Jay Caldwell

Jay Caldwell is the host of the WJON Morning News Watch, 5-10 weekday mornings. The program focuses on interaction with listeners both on air and online about what concerns them in Central Minnesota. Jay and his wife reside in St. Cloud and have since 1998. They raised their 2 boys who are now off to college starting their own adventures. Please tune in to the Morning News Watch for the latest news, sports, weather, entertainment and so much more.

St. Ben’s Basketball Wins at St. Mary’s; CSB Hockey Ties

The St. Ben's basketball team improved to 7-1 overall after posting a 68-62 win at St. Mary's in Winona Tuesday night. Freshman Tatum Findley led the Bennies with 15 points, Sofia Baldessari and Megan Morgan had 13 points and Lauren Arnold had 10 points for St. Ben's.

High School Sports Results Tuesday December 10

Boys Hockey: Sauk Rapids-Rice 6, Fergus Falls 1 Cathedral 5, Alexandria 3 (Joey Gillespie had the game winner. Griffin Sturm scored twice, Bo Schmidt added a goal and Jaeger Wood finished the scoring with an empty-netter. John Hirschfeld had three assists for the Crusaders who are at Rock Ridge on Saturday...

Johnnie Basketball Wins at MN-Morris

St. John's basketball improved to 7-2 Monday night with a 87-60 non-conference win at Minnesota-Morris. SJU led by just 3 points at halftime but outscored Morris 48-24 in the 2nd half.

High School Sports Results Monday December 9

Girls Basketball: Bemidji 80, ROCORI 36 (Jess Boos led ROCORI with 14 points and Kate Van Erp had 10 points, 7 rebounds for the Spartans) Becker 80, Chisago Lakes 24 Boys Basketball: Royalton 58, Foley 47 Tuesday's Schedule: Boys Hockey: Sauk Rapids-Rice at Fergus Falls Alexandria at Cathedral St...

Jolly Trolley Food Drive Starts Today [AUDIO]

The annual Jolly Trolley Food Drive will take place this week Monday - Thursday at area grocery stores. Metro Bus CEO Ryan Daniel and Metro Bus Marketing and Communication Manager Nate Ramacher joined me on WJON.

St. Cloud Used to Have a Piggly Wiggly

This is the first installment of a look back at the history of grocery stores in the St. Cloud area. To help examine this I was joined by local historians Jim Grabinski and John Decker.

High School/College Sports Results Saturday December 7

Boys Hockey: Cathedral 2, Northfield 2 (overtime) St. Cloud Crush 4, Anoka 1 Little Falls 3, Orono 2 Girls Hockey: Roseau 3, St. Cloud Crush 0 Boys Basketball: Sauk Rapids-Rice 97, Breck 93 Cathedral 76, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 59 Albany 69, Southwest Christian 51 (Sam Hondl had 33 points and Zeke Austin had 18 points for Albany) Hutchinson 52, Little Falls 42 Holdingford 76, Upsala 66 Brando

High School/College Sports Results Friday December 6

Girls Basketball: Sartell-St. Stephen 50, Fergus Falls 49 (The Sabres jumped out to a 17-1 lead before the Otters cut the lead to 4 at the half (25-21). Sartell led the entire 2nd half and were able to hold on for the win. Maiya Gunderson and Gabi Schumann each had 11 points for Sartell.) S...

Civil War Soldiers Were Among Early Settlers in This Central MN Town

Buckman is a small town in southern Morrison County in Buckman township with a population of 307. It was established in 1869 and was named after one it's early settlers, Clarence B. Buckman.

Johnnie Football Expects a Stiff Challenge From Susquehanna

3rd ranked St. John's will host Susquehanna Saturday at noon in the 3rd round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs. The Johnnies are 11-0 while Susquehanna University is 10-1.