Play3min 17secChurch launches campaign to replace ancient fair ovensAugust 30, 2018 4:04 PMBy Tim NelsonThe Minnesota State Fair's oldest food vendor needs four new ovens. The popular Hamline Church Dining Hall is getting by with a backup oven this year. But it hopes to raise $25,000 so it can buy new stoves before next year's fair.
Minnesota State Fair sets another attendance recordAugust 30, 2018 4:00 PMBy MPR News StaffAttendance at this year's Minnesota State Fair continues to track ahead of last year's record pace.
Play4min 20secAt fair, Smith and Housley disagree on much, especially TrumpAugust 30, 2018 12:04 AMBy Mark ZdechlikOne of the hardest fought campaigns this fall is the U.S. Senate contest between Democrat Tina Smith and Republican Karin Housley. The candidates have been making their pitch to voters at the State Fair.
St. Paul police dog demonstrations called off at State FairAugust 28, 2018 4:25 PMBy The Associated PressSt. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has asked the city's police chief to call off demonstrations of the department's police dogs for the rest of the Minnesota State Fair.
Play3min 32secReptile show at the Minnesota State Fair goes on without founderAugust 28, 2018 4:00 AMBy Tim NelsonMonty's Traveling Reptile Show continues to entertain fairgoers even without its namesake proprietor to welcome them. Monty Krizan, the show's founder and namesake, died in April of heart failure at age 74.
Play2min 25secNew apple variety debuts at State FairAugust 26, 2018 6:35 PMBy Mike MoenThe First Kiss apple was developed at the University of Minnesota. It's based off a Honeycrisp apple but ripens up to a month earlier, about Aug. 20 -- right around fair time.
Monday is Mental Health Awareness Day at Minnesota State FairAugust 26, 2018 5:45 PMBy Mike MoenDave Lee, who sits on the governor's advisory council on mental health, said he hopes the event will help to erode the stigma that's still attached to mental health issues.
State Fair attendance on record pace through first three daysAugust 26, 2018 2:45 PMBy MPR News StaffThe Minnesota State Fair has set two daily attendance records in the first three days of this year's 12-day run.
Photos: First day of the 2018 Minnesota State FairAugust 23, 2018 6:07 PMBy Evan FrostCrowds were inside the gates before the sun came up and animals were still sleeping when eager fairgoers crept through the barns in the early morning. But it didn't stay quiet for long.
Play4min 52secFood critics dish on State Fair's best (and not-so-best)August 23, 2018 4:01 PMBy Tim NelsonThree Twin Cities food critics give their recommendations, and condemnations, after sampling some of the most talked about food items at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.