Drivetime with DeRusha

Jason DeRusha talks with Minnesota Vikings Beat Writer Emily Leiker from the Minnesota Star Tribune about the season opener Sunday vs. Green Bay, what she expects from Kyler Murray, Harrison Smith's return, and more.

This hour Jason DeRusha wonders if it feels as if 9/11 is hitting harder this year, and he talks with Martha Burnett Pettee about her brother Tom tackling hijackers on the plane that went down in Pennsylvania on 9/11 and more.

Jason DeRusha talks with Martha Burnett Pettee about her brother Tom tackling hijackers on the plane that went down in Pennsylvania on 9/11, keeping his memory alive, does it get easier as time goes along, and more.

On Thursday's Drivetime with DeRusha... 3pm Hour: Jason talks about a social media follower seeing a person wearing a "Vance Boelter" t-shirt at a restaurant in St. Cloud. Have we given up on public shame? Are we this committed to being obnoxious and insulting? Then he's joined by Rep. Cedric Frazier who's running for Hennepin County Attorney. What will he do differently than Mary Moriarty? 4pm Ho...

Thursday 5pm Hour: Jason talks with Jeff Day from the Star Tribune about their investigative reporting into the Loring Park mass shooting and why the shooter was able to slip through the gaps in MN's gun laws. Then - do you really want a foldable phone? Or are we just out of ideas for new phone products?

Jason talks with Star Tribune reporter Jeff Day about their investigative work into the Loring Park mass shooting, and why the shooter wasn't red-flagged given the number of people raising alarms over his behavior.

Thursday 4pm Hour: Jason reacts to Anthony Edwards convincing a player to come to MN - who'd get you to Minnesota? Then, are you buying the President's offer of "$5k checks" if the GOP wins the midterms? Finally he talks with Marty Collins who just opened General Sports Bar in Edina on "DeRusha Eats"

Jason talks to Marty Collins about why he decided to open General Sports Bar in the 50th & France neighborhood of Edina - that's today's DeRusha Eats!

Jason reacts to a news story where Jonathan Kuminga credits Anthony Edwards' efforts with bringing him to the Timberwolves - who'd convince YOU to come to Minnesota? Then he talks about the President's "offer" of $5000 checks to each citizen if the Republicans win the midterms - you buying it?

Thursday 3pm Hour: Jason talks about a social media follower seeing a person wearing a "Vance Boelter" tshirt at a restaurant in St. Cloud. Have we given up on public shame? Are we this committed to being obnoxious and insulting? Then he's joined by Rep. Cedric Frazier who's running for Hennepin County Attorney. What will he do different than Mary Moriarty?

Jason talks with Rep. Cedric Frazier who's running for Hennepin County Attorney. How would he have done things differently to try and head off the Minneapolis shooter? That and more about his priorities.

That's the question someone asked Jason after seeing someone wearing such a shirt at a restaurant in St. Cloud. Have we become too comfortable being obnoxious and insulting?

The Twins were rain-delayed on Wednesday, leaving Jason with a 20 minute show where he talks about the Vikings making JJ McCarthy QB3 and how Minneapolis and St. Paul are pushing back on tech... again.

On Tuesday's Drivetime with DeRusha: 3pm Hour: Jason talks about the 2026 State Fair - do you think the vibes were different? How would you rate it? Then he talks with Minneapolis residents Megan Stuart & Jack Hartigan about their experience with crime in Minneapolis (having a stray bullet shot into their condo) and why they feel they need to leave. 4pm Hour: Jason talks about his State Fair inter...

Tuesday 4pm Hour: Jason talks about his State Fair interview with Michele Tafoya - how it was clipped and shared online, and the reactions that it's getting. Then he's joined by Jon Reyerson to talk about James J. Hill Days on DeRusha Eats!

Jason talks to Jon Reyerson about James J. Hill Days, one of a number of big festivals coming up this weekend!

Jason talks about how clips from his State Fair interview with Michele Tafoya have racked up millions of views and how interesting it is what people clip from the interview and how viewers respond to it.

Tuesday 3pm Hour: Jason talks about the 2026 State Fair - do you think the vibes were different? How would you rate it? Then he talks with Minneapolis residents Megan Stuart & Jack Hartigan about their experience with crime in Minneapolis (having a stray bullet shot into their condo) and why they feel they need to leave.

People love to stick to their political talking points when discussing crime in Minnesota's largest city. But Jason thinks it's useful to remember there are real human beings who suffer when crime spikes. He talks with Minneapolis residents Megan Stuart and Jack Hartigan about their experience with having a stray bullet shot into their condo.

Jason talks about the 2026 edition of the MN State Fair and asks listeners to rate their experience? Better or worse than other fairs. Attendance was just a touch lower than last year - why do we think that is?

In this episode, we’re focusing on a shooting that broke out in a Minnesota apartment building, leaving two dead and others injured, including police officers. A disgruntled resident of the building has been identified as the shooter in the Minnesota case. We’ll hear Audacy station WCCO News and Talk react to the news in real time.

This week, we’re focusing on two major stories: the Lindsay Clancy mistrial. Just as the public struggled to come up with easy conclusions in the Clancy case, the jury deadlocked and eventually it ended in a mistrial. Will the prosecution seek another trial? We’ll hear legal experts weigh in. Before we get to the Clancy case, we also have updates in two cases related to well-known musicians -- Tup...

We’ll take a peek at a secret world underneath a Bay Area marina, visit a real-life Charlotte’s spider web in the Kansas City area, hear about an escaped pet Kangaroo and meet llamas as the prepare for a costume contest at the Minnesota State Fair. Featuring audio from KCBS Radio in the Bay Area, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Citie...

We’re going to hear about a tragic story involving a baby donkey and get an update on the spotted lanternfly invasion flapping across the U.S. Featuring audio from the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis and WWJ Newsradio in Detroit.

This week, we’re focusing on two major stories: the Lindsay Clancy mistrial and a shooting that broke out in a Minnesota apartment building, leaving two dead and others injured, including police officers. First, we’ll hear real-time reactions to confusing and somewhat chaotic jury deliberations that ended the controversial trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her t...