Morning Newswatch with Jay Caldwell

The Twins lost 3-1 at home to the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night at Target Field. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Twins just didn't hit the ball well enough to beat the White Sox that night.

Today on WJON's Voices for Veterans segment I talked with Suicide Prevention Coordinator Laura Kunstleben, Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable and veteran Fred Hill.

The Twins downed the Chicago White Sox 9-8 in 12 innings Tuesday night to reduce their magic number to clinch the American League Central Division title to 7. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan said coming off a big weekend at Cleveland where they won 2 of 3 he would have understood a set bac…

The Twins shrunk their magic number to clinch the American League Central to 8 after downing the White Sox at Target Field 5-3 Monday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

Lacey Schirmers, the Creator of St. Cloud Shines, and Gail Cruikshank from the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation joined me on WJON. Lacey is the Managing Director for Great Theatre

The Vikings lost 21-16 at Green Bay Sunday and Viking quarterback Kirk Cousins took the blame. Cousins threw 2 interceptions and lost one fumble in the game. After the game he took the blame for the defeat.

The Twins lost 12-6 at home to the Washington Nationals Thursday night and dropped 2 of 3 games against Washington this week. Minnesota's lead over Cleveland in the AL Central is 3 1/2 games. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

WJON's Question of the Week is asking listeners to name a song with "live" or "life" in the title? Answer this question between 9:10-10 this morning on WJON by calling 320-252-5852, email jay@wjon.com

Stearns County Human Services Division Director Janet Goligowski joined me on WJON today. She talked about who qualifies for Food Support and Refugee assistance.

The Twins blanked the Nationals 6-0 Tuesday night to open a 3-game series with Washington. Jose Berrios threw 7 shutout innings with just 2 hits and 1 walk allowed to get the win. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.