Morning Newswatch with Jay Caldwell

The NFL is looking at the possibility of moving from a 16-game regular season to an 18-game regular season. The 18-game regular season proposal would also restrict all players to playing a maximum of 16 games.

St. Cloud's gas prices, as of this morning, were on average cheaper than Brainerd, Hutchinson and Royalton. According to gasbuddy.com St. Cloud's average gas price was $2.57 this morning. St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs, King Banaian joined me on WJON today.

The Twins won 2 out of 3 games in Cleveland over the weekend to increase their lead in the American League Central to 6 1/2 games. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Houston Rockets traded for Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday giving up point guard Chris Paul and multiple 1st round draft picks. The Rockets are using the same formula that many other teams are rolling with.

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The Minnesota Lynx won 73-72 at Chicago last night to improve to 9-6. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON this morning. He says the Lynx have had to play without the roster they had last year and are still a top 4 team in the Western Conference.

The Minnesota state legislature decided not to talk about the possible legalization of marijuana during the 2019 legislative session but they left the door open to possible bring that topic back up during the 2020 session. Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall joined me on WJON today.

The Timberwolves decided not to match the offer sheet Tyus Jones signed with the Memphis Grizzlies which means Jones has left the organization after 3 seasons. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer joined me on WJON today. We talked about border security, health care and college tuition prices. Tom thinks that the media hasn't told the whole truth about what is happening at the U.S. southern border.

The Twins go into the MLB All Star break with a 5 1/2 game on Cleveland for first place in the American League Central after falling 4-1 in 11 innings at home to Texas. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.