WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

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WWL First News with Tommy Tucker episodes

June 17, 2025 How is the Israel/Iran conflict likely to affect oil and gas prices?
Checking in with Eric Smith from Tulane’s Institute of Energy about what the conflict between Israel and Iran could mean for oil and gas prices.
7 min
June 17, 2025 A local pharmacist explains how PBMs work and the effect they're having
We pick our conversation about pharmacy benefit managers back up and talk with Al Spitale, a pharmacist at Majoria Drugs
14 min
June 17, 2025 LSU delays and a weird election: 7am hour
* LSU baseball was leading when their game was delayed...here's what happened and what will happen
* Taking some time and dig into what happened with this Soil and Water Conservation District election
21 min
June 17, 2025 What was up with that weird Soil and Water Conservation District election?
We take some time and dig into what happened with this Soil and Water Conservation District election
9 min
June 17, 2025 LSU's game against UCLA got delayed. Here's what to know
Tommy and WWL.com columnist Jeff Palermo go over what happened with LSU and the weather delays and how the Tigers will respond.
13 min
June 17, 2025 Minnesota shooting and criminalizing grooming: 6am hour
* We talk with David Schultz, a professor at Hamline University in Minnesota, who was friends with the politicians who were shot.
* State Senator Pat Connick successfully got a bill to criminalize grooming through the legislative session
23 min
June 17, 2025 This state senator helped make grooming a crime
State Senator Pat Connick successfully got a bill to criminalize grooming through the legislative session.
We talk with him about what drove him to do it
10 min
June 17, 2025 A friend of the Minnesota shooting victims sheds light on them, what happened
We talk with David Schultz, a professor at Hamline University in Minnesota, who was friends with the politicians who were shot.
13 min
June 16, 2025 'Is this who we are?' Reaction to political shootings in Minnesota, plus the latest on how the killing spree unfolded
A detailed 20-page complaint filed by federal prosecutors reveals chilling details about the actions by Vance Boelter, the suspect in targeted, political shootings that left former Minnesota Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark dead, and State Senator John Hoffman and his wife seriously injured. Here's reaction from local hosts on WCCO in Minneapolis, plus commentary on our overly hot political climate in the US, and how we can prevent this from happening again.
40 min
June 16, 2025 LSU wins, ocean exploring, and political violence: Full Show 6-16-25
* LSU took care of business in their first game at the College World Series
* The Minnesota assassination and political violence in the US
* What's it like diving to the bottom of the ocean?
* Recapping the legislative session: what was accomplished?
* What we've learned about the Oceangate sub disaster
1 hr 31 min