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The State Fair set five new daily attendance records this year, but missed the overall attendance record by about 200,000. This year the fair saw 1,925,904 people come through its … Read More
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office filed 11 criminal charges Tuesday against the man they say killed two people and injured nine others at a St. Louis Park restaurant Sunday night. … Read More
Summer is winding down, but that doesn’t mean the causal beach read is going anywhere. MPR News host and newscaster Emily Bright spoke with three booksellers from Minnesota about current … Read More
Three teenagers were injured by gunfire Monday night in St. Paul, just south of the state fairgrounds. St. Paul police said officers were called to the 1000 block of Snelling … Read More
While some Minnesota schools started classes ahead of Labor Day, many K-12 districts and universities are beginning their school year Tuesday. And with the fresh start comes a fresh batch … Read More
The Professional Women’s Hockey League on Tuesday announced the hiring of AHL executive Melissa Caruso to take over as general manager of its Minnesota franchise and shore up a team … Read More
Former President Donald Trump looks on alongside Marlon Bateman (left), Marine Cpl. Kelsee Lainhart and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews during a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on … Read More
From mosses to mountain lions, the temperate old-growth rainforests of the Pacific Northwest provide the complexities and conditions necessary to support high levels of biodiversity. David Herasimtschuk “As humans, our … Read More
Athletes with Minnesota ties will compete in the Paris Paralympic Games this summer, matching up with the best in the world in sports like sitting volleyball, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, … Read More
Joey Chestnut ate 83 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes onstage in Las Vegas for a live Netflix event on Monday. His longtime rival, Takeru Kobayashi, ate 66. David … Read More
Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania on Monday to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned — concurring with … Read More
After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this fall is becoming much clearer. The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president will … Read More
Trevor Larnach and Brooks Lee homered to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Monday night. The Twins earned a second straight victory for the first … Read More
Ketanji Brown Jackson talks with All Things Considered co-host Juana Summers. Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR When Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson entered the national spotlight, she found praise and also criticism. … Read More
Cindie Haakenson is seen through a window of her home as the family farm is reflected before her on May 21 in Willow City, N.D. Despite a preference to remain … Read More
Javier Morillo has a story he likes to tell about inviting his friend Amy Koch to his wedding. “I always introduce Amy as the only person invited to my wedding … Read More
Yellow tape blocks off the parking lot of the Forest Park Blue Line train station in Forest Park, Ill., after four people were fatally shot on the train early Monday, … Read More
Minneapolis native Chuck Aoki and the Team USA wheelchair rugby team won a silver medal Monday after losing the gold medal match in Paris to Japan by a score of … Read More
Several cars at the back of a motorcade carrying Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz crashed while heading from the airport to a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Monday, but … Read More
The Minnesota State Fair set its fifth daily attendance record of the year Sunday, bringing 256,015 people through the gates. That number is about 11,000 more than the previous record … Read More
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro brandishes a sword as his new Cabinet takes the oath of office, at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 28. Ariana Cubillos/AP The United States … Read More
Officials with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency say smoke from Canadian wildfires is drifting into the northern part of the state Monday making the air unhealthy for everyone. The agency … Read More
Sklyar Dahl, 21, of Minneapolis and her Team USA teammates in the mixed rowing competition finished just behind a team from Great Britain on Sunday. Dahl, who graduated from Centennial … Read More
New images of the Titanic show part of the railing of the prow has fallen off. RMS Titanic, Inc. More than a century after the Titanic sank, the wreck is … Read More
Bjoern Hoecke top candidate in Thuringia of the far-right Alternative for Germany, AfD, party waves to supporters during an election campaign rally in Suhl, Germany, Aug. 13. Markus Schreiber/AP Voters … Read More