The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar

Leaving San Diego, the Twins bring an 11-4 win with them and are now 2.5 games back of the Guardians in the AL Central - we chatted with Henry Lake about the dominant win as well as the Minnesota Lynx getting a statement victory over the Aces in Las Vegas!

Many Democratic representatives are in the thick of it in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, meanwhile there is a local race happening in Minnesota and the Third Congressional seat - one of those in the running is Dr. Kelly Morrison is looking to take that seat from Sen. Dean Phillips , she joins us to talk about that as well and having to utilize her title of doctor on a recent flight back to the Twin Cities!

Its that time of year again - the crowning of Princess Kay of the Milky Way Rachel Visser, a 19 year old from Hutchinson was named the 71st crowned princess and will be honored with the annual butter sculpture tradition in the Dairy Building - she joined Vineeta to talk about that, recapped the night of being crowned and much more!

Coming up one week from Thursday is the CRMC Championship at Cragun’s Legacy Golf Courses in Brainerd and we talked to Jack Wawro, Director of Golf at Cragun's Legacy Courses plus the Tournament Director for the CRMC Championship (Cuyuna Regional Medical Center) which begins next Thursday! He gave us some insight into the tournament, some upgrades at Craguns and the new PGA beginnings many golfers have had in that tournament!

Last night, Minnesota Governor and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz spoke in Chicago at the DNC - we get Blois Olson's reaction to what he said, his family being tied into last night's festivities and what is next for Kamala Harris this week to wrap up the convention. 

Jeremy Zoll is the Assistant GM of the Twins, and he has been in Cedar Rapids watching their new shortstop in action.   He joined Vineeta Sawkar on our Twins 1st pitch segment on The WCCO Morning News. 

Kevin Lenhart is the drummer for the band, but also works for us at CCO Radio in the sales department.   The 70's Magic Sunshine Band has two special gigs coming up on Thursday and Friday at the State Fair!

Find out more!

Our Susie Jones reports live from Chicago on the WCCO Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar. 

Photo:  Muhammad Farhad / Getty

Fee prices are going up, which led to the question, how often are ATM's used these days?   Listen to a chat between Vineeta Sawkar and Steve Simpson on The WCCO Morning News. 

The head of the Office of Transportation Safety, Mike Hanson, talked with Vineeta on The WCCO Morning News. 

Photo:   Jens Rother-Getty