Ari Bergeron

3 weeks ago | audacy.com | Ari Bergeron

Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D) spoke at Minneapolis' Fine Line Cafe Tuesday about a bipartisan bill called the 'No Fakes Act' that helps protect the voice and visual likenesses of individuals. The bill is designed to hold individuals or companies liable for promoting AI-generated replicas of an artist created without their consent. "You have to have laws in place to protect intellectual property," Klobuchar declared. The bill is a joint effort by both parties.

3 weeks ago | audacy.com | Ari Bergeron

The scramble for REAL ID is on. And the wait? It can be long. Beginning May 7th, anyone flying domestically must have a REAL ID and that has led to a lot of extra work at the DMV. As you can expect, most DMV's have been chaotic with people trying to beat the deadline. "Three hours," says Jeremiah who was at Hennepin County Government Center Friday. And the process? At times frustrating. "It can be very frustrating. They weren't very clear about what you'd need," another person said.

3 weeks ago | audacy.com | Ari Bergeron

As many celebrate 420 this weekend, the THC industry continues to boom. Due to the Easter holiday, 420 is actually more of a 419 this year. At Utepils, THC beverages have soared according to their Director of Taproom Operations, Addison Memmel. "Non-alcoholic beverages, THC beverages, have taken over a bigger portion of our percentage of sales like our product mix," says Memmel. "I wouldn't say it's tipped the scales drastically, but enough where, you know, we're going through a few cases a weekend.

4 weeks ago | audacy.com | Ari Bergeron

The City of Minneapolis is looking for applicants for a new committee that will advise leaders on a new community safety policy. Community Safety Commissioner Todd Barnette says the goal is a fair and equitable plan. "They would receive information from my office," Barnette explains.

4 weeks ago | audacy.com | Ari Bergeron |Lindsey Peterson

March was the windiest on record in the Twin Cities. Your messy hair was not lying to you. Although we had some beautiful days last month temperature-wise, they were typically ruined by the wind. Tyler Hasenstein with the National Weather Service explains why. "March already tends to be one of our windier months of the year," Hasenstein explains.