and say hi if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is the last day to catch Drivetime with DeRusha live but we’d love it if you’d stop by and say hi if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. Jason debates whether he will come back to the Fair this weekend off the clock. Jason thinks the Minnesota State Fair has broken into the national consciousness this year. Jason and Dan talk about Matt Little trying to set a record for hand shakes. Dan Hayes joins Jason to talk Twins baseball.