Drivetime with DeRusha

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...

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. Then 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 they prepare for a costume contest. Featuring audio from the Dave...

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is the last day to catch Drivetime with DeRusha live but we’d love it if you’d stop by and say hi if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is the last day to catch Drivetime with DeRusha live but we’d love it if you’d stop by and say hi if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. Jason debates whether he will come back to the Fair this weekend off the clock. Jason thinks the Mi...

Dan Hayes covers the Minnesota Twins for the Athletic. He joins Jason DeRusha to talk about a CRITICAL series for the Twins in Chicago this weekend. Jason asks about Byron Buxton’s hip injury that will require surgery this offseason. Dan says he knows he has to get it fixed but is still going to try to help push for the playoffs this season. Dan also breaks down what’s transpired in the last few w...

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is the last day to catch Drivetime with DeRusha live but we’d love it if you’d stop by and say hi if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. For the first half of the hour we play Card DeSharks with Les and Mike! Then, Adri Lee stops by to...

Adri Lee is an advice columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune. She joins Jason at the Fair to give out advice and celebrate her new job at the Star Tribune. Listeners send in their questions and Adri does what she does best. She explains what a situationship is, how normal it is to define a relationship, how one knows if they’re the problem and getting ghosted at 60.

Card DeSharks takes place every Friday at 4pm but today we get to do it live! The cards and Jason are at the Fair, naturally so are our contestants this week. Les and Mike square off in State Fair related trivia.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is the last day to catch Drivetime with DeRusha live but we’d love it if you’d stop by and say hi if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. To open the show Jason voices his frustration with the systemic failure that resulted in the loss o...

Michele Tafoya is the Republican nominee running for U.S. Senate. Jason asks if Michele is embarrassed of Minnesota after saying she was ready to flee the state a couple years ago. She says she hears it from people every day and speaks to her passion for Minnesota and what it's meant to her family. Jason goes on to ask Michele about the war in Iran, higher prices, voting for cabinet nominees, Oper...

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 6 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 6 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. Mark Norquist from Culligan water joins Jason to kick off the third hour of the show. Jason then discusses an article saying we’re spe...

Mike Patterson from the Pork Booth joins Jason on the WCCO front porch. He’s a pig farmer from Kenyon and he’s at the fair to show his family’s pigs. He speaks to the scale of the competition at the State Fair, apparently it's the biggest in the country. Jason asks about the difference between raising pigs for production vs raising them for show. Mike gives Jason some ideas on how to use ground po...

Mark Norquist from Culligan water joins Jason to kick off the third hour of the show. Culligan turns 90 this year and what once was just a company tackling hard water has turned into a filtration technologies company. Jason asks how the water game has changed (yes they still sell the jugs). Mark says they offer their best deals of the year at the Fair.

Jason DeRusha and Dan Cook are LIVE from the Minnesota State Fair! Today is day 6 of 7 of live shows that you can stop by and listen to if you find yourself on the fairgrounds. Head on down to Carnes and Underwood and take in the shade under the WCCO Radio pergola. Jason opens the second hour with a conversation with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon. Jason then tries to solve the Universit...

Luke Hellier is the Mayor of Lakeville. Every State Fair season Jason invites one of the suburban mayors to talk to him about their neck of the woods. Lakeville is one of the fastest growing cities in the state. Mayor Luke says there’s been an influx of residents since 2020. Jason asks Luke what some of the biggest stress points are in his job currently. Luke speaks about many things but says that...