The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar

About 46 twisters is the summer average across the state, and we are nearly there after Saturday's late night outbreak of severe weather. Details from WCCO TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Shaffer on The WCCO Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar.

Thousands gathered to pay respects to the Hortman's, who were assassinated in their home on June 14th.

Reaction to the proceedings from Blois Olson and Vineeta Sawkar on the WCCO Morning News and The Morning Take

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Potential trade deals with China and other countries is showing up on the S & P and Pete Najarian joined to crunch some of these numbers and the backdrop story of what is really happening with the market, even amid the tariffs and wars taking place. We also chatted about the hopeful turning of a new page for the Vikings as it is almost time for Gophers and Vikings to kick off their respective seasons as well!

Brooks Lee had quite the 19 game hitting streak for the Minnesota Twins and some of the hits he tallied where in the zone, some not so much so Brooks talked about some of the hitting mechanics, changes with his swing and more that has contributed to a very productive season at the plate so far as he sits down with Mark Genosky

It is such a rarity that a ‘lie in state’ visitation takes place and with today’s visitation running from 12-5 at the State Capitol so we talked to Brian Pease, Historical Manager of the Minnesota Historical Society on the history of this ceremony in Minnesota, the tradition of the ‘lie in state’ ceremony and more!

Yes it is a somber weekend in Minnesota but Pride weekend is here among many other ways to have fun in the sun this weekend - we talk to Todd Walker, Todd About Town and got some of his recommendations on what to do this weekend!

Another win for your Minnesota Twins and a huge part of it was in part due to the solid outing from Simeon Woods Richardson - Henry Lake gave his praise of that outing, the bats coming alive and previews the Tigers this weekend and we also asked him about his thoughts on the results from the NBA Draft and the bizarre hat

It was announced just a few days ago that the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy joined in a lawsuit filed last night with a group of nonprofit organizations, including Earthjustice and FarmSTAND, taking action against the USDA and DOGE for unlawful grant termination - Erin McKee VanSlooten, Community Food Systems program director at IATP joined to discuss some of the struggles faced and the what the cancellation of the grant they had in place means as there is a lawsuit in place claiming a lack of due process!

Expect a lot of traffic and tough parking situations Friday as the ‘Lie In State’ ceremony takes place as the Hortman family will be honored. To try and help break down the logistics of the events, the lines, parking and more this morning was Representative Zach Stephenson to share what the plans are today and tomorrow and the overall feeling from many since the horrific events just a few weeks ago!

If you love cars, garages and collectibles - this event is for you today we chatted about Cars and Caves, hosted by Chanhassen AutoPlex, returns on June 28, and will feature Italian cars from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Each month, the event highlights a different local non-profit organization as well so today we gave a Sawkar Salute to this great event and talked to Mike Koch, one of the garage owners and he shared some of the fine detail of not just the cars but the garages and the various aspects of this auction