Minnesota Matters

This week: DHS, gun reform and insulin at the State Capitol, back to school tips, MN State Fair preview and MN Twins' Jake Odorizzi.

This week: an in-depth look at gun violence-MN lawmakers, advocates and mental health experts consider a path forward in the wake of recent mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.

This week: progress on a bill to lower insulin costs, hands-free goes into effect, trends in teen vaping, Wiffle Wars III.

This week: hands-free law takes effect August 1st, U-S Attorney for MN Erica MacDonald on the growing concern about "sextortion", MN baseball stories, Vikings preview with G-M Rick Spielman.

This week: the latest on Trump/Omar, trouble at MN DHS, progress in ending Veterans homelessness in MN, MN's connection to Apollo 11, Big 10 media day

MN's preliminary health insurance premium numbers are out, the 2018 MN teacher of the year joins OutFront MN, more than $200,000 in grants aim to help Native tribes improve early childhood development, new Gopher football ticketing program.

This week: new opioid law in MN, protecting the loon, Minnesotan at the wheel of the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile, MN Twins season so far with Baseball Prospectus' Aaron Gleeman.

This week: Sen Klobuchar in the Dem debates, gray wolves, Omar controversy/measles prompt international travel caution/ Bob Newhart comes to MN/Vikings training camp.

This week: Summer Special Olympics, Pollinator Week, Paul Bunyan's Axe on Tour, an Ode to Joe Mauer

This week: insulin discussion continues at State Capitol, overdose epidemic in MN, Dept of Corrections Commissioner Schnell, U of M coaches tour wrap up.