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Minn. State Fair attendance down from 2010

6:22 PM, Sep 5, 2011

This week, the state fair has witnessed a pretty significant attendance dip.  By Sunday morning, attendance was down 60,000 people when compared to 2010.

Land of 10,000 Stories: Picture-perfect love-a-fair

A million stories intersect at the Minnesota State Fair. Jen Morks starts with her grandpa, Dick Potts.
3:23 PM, Sep 5, 2011

A million stories intersect at the Minnesota State Fair. Jen Mork's starts with her grandpa, Dick Potts.

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State Fair last day deals

7:01 AM, Sep 5, 2011

Monday is the last day of the State Fair. For some people it is a sad day; another tradition has come and gone until next year.

Epiphany Diner breakfast special

Epiphany Dining Hall to serve their last supper

6:50 AM, Sep 5, 2011

After 46 years, the Epiphany Dining Hall on the State Fairgrounds is closing its doors.

Photo courtesy Debra Fisher Goldstein

Photographer captures different side of the State Fair

11:06 PM, Sep 4, 2011

Contrary to popular belief, there is more to the Minnesota State Fair than just food on a stick.

Are you going to the State Fair with a date? Are you going with your spouse? Theres something in the Health Fair 11 building youll want to check out.

Why knowing your blood type is important

3:10 PM, Sep 2, 2011

Are you going to the State Fair with a date? Are you going with your spouse? There's something in the Health Fair 11 building you'll want to check out.

Theres no better way to describe it. The second Thursday at the Minnesota State Fair was miserably hot. And that heat put fairgoers at risk of heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Handling the heat at the Minnesota State Fair

7:51 PM, Sep 1, 2011

There's no better way to describe it. The second Thursday at the Minnesota State Fair was miserably hot. And that heat put fairgoers at risk of heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

University of Minnesota mens basketball coach Tubby Smith was out at the State Fair Tuesday to urge men to get a very important, possibly life-saving, screening.

U of M's Tubby Smith urges men to be screened for prostate cancer

3:15 PM, Sep 1, 2011

University of Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith was out at the fair Tuesday to urge men to get a very important, possibly life-saving, screening.

He stopped by the big bus parked outside the Health Fair 11 building.

It belongs to Zero, the Project to End Prostate Cancer

Major haircut ends MN boy's 2-year humanitarian effort

For most 7-year old boys, getting a haircut is not that big a deal.
Jadon Lind's recent trip to the barber stands as the exception.

1:05 PM, Feb 3, 2012
More than 100 families are scrambling for backup after a state agency shut down a Brooklyn Center child care center.

State shuts down Brooklyn Center child care center

In a rare move, a state agency has shut down a Brooklyn Center child care center.

1:06 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Couple charged with prostituting autistic teen

A Twin Cities couple is charged with prostituting a runaway teen with autism.

10:47 AM, Feb 3, 2012

Jewelry store thieves fooled by cubic zirconia

Thieves thought they made a haul when they broke into a Long Lake jewelry store early Friday and made off with a bunch of wedding rings.

2:58 PM, Feb 3, 2012
In a world that is constantly connected, it seems these days you are never alone, whether you know it or not.

Public Wi-Fi not as secure as you think

In a world that is constantly connected, it seems these days you are never alone, whether you know it or not.

8:45 AM, Feb 3, 2012
A new movie called Big Miracle owes its story to a tiny company in Prescott. Kasco Marine was founded on a device that played the key role in the film.

A whale of a Wisconsin story

A new movie called "Big Miracle" owes its story to a tiny company in Prescott. Kasco Marine was founded on a device that played the key role in the film.

6:04 PM, Feb 2, 2012
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Bloomington man sentenced in hit-and-run death of senior

A Bloomington man was sentenced to 90 days in the workhouse Friday for his role in the hit-and-run death of an 85-year-old woman last October.

2:47 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Nearly 150 animals seized in northern Minn.

A northern Minnesota couple has a court hearing next week after nearly 150 animals were seized from their property.

9:49 AM, Feb 3, 2012
A grand jury found no criminal negligence in the case of New Ulm Police officer who crashed his squad car into another vehicle, killing two people.

New Ulm officer facing no criminal charges

A grand jury found no criminal negligence in the case of New Ulm Police officer who crashed his squad car into another vehicle, killing two people.

10:15 AM, Feb 3, 2012
Newlywed Hayley Bester has had to look at her wedding pictures with only one eye. Besters right eye has been the victim of an attack by a water-borne parasite called Acanthamoeba Keratitis.

Parasite strikes Minnesota firefighter's eye

Newlywed Hayley Bester has had to look at her wedding pictures with only one eye. Bester's right eye has been the victim of an attack by a water-borne parasite called Acanthamoeba Keratitis. 

5:06 PM, Feb 3, 2012
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