The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar

The Twins had a tough loss in Arizona last night, Henry Lake joins to recap that and we recap the Lynx winning their first ever Commissioner’s Cup along with some Cheryl Reeve and WNBA discussion as well! 

It's not often we have seen dry weather this summer, but Paul Douglas delivers some optimistic hope that we may see a few better days ahead before possible storms this weekend! 

We talked with the PR and Communications Manager for Valleyfair, Melissa Ferlaak about some of the issues the flooding in Shakopee and surrounding areas are creating with park operations both in and outside of the park.

The demand for child care centers in-home is not matching up with the amount of homes available so the city of Luverne, MN is stepping up to help accommodate this need and partner with non-profit Kids Rock! to establish a community based childcare center.

The Minneapolis City Council delayed a contract negotiation with the Minneapolis Police Department last night and also Interim University of Minnesota President Jeff Ettinger will be speaking on antisemitism - we chatted with Blois on that and also previewed Debate 2024 projections. 

On today’s Twins First Pitch, we went down to the farm over across the river in Saint Paul for the Saint Paul Saints - Sean Aronson is the Vice President and Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the Saint Paul Saints , he gives a look into the red hot ballclub as they were riding an 11 game winning streak before losing yesterday. We also talk about Brooks Lee being a spectacle both on the field and social media and Matt Wallner as well and look ahead to the 2nd half of their season as they travel to Iowa for a series against the Cubs!

Southern Minnesota and even locally here in Saint Paul is facing the rising waters of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers so we talked to Randy Graff, Program Supervisor - Safety, Security, Asset Management for Parks and Recreation - he updated us on where the area along Water St. and surrounding areas are at with flooding and the dangers that lie ahead. 

Timberwolves made the headlines yesterday with their four year extension of head coach Chris Finch - we chat with Henry Lake on that as well as preview Joe Ryan’s start tonight in Arizona, Jose Miranda’s strides and touch on Game 7 last night as well!

The never ending pattern of rain and storms seems to have a hold for a day or two so we are looking to Paul Douglas to hopefully give us the news that we may see a summer day or two. Also, Paul updates everyone on water levels and the flooding in many areas of Minnesota

There has been a lot of water build up around the southern part of Minnesota, one of the affected areas is Faribault, which has faced flash flooding throughout and we talked to the mayor of Faribault, Kevin Voracek where he provided us with an update on where they are at and the help they are receiving.