Good Morning Central Minnesota! No rain expected today :) Party Sunny with a high of 67.  Tonight Cloudy and a low around 51.

Celeb Birthdays today include:  Anderson Cooper (46) and TV producer Chuck Barris (84).  Chuck brought us such classics as 'The Newlywed Game' and 'The Dating Game.'

Ladies we have tickets and backstage passes for The Package Tour when it hits Minneapolis next month.  Keep listening to find out how you can hang with your favorite boy bands!

Will Smith's movie 'After Earth' bombed over the weekend.  It only took in 27 million and landed at number 3 behind both 'Now You See Me' and the summer blockbuster 'Fast & Furious 6.'  Will's movie (which also features his son Jaden) cost an estimated 130 million to make.

Very sad news to report...Bruno Mars is grieving the loss of his beloved mother. Bernadette Hernandez died on Saturday of a brain aneurysm.  The Grammy Winner was very close with his mother and is in Hawaii with his siblings to plan her services.  She was only 55 years old at the time of her death and sources say she was a huge influence on the pop singers career.

Jean Stapleton who played the fun loving 'ding-bat' Edith Bunker on 'All In The Family' passed away on Friday at the age of 90.  She played the iconic role for the show's nine season run between 1971-1979.

According to a recent study, the average parent spends more than $78,000 on each of their kids by the time they turn 18.  I think that number is a little low myself.  They estimate the cost of haircuts at only $72.00 per year **that's the cost of one haircut for a teenage girl.

If you watched 'Keeping up with the Kardashian's' last night, you know the sex of Kim & Kanye's baby...their expecting a girl!

Jen rocked 'Pink' on the Kazoo this morning!  Katie from St. Cloud knew exactly what it was and picked up lunch over at Subway.

Jen has some tips on how to save money at the grocery store this morning in the 'Junk Drawer.'

Ryan from Albany is now qualified for a three day pass to check out Halfway Jam this summer!  Every weekday in the 8AM hour we will take another qualifier- at the end of the month we will draw a grand prize winner!

A new study of fast food places found more bacteria on the ICE from the ice machines than in the toilets.  Jen and I are now sick to our stomachs :(

Bill from Mudman was in studio this morning.  Don't miss your chance to get in the MIX this year! August 17th in Kimball.

 

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