The Sunday Take

Hear from kids who got away, a father who ran in alongside first responders, and Minnesota's top political leaders as we grapple with something all-too familiar: a school shooting. Get the latest on the perpetrator, and insight into what -- if anything -- may finally change.

The Sunday Take from The Minnesota State Fair! Republican State Rep. Keith Allen and DFL Sen. Doran Clark grew up together and are friends but have different political ideologies. and represent vastly different districts in the state. They talk about how they work together and find the commonality in each other as political divisions become a growing issue in Minnesota as well as across the country.

The city of St. Paul is seeing its share of struggles. There are new voices who hope to address these concerns and say they want to make improvements to the community. City Council Member-Elect Molly Coleman joins the show and talks about her recent win in a special election and her vision for the future. Blois also interviews mayoral candidate Rep. Kaoly Her who is challenging Mayor Melvin Carter in the upcoming election. She shares her reasons why she decided to run.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are meeting today in Alaska to talk about the possibility of peace in Russia's war against Ukraine. One analyst says the word 'no' is Trump's most powerful weapon ... But will he use it? Also, CBS' Major Garrett has tips on what to watch for in the meeting.

Here are the facts, darn facts and opinions about President Donald Trump ordering the National Guard into Washington D.C., a move some believe underscores his totalitarian tendencies and others believe is a much-needed security measure for a key place in America.

This past week Blois Olson took on his annual visit to Farm Fest where the important issues of Agriculture, Trade and even Higher Education were taken on first talking Ag with Congresswoman Rep. Angie Craig and Brad Finstad. We then talk trade with Luke Lindberg, USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agriculture, Randy Spronk, Immediate Past Chair of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, Chad Willis, Past Chair, U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council, Darin Johnson, President, MN Soybean Growers Assn. - then we wrap up the Farm Fest topics and tackle some of the important issues and inquiries regarding higher education in Minnesota!

One of the constant revolving doors in Minnesota right now that does not seem to have a lot of clarity is the current situation with cannabis in the state of Minnesota - Blois sits down with Interim Office of Cannabis Management Director Eric Taubel at a forum earlier this week discussing where we sit, what is working or not working - or to use the metaphor “blooming and not blooming”, what is the state of the hemp market as well as we move forward and people begin to open up shop! Then Blois shares this week’s take on candidate quality in reference to those who put policy over politics.

A couple big stories from this past week in Minnesota politics were the announcement of Senator Eric Pratt seeking sitting Congresswoman Angie Craig’s seat and also the addition of security for Minnesota lawmakers following the horrific murder of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, as well as the attempted murder of Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette - plus late Saturday news broke a naked man was found lying within the Minnesota state capital building and brings about the question - how secure is the capital? We discuss this and chat with Senator Pratt on his decision to run for Congress in the Second Congressional District and Blois shares this week’s take!

It was a busy week as usual in Minnesota politics and nationally, including the verdict on Senator Nicole Mitchell who was found guilty on both counts and what that looks like from the state’s outlook and we are now left once again in a tie! Then Blois chats with Scott Jensen, who this week announced he would be running it back in a rematch with Governor Tim Walz - what has driven him back to this point in running again, how will this campaign be different and what changes will come with potentially being elected governor in Minnesota - that and much more with Scott Jensen and then Blois shares this week’s take!

This past Friday, for the first time in history, the NYSE bell was rung here in Minnesota at the Medtronic headquarters. We had the chance to hear from Corie Barry, CEO of Best Buy as well as Geoff Martha, CEO with Medtronic! So today we place the focus on Minnesota’s businesses and give ourselves a chance to refresh and a chance to move forward in this current economic environment and really look at the balance of good and bad of Minnesota!