Mischke responds to the big national restaurant dishwasher shortage, before ending the program by calling a piss and blood delivery man in California.

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Julie Lucas, Executive Director of Mining Minnesota, helps us understand the Senate vote to authorize new planning stages near the Boundary Waters. It would be appalling for any Minnesotan to vote for Peggy Flannagan, considering her being part of the fraud machinery. Monk accused of unauthorized exorcism. Reusse with his weekly sports report.

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We make a positive out of a negative today starting with the extensive road construction in the Twin Cities.

NYC Mayor Moron Zamdani celebrates Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

Another billion dollar business is leaving California

“Home building giant KB Home is the latest billion-dollar corporation to exit California. KB Home announcing plans to move its global headquarters from Los Angeles to Tempe, Arizona”

“The move is aimed at lowering operational costs with their CEO, highlighting the Phoenix Metro's business-friendly climate and lower cost of living. As pivotal factors, they join other corporations like public Storage, Realtor. com, and Yamaha, who are all left seeking relief from California's high taxes and regulatory hurdles”

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Check out the Guffey school in Colorado. Trump and Pope continue their squabble. Mining approved in the Boundary Waters area. Where do our sensibilities lie? Johnny Hedit with guitar news.

Heard On The Show:

ICE agent who allegedly pointed gun at another car on Highway 62 charged with felony assault

US Senate votes to strike down 20-year federal ban on mining near Boundary Waters

Trump threatens to fire Powell if the Fed chair doesn’t leave office on his own

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Mischke interviews Amelia Klem Osterud, author of "The 388 Tattoos of Captain George, and the 389 Tales of How He Got Them."

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How free are free grocery stores? After 6 years work is ready to begin on George Floyd square, but don't hold your breath. A brief but significant roundup of our State's fraud totals. Johnny Heidt with guitar news. Rookie with gorilla stats nobody asked for.

Heard On The Show:

Walz acknowledges potential loopholes in Minnesota Promise Act

Wayzata residents vote to approve nearly $500M referendum for school district

TIME names Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey one of its ‘100 Most Influential People of 2026’

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Today's episode unfortunately has a theme of.............We told you so

After 15 years, the Lowry is closing its doors in Uptown, and April 26 is the last day of service for the Blue Plate Restaurant Co. diner, it announced on social media.

The post cited “multiple compounding issues over several years” that made business “unsustainable,” including “changing consumer behavior,” “city specific mandates and economics,” and “prolonged and disruptive Hennepin Avenue construction.”

Nearly 50 Lowry employees have been offered jobs at other Blue Plate locations, the post said.

A nearly century-old landmark in downtown Minneapolis is facing foreclosure after its owner defaulted on its mortgage.

The owner of the 32-story Foshay Tower, home to the the W Minneapolis hotel, failed to pay off its $51 million mortgage by its maturity date in May 2025, according to a lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court last week.

Last year, Minnesota paid $4.32 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to the 14 programs now identified as being a high risk for fraud — more than double what it paid in 2021.

As more reimbursements have been finalized, a KARE 11 data practices request reveals the total since 2018 is $20 billion — even more than the astonishing $18 billion former acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson revealed in December.

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In this raw and eye-opening conversation in The Crabby Coffee Shop, Shannon Lausten — owner of Hub 71, the beloved restaurant and convenience store in Sebeka, Minnesota — sits down to share the harsh reality facing small businesses in rural America. What starts as a local tax issue quickly becomes a conversation about survival, community decline, and the real-world impact of government spending on everyday entrepreneurs who are just trying to keep the lights on and people employed in their small towns.

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