The nation is grappling with news of a potentially political act of violence after right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in Utah Wednesday. We talk to a Minnesota senator who remembers him as a mentor.

We continue to look at AI in the classroom this week. One study found that 70 percent of teens have used an AI companion, or digital friend. We focus in on how those programs impact youth mental health.

Our reporter Dan Kraker joins us from Duluth to talk about an energy controversy in northern Minnesota.

Plus, are you new to rooting for the Vikings? We have some advice on how to dive into the season.

And a Minnesotan appears in a Stephen King film that opens Friday. We hear from him.

The Minnesota Music Minute was "In the Light" by Laamar. The Song of the Day was "Blue Blue Blue" by Cornbread Harris.