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Congressman Tom Emmer joined me on WJON today. He says the COVID-19 vaccines are good but the sweeping and arbitrary mandates are unconstitutional. Emmer stopped short of predicting how the Supreme Court would rule in this case.

The Vikings fired General Manager Rick Spielman and Head Coach Mike Zimmer Monday. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says fans typically feel the team needs to move quickly to hire a General Manager and a head coach so they don't miss out on a hot candidate.

Were back… again! Yes, after taking a month off of shows, and then doing a return show, we just werent able to find time to record during the last two weeks with all the holiday nonsense going on.

The COVID-19 Omicron variant is in the St. Cloud community. That according to CentraCare spokesman Dr. George Morris. Morris joined me on WJON today. He says of the people they have been testing in the past 2 weeks approximately 30% are testing positive for COVID-19.

The COVID-19 Omicron variant is in the St. Cloud community. That according to CentraCare spokesman Dr. George Morris. Morris joined me on WJON today. He says of the people they have been testing in the past 2 weeks approximately 30% are testing positive for COVID-19.

The fishing locally is good. That's according to Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News. He joined me on WJON today. Schmitt says there can be a January slump but he's not seeing that right now. He says the fish are active and that includes blue gills, crappies and walleye.

The St. Cloud Police Department is reporting a vehicle stolen on the 900 block of 26th Avenue North. It is a silver 2018 Ram 2500 pickup. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers joined me on WJON today. She says in Waite Park they also had an attempted vehicle theft with the owner leaving the vehicle unoccupied with the keys in it and running.

COVID-19 and the recent cold weather are both taking plenty of attention in the St. Cloud Catholic Community School system. That according to President Scott Warzecha. Warzecha and Cathedral Activities Director Emmett Keenan joined me on WJON today.

Gas prices were virtually unchanged in the past week. More on this here. St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs joined me on WJON this week. He says slowly but surely OPEC has decided to increase their supply by pumping a little bit more.

Stearns County returned to in-person meetings in 2021 but they are now considering returning to remote meetings. Stearns County Commissioner Joe Perske joined me on WJON today.