While the Twins are struggling, another team in the AL Central is on the brink of making MLB history in the worst way - also we introduce you to Westopolis - that and more with DeRush Hour News Headlines!

Fresh out of the delivery room, Mark Freie steps back into the newsroom this past week - he recaps his experiences to this point in the early stages and discusses paternity leave and how it feels being back in the newsroom including weighing daycare options!

This hour we discussed the level o safety we feel when it comes to crime now compared to pre-pandemic. Also Dan Gladden stopped by to chat Twins and also 'the Pledge' is in the news again!

Final stretch of the season for the Twins and they need to win some games if they want to see baseball in October. Also we asked him about some of the players he wants to see step up this week, weekend and what to make of this tight race at the end!

Crime is down year over year per police data but still up since pre-COVID so where do you, the listeners, sit on the level of safety in 2024 compared to 2019? We crunch some of the numbers and discuss this!