The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar

It's one of the most popular spots for food and drinks on the fairgrounds and for good reason - Stephanie Shimp joined us to talk about some of the new additions to the Blue Barn this year! 

Thursday marks the beginning of another Golden Gopher season so Pete Najarian stuck around to preview the 'All 22' for this years team - who is he most excited to see in the maroon and gold?, where he sees PJ Fleck leading this team.  Also the latest in interest rates on a Wednesday edition of Football and Finance with Pete!

In just over 24 hours, thousands have raised almost $300,000 to help former Gophers placeholder and a man who is facing his eight cancer battle, Casey O’Brien! We talked to Dane Mizutani and Pete Najarian about that, more reaction to Cine being cut by the Vikings, Sam Darnold under this offense and more!

We are nearing the beginning of the 2024-25 NFL season which means teams are slimming their roster down to 53 players. Yesterday, it was announced that the Minnesota Vikings were waving 2022 first round draft pick Lewis Cine after a mostly underwhelming run in his first two seasons withstanding a serious leg injury. We chatted with Dane Mizutani of the Pioneer Press about that, other roster cuts, JJ McCarthy’s surgery, Sam Darnold and more!

Another bad night for the Twins as they fall in 10 innings 8-6 and fall just short. Henry Lake joins to talk Jhoan Duran having a bad outing in the loss, Twins needing help, also breaking down the tight AL Central race.

We had the chance to get a double dose of Blois Olson, this time in-person at the Fair! He talked on how Morning Take has evolved into what it is also analyzing the city vs. rural areas of Minnesota . 

Summer is nearing an end, so that means the Saint Paul Winter Carnival will be here before you know it. Jody Vander Hart aka Klondike Kate joins Vineeta to tell us all about how you can be a part of the fun and also they'll be performing Wednesday at the Fair and we even get a wonderful singing performance from her on stage!

For today’s salute we pay homage to Theatre Day at Dan Patch Park at the Minnesota State Fair where Shrek: The Musical JR. will be featured, the play of course, based on the Dreamworks original movie, will be presented for all members of the family! Also other events like Read to a Breed in the Pet Pavilion, a 4-H Llama and Alpaca Costume Contest and more!

This morning we chatted with Blois Olson about the Walz campaign trail. and Republicans not ready yet to back Joe Teirab. Also, seeing more of St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and what that could mean for possibly a higher office. 

Recently, Kamala Harris proposed new homebuyers receiving $25,000 towards their purchase of a new home, we talked to the man himself - John Schuster about this and also asked him about the incoming rate cuts as well as some new rules in place for agents nationwide!