India, Sept. 23 -- A decision by Twin Cities NBC affiliate KARE 11 has raised eyebrows and raised a lot of questions. 'Breaking The News,' hosted by Jana Shortal since 2016, has been made digital-only, the veteran news anchor announced on Monday.

'Breaking The News' aired at 6:30pm CDT every weekday after the 6pm CDT news broadcast and enjoyed significant popularity among Minnesota viwers. It will start airing at 5:30pm CDT on the KARE 11+ platform starting October 5, the broadcaster announced. On KARE 11, the 6pm news broadcast will be expanded to one hour instead of the previous 30 minutes.

Shortal has been a controversial figure at KARE 11. Recently, her criticism of Texas Longhorn quarterback Arch Manning for laughing at an AI-gener...