The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar

Henry was in Las Vegas to see the Minnesota Timberwolves play in their summer league series. He lets us know how promising the future could be for the team. He also is happy with how the Lynx performed in their latest game as they head into the All-Star break.

The Minnesota Yacht Club Festival is happening this weekend in St. Paul and attendees may have some trouble getting there with the Green Line being shut down. Metro Transit CEO Brian Funk explains the reasoning behind this decision.

Representative Angie Craig gives a brief update on the health of Senator Tina Smith. She is also reintroducing a bill that aims to hold social media companies more accountable and shares new developments on her campaign for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota.

Baseball legend Dave Winfield is getting recognition in St. Paul this weekend at Toni Stone Stadium at Dunning Park.

Senator Tina Smith was taken to the hospital overnight out of an abundance of caution. Rep. Angie Craig is reintroducing a bill in congress which aims to hold social media companies accountable if they are culpable in the sale of illegal drugs.

Twins VP Sean Johnson talks about the recent draft picks made by the Twins and what the future holds for them as players and the impact they could have on the team.

Vineeta has been seeing more and more dirty soda shops around the Twin Cities and had never tried it before. We have Chad Taylor from Sota and he brings some samples in for us to try. Vineeta gets some answers to the questions she has had surrounding dirty soda.

Former Mayor of Duluth Emily Larson talks about her life after politics and her new career leading The Family Partnership.

The MLB All-Star Game was one of the best in recent memory. Steve Thompson breaks down the highlights and how the two Twins players did during the game. The Lynx are back in action at Target Center today.

The Minneapolis City Council exploring the idea of government-owned grocery stores and are taking a step forward in making it a reality at their meeting today. Minneapolis Council Member Robin Wonsley shares what this could look like in the city. We are also joined by Cole Hanson who is running for the open city council seat in St. Paul and supports a similar idea in the city.