The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar

Major League Field Coordinator Toby Gardenhire joined Vineeta on our First Pitch segment to talk about the ebbs and flows of the past few weeks for the Twins. Noon pregame today vs. the Braves on CCO.

The hit movie is a touring Broadway show and it's in St. Paul for the next few weeks. Vineeta caught up with on of the cast members of the production on Wednesday on the WCCO Morning News

Small changes to your diet can get you on plane with professional athletes like Anthony Edwards or Kirill Kaprizov. Find out how from their dietician, Jenna Stangland from A4 Health. She talked with Vineeta on the Midweek Motivation segment on the WCCO Morning News.

You will remember days like today in January says WCCO TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Shaffer. He joined Vineeta on The WCCO Morning News

Not quite Nelson Cruz from 2019, but Josh Bell's off season signing has been huge for the Twins. More from our Henry Lake with a few Lake Takes on the WCCO Morning News.

They are getting it from both ends and no one is noticing. Expect Gen Xer Aaron Brown. Listen to his chat about the current state of affairs from the unbreakable generation with Vineeta on The WCCO Morning News.

KSTP TV released new polling numbers on Tuesday. Rection to the "Snapshot In Time" from Blois Olson and Vineeta Sawkar on The WCCO Morning News.

Twins pre and post game host on WCCO Radio, Mark Genosky joined Vineeta on the WCCO Morning News, and they were both looking for answers.

Governor Walz is making sure of that. Reaction to the breaking news from the Executive Director of the Friends of The Boundary Waters, Ingrid Lyons on the WCCO Morning News

The Coach has set the bar high for the Tommies this season. They open the regular season next Thursday against Winona State. Find out what Coach's thoughts are on camp and the upcoming season on the WCCO Morning News.

Check out the morning update from music aficionado and WCCO TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Shaffer on The WCCO Morning News

Early runs and a great bullpen outing was the key for the 4-2 win over Atlanta. Reaction from Henry Lake on The WCCO Morning News!

Alex Plechash is the Chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota. He talked primary results and what lies ahead the next few months for candidates in a wide ranging interview on the WCCO Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar.

Don't underestimate either candidate in the race for Governor. Find out more from Blois Olson on The WCCO Morning News!

He's back in town this week with red hot Atlanta. One thing he doesn't like about Atlanta is.......?? Find out with Vineeta on the WCCO Morning News

Bobby Nightengale Jr. of the Star Tribune was there. He joined Vineeta to recap a tough Sunday at Target Field and look ahead to a series with the beasts from the East, the Atlanta Braves. All on the WCCO Morning News.

The former state senator is vying to replace Mary Moriarty as the top prosecutor in Hennepin County. What makes him fit for the job? Find out on the WCCO Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar.

Analysis on the weekend that was in sports including the Twins and Vikings from our Henry Lake on The WCCO Morning News.

Really comfortable day around CCO Land with sunshine and lower humidity. But is rain on the way? Find out from WCCO TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Shaffer

Superintendent Dr. Michael Funk joined Vineeta on the WCCO Morning News to discuss starting the school year today for both 6th and 9th graders in the district. Plus exciting debuts of two new buildings and some other news of note for parents in Pony Land.

Derrin Lamker has moved from Osseo to Wayzata, as the new Head Football coach for the Trojans. He joined Vineeta to preview kicking off another high school football season in Minnesota.

Democrats are picking and choosing who they like or don't like when it comes to where a candidate was raised. Is it fair? Plus a scary situation for a political candidate in Blaine. Some thoughts from Blois Olson and Vineeta Sawkar on the WCCO Morning News.

Its almost football season - preseason gets underway this week - we chat with Pete Najarian about Gophers and VIkings - specifically Kyler Murray being named QB1 - also, we chat about finance, earnings, inflation cooling a bit once again - that and more with him as well!

It was a magical night for Twins fans and players (at least before the game) - we chatted with Sadie Keller, Manager - Paid Marketing for the Minnesota Twins who was in attendance and she recapped the fun that was had in Dyersville, IA and also previewed some of the fun promotions coming up for the Twins hometown crowd this season!

No better way to cap off the big primary week thant a ‘Capitol Clash’ between Jeff Hayden and Amy Frederiksen to recap the results of Tuesday and the key issues that is being tackled within the progressives, metro surge and electability with these races and the upcoming election ad season ahead!

It is hard not to get the feeling that this Lynx team is going to be a title contender as they are by far the best team in the WNBA by all measures - we chatted this, Kayla McBride, Napheesa Collier and more with Sloane Martin the voice of the Minnesota Lynx on Victory TV + and the iHeart app!

A lot of clouds, some chance for showers but Chris says it should still be a weekend to squeeze in some fun - he previews the weekend forecast and what is to come despite some clouds in your weekend plans!

A lot of big national stories to finish off the week and we chat with Lindsey Resier, Anchor for CBS News 24/7 - we tackle the latest in the Mangioni guilty plea, the terrible conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and also the news of ICE reportedly getting new electric shock gloves to use in the field - lots to get into with Lindsey!

Not many in these parts cover high sports, specifically hockey better than David LaVaque did for the Minnesota Star Tribune - today for the Sawkar Salute we remember the legacy he left on a day where many will gather to say so long to a dad, a friend, a writer, an amazing guy!

We debut a new segment with our brand new addition to the newsteam Gracie Stockton sharing her passion for gardening - this week centering on tomatoes and sun-dried tomatoes and some of the projects she has going for her garden!

Still a lot to unpack on a Friday from Tuesday’s primaries with some takeaways when it comes to progressives and Republican electability and some of the surprises coming out of these races - all of that and more with WCCO TV’ Political Analyst Esme Murphy.

Now that the primaries are done, the in person engagement - specifically doorknocking begins for candidates and volunteers - we chatted with Adam Carter about that as well as his singing abilities when it comes to karaoke!

For the First Pitch segment today we recap some of the action as the Twins wrapped up their series against Baltimore yesterday with a 7-5 win and played some clips from various Twins players who will get to take in the Field of Dreams experience Thursday night!

If you build it, they will come and there will be many in attendance just south of the Twin Cities in Dyersville, IA for the Field of Dreams Game, but will it goes as planned? Will the weather hold up? We check in with our good friend Dawn Mitchell who is LIVE from Dyersville ahead of tonights game, weather permitting and we dive into the Minnesota ties from the movie and Dawn's full circle journey of being at today's game!

It has come down to Anders Lee and Cedrick Frazier in the Hennepin County Attorney - we discuss the race, the wave of progressives in the DFL party, what separates his leadership as potentially the next Hennepin County Attorney compared to Mary Moriarty and Cedrick Frazier!

Sadly, the world lost Anthony Bourdain in 2018, now we have a biopic about the actor, TONY - Rusty Gatenby reviews the film and we get into the news with more women’s restrooms at the Orpheum and much more!

Before heading to Iowa, the Minnesota Twins took care of business with Baltimore winning 7-5 - talked to Henry Lake about this, the path forward for JJ McCarthy, Lynx win despite poor defense and more!

Plenty of rain falling on this Thursday morning around Minnesota - more light showers in Minneapolis but WCCO TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Shaffer joins to preview the second of this week which could include rain, storms, and more rain!

We keep pushing through the recaps and also the path towards November elections - so much on the primaries, the next chapter of candidates and volunteers doorknocking their way to Election Day, the state of the DFL when it comes to moderates and how the DFL has and plans to handle some of the bigger issues such as the massive fraud in the state!

Tons of festivals, tons of cultures and lifestyles this summer to immerse ourselves in - this one has all the cultural aspects and amazing food smells to go with it - Srividya Vaidyanathan Board Member of India Association of Minnesota joined Vineeta to preview IndiaFest which is FREE to everyone attending at the State Capitol grounds all the rich heritage, rich Indian cuisine all the fun in one place for this morning’s Sawkar Salute!

There is an amazing golf invitational tournament coming up this weekend aimed towards cancer research for children - this morning on The Drive we had Kenna Dooley, Chief Development Officer for the Children Cancer Research Fund discussing the Ascentek 140 Golf Invitational coming up benefitting helping so many children in the fight against cancer!

Now that we are into Thursday - we check in with Blois Olson on some of the deeper digging he was able to do Wednesday amid the fallout of these races. Also, we discussed possibly transitioning into more of a face to face engagement with these candidates, doorknocking, etc and some discussion regarding GOP and DFL lines when it comes to some of the key points in these races!

One big seat to fill in the upcoming November election is the vacant Angie Craig seat for Congressional District 2 and Matt Little was last night's top candidate and we chatted with him about the big win, what is to come for his campaign into election season as a member of Congress, what his primary win means for moderates and what he feels he can bring to the table if elected to that seat!

Lots to get into with our weekly segment on Wednesdays with Twins manager Derek Shelton after a tough 5-2 loss to Baltimore last night, previewing tomorrow’s Field of Dreams matchup down in Dyersville, IA, what is his go-to baseball movie and much more!

Its appropriate that amid the primary chaos we have someone on for our Midweek Motivation - Abby Oxborough of Leadership Lodge joins Vineeta to share why stepping away from devices, desks and much more can actually improve our leadership skills!

From fraud to other major issues in Minnesota - we discuss it all with Senator Amy Klobuchar who joined Vineeta in the aftermath of her primary victory on the DFL side of the gubernatorial bid and where is the Democratic side of Minnesota headed - is the DFL becoming more moderate? Progressive - a lot to get to with Senator Klobuchar!

Truncated sports with Henry Lake this morning recapping the outing of one Bailey Ober and the Twins inability to get runners in last night as they lost 5-2 to the Orioles!