Drivetime with DeRusha

The leadership of Minneapolis announced they will begin cracking down on open air drug dealing across the city. Is it about time? Plus, do Americans know why we're celebrating a 250th anniversary this weekend?

We are ramping up to the Fourth of July and we begin and start with a bang! Beginning with why Minnesota is protecting a convicted predator through a pardon, Ken Schaefer joins as Saint Paul is bringing the fireworks back, Christine Noonan with the Minnesota State Fair on 50 Years of the Blue Ribbon Recipes, some of your 4th of July recommendations. Then final hour - we weigh in on whether fireworks should become legal and Sean McPherson on the Top Hot Dogs and more in the Twin Cities!

Final hour of DriveTime and we get into the thick of it with the fireworks debate here in Minnesota! Then we chat with Sean McPherson who is an author and fan of DriveTime and shares his Top 5’s from chicken wings to hot dogs - we get into it all!

On the eve of the Fourth of July weekend we chat with author and foodie Sean McPherson who joined Jason in the studio to break down his list of the best chicken wings and hot dogs to go with!

It is a conversation that circles the round every year and this year is no exception! Fireworks are legal across the border, but not in Minnesota - should they be? Lots of different perspectives and some unreal fireworks stories shared!

Another hour on DriveTime as we dive in to some of your recommendations for the Fourth of July and then pivot to commemorate 50 years of Blue Ribbon greatness with Christine Noonan with the Minnesota State Fair and we weigh in on the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding buzz!

We are only about 7-8 weeks away from the Great Minnesota Get Together so we do feature a bit of a State Fair appetizer for you on DeRusha Eats with Christine Noonan, MN State Fair Marketing Director talking about 50 years of the Blue Ribbon Cookbook!

We are just a couple days away from the Fourth of July and we want some of YOUR 4th of July recommendations!

We begin this first hour with a discussion on why Minnesota leaders are pardoning a convicted sex offender - 21 years after the fact and we chat with Ken Schaefer of the Saint Paul Rotary Club about the returning fireworks show and then finally, we pay tribute to the final send off for our news leader Steve Simpson!

Had the chance to talk to Ken Schaefer, President of the Saint Paul Rotary Club joins Jason to preview the return of the fireworks in Saint Paul in part due to the Rotary Club piecing enough together to make it happen! He shares more on this event and how Saint Paul was able to bring back this Fourth of July tradition!