Since it is Military Appreciation Day at the Minnesota State Fair - there is a special Garden Ceremony where Russ Hanes who serves as the VP of Invisible Wounds Project, a non profit organization and his team are hosting this event to honor those who served and those who struggle with PTSD!

While the ballclub might not be doing great, the Minnesota Twins broadcast crew is always at work - Drew Halverson who leads the way with Twins broadcasts on both the television and radio stopped by to talk more about this huge MLB deal with ESPN - what that means for viewers of Twins games going forward, where would he like to add new features to the element of Twins broadcasts and a little Twins trivia as well for today’s Twins First Pitch!

Today we had to feature another food item on the stage - it was courtesy of Molly Hanten of Shanghai Henri’s who brought some Pimento Cheese Puffs to share with the crew!

A lot of uncertainty with the housing market right now we try to break it all down with the man himself John Schuster joining Vineeta LIVE on the WCCO Radio stage! We also ask how the Fed cuts could impact mortgage rates, renovation recommendations and more!

Today at the Minnesota State Fair - it is Military Appreciation Day at the Fair! We chatted with John Walker, State Commander with DAV of Minnesota - who has been a huge part of helping those who have and currently do serve in the military! They are celebrating 100 years of serving and have helped raise over $4.5 million in giving to military members and families and John talks more about this mission of the team at DAV of Minnesota!

Another tough outing for Minnesota Twins ace Joe Ryan, we get Henry Lake’s reaction to the loss, some of the struggles Joe Ryan are facing, no postgame interactions with the media amid the frustrations and some Vikings talk as well!

We checked in with WCCO TV Chief Meteorologist on the possibility of some rain amid the galevanting at the Fair and if we could see warmer temperatures on the way in the final few days of August and cool temps abound!

With Tuesday being the day of primaries in Minnesota - there are two seats needing to be filled in Minnesota - we talked to Secretary of State Steve Simon LIVE on the WCCO Radio stage about this, we also circle back on if he would run for governor, got his thoughts on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, how he remembers Melissa Hortman and much more!

Not everyone can enjoy the ‘Great Minnesota Get Together’ - specifically patients at Children’s Minnesota so today we give the Sawkar Salute to The Child Life & Music Therapy team at Children’s bringing the fun activities, crafts, live music and even food to patients at Children’s!

Yesterday marked the first day of the Democratic National Committee meeting in the Twin Cities which featured an appearance from State Senator John Hoffman. Also, it is Primary Day in Minnesota and Governor Tim Walz created a stir by making comments toward current President Donald Trump and the convention - we get Blois reaction to that.