The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar

We had the chance to talk a little bit about high school reunions this morning with Jordana and get her take on attending them as well! Also she previews what is coming up on the show today!

It has been a rough 24 hours for the Minnesota Twins, we talked to Hank Conger, first base and catcher's coach for the Minnesota Twins on the loss in Cleveland, the impact of a returning Buxton and Correa and the adjustments this team needs to make in a hurry for them to play in October!

It has been the big story over the last 24 hours - the Federal Reserve reducing interest rates half of a percent! John Schuster joins us in the studio to talk about this news, what it means for homeowners and home buyers, how the rates have fluctuated over the years and more! 

Demi Moore is back in theaters with her latest film “The Substance” and our own film critic Rusty Gatenby joins us to share his thoughts on the movie!

The closer we get to October, the less runway the Minnesota Twins have to clinch a playoff spot and listeners were frustrated on Final Pitch last night - we replayed some reactions and get reaction from Henry Lake as well. Also Lynx have their season finale against the Sparks with their playoff spot locked in as the 2 seed!

The New York Times put out an article about body mass index or BMI and the transition that is being made adjusting the term to BRI - body roundness index. We asked Dr. Zeke McKinney of Healthpartners and Park Nicollet about why this change needs to be made and how accurate are these measurements and classifications.

Well, they did it again, the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport has been named the nation’s best airport according to a JD Power satisfaction survey, regaining the top spot since it last won in 2022!

Final episode of “The Drive” for the summer and we talked to Jon Mays of the Minnesota Golf Association about some of the ups and downs of the 2024 golf season in Minnesota and the latest on a new course opening near Spicer!

It was announced this week that the Federal Reserve would be cutting interest rates by 0.5% - the first cut in four years and we asked Blois Olson of the effects this may have. Also what are his thoughts on the University of Minnesota inauguration being interrupted by protesters on campus yesterday - that and more with Blois on this morning’s take!

The Head of Baseball Operations for the Twins is Derek Falvey.   He is on the road with the team and joined Vineeta on the WCCO Morning News with updates on our favorite baseball team.