Chad Hartman

1 month ago | audacy.com | Lindsey Peterson |Chad Hartman

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. In a 58-second video posted on the social media site X, Kennedy said he removed COVID-19 shots from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendations for those groups. No one from the CDC was in the video, and CDC officials referred questions about the announcement to Kennedy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

1 month ago | audacy.com | Taylor Rivera |Chad Hartman

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is responding for the first time to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara's "bizarre ideology" jab at Minneapolis' politics during an interview with the New York Post last week. O'Hara stated his surprise at how politicized policing in Minneapolis had become after the killing of George Floyd, suggesting that a "liberal mentality" often got in the way of "reality and facts."Mayor Frey tells WCCO's Chad Hartman he didn't think the comment was directed at him.

1 month ago | audacy.com | Mark Freie |Steve Simpson |Lindsey Peterson |Chad Hartman

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara is shooting down rumors that President Donald Trump may pardon former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for his federal conviction of killing George Floyd five years ago in May of 2020. "There is absolutely no credible information we have to suggest that's going to happen," says O'Hara.

1 month ago | audacy.com | Lindsey Peterson |Susie Jones |Chad Hartman

It's been a deadly handful of days in Minneapolis after having gone through a long period of relative peace when it comes to gun violence in the city. Monday night, a 14-year old boy was shot and killed downtown near the Federal Reserve Bank and the Hennepin Avenue Bridge. Former United States Attorney for Minnesota, Andrew Luger, spoke about the recent violence with WCCO's Chad Hartman.

2 months ago | audacy.com | Laura Oakes |Lindsey Peterson |Chad Hartman

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has a few ideas up his sleeve when it comes to a new arena for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx. The NBA Board of Governors expected to approve the sale of the team to Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore in the coming weeks, a new facility is the likely next step. Despite a 2017 renovation, Target Center is one of the oldest and smallest arenas in the NBA with design limitations that don't fit the modern day pro basketball experience.