Will Uber and Lyft really leave the Twin Cities? Deadline nears for rideshare wage compromise
The clock is ticking for a possible end to rideshare services Uber and Lyft in the Twin Cities.
Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. Born and raised in New York City, Esme ventured into reporting after graduating from Harvard University.
She started in Chattanooga at the CBS station, then ventured across Tennessee to Memphis to work for the ABC affiliate.
She jumped when she got the big call to come to WCCO and has never looked back.
She has won numerous awards during her career, including Associated Press First Place Awards for non-spot news reporting, feature reporting and investigative reporting.
In her spare time Esme often finds herself in the role of hockey mother of two.
Esme's husband, David Klopp, is the owner of a chain of furniture stores in the Twin Cities called Sofas and Chairs. Esme has even been known to deliver a sofa or two. (It's a small business.)
Esme loves her job and her family and if it weren't for her job she wouldn't have a family. That's right -- Esme met her husband when she interviewed him. David was working with a community group to help create the Cedar Lake Bicycle Trail. There were plans to turn the rail corridor into a condo development. David likes to say he not only got the bike trail -- he got the girl!
Esme has a wonderful husband and family. The Twin Cities and WCCO are definitely home.
In 2012, Esme was named "Best AM Radio Show Host in the Twin Cities" by the City Pages.
The clock is ticking for a possible end to rideshare services Uber and Lyft in the Twin Cities.
In Talking Points, there's new hope for dementia patients and their loved ones. Esme Murphy dives into the new medications and research that are bringing hope to patients in the early stages of dementia.
Before buying your next airline ticket out of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, you need to know about Delta Air Lines' attempts to compete with Sun Country Airlines' cheap fares.
What is TikTok and why do some members of Congress want it banned? In Talking Points, Esme Murphy takes the debate local, looking on the impacts a ban could have on Minnesota businesses.
You have no doubt heard this before: Supporters say this year could be the year that the Minnesota Legislature legalizes sports betting.
North Memorial Health in Robbinsdale says it's closing its outpatient mental health programs, and two neonatal intensive care hospitals, leaving more than 100 employees without a job.
Thousands of Minnesota parents struggle with the soaring cost of child care. DFL lawmakers hope to ease some of that burden with child care reimbursements to those who qualify.
With his fractured jaw, Hercules' tongue hangs out a lot. An animal talent agency was looking for cats with unusual faces.
Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have had very public memory lapses.
Vice President Kamala Harris is touring a clinic in Minnesota that performs abortions and provides other reproductive care.
Supporters say this could be the year medically assisted dying becomes Minnesota law. Opponents say not so fast — the danger of abuse will cost unwilling patients their lives.
Many are enjoying the warm temperatures, but for businesses that depend on the cold and snow, it is just another painful reminder of a winter that wasn't.
If you have kids in youth sports, you have seen it: parents and fans behaving badly when they don't like a call by a referee.
Super Tuesday is in the books, with sweeping wins of all contests by President Joe Biden and a crushing performance by former President Donald Trump, who won every contest except for Vermont. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy explores the clear warning signs Minnesota voters also sent to both candidates.
With President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump rolling to their respective nominations, one question is will voters turn out?