Minnesota Now: Aug. 23, 2023
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After record-breaking hot weather across the state Tuesday, Wednesday did not look much better. Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner has more on the heat and the state fair forecast.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz named a new chief justice of the state supreme court. We’ll find out how the nomination made history.
The unpredictable summer weather has been tough on all of us, but especially farmers. The state Department of Agriculture set aside funding for a rural mental health program that is free to all Minnesota farmers. We learn more about the struggles they are facing.
Plus, we sit down with the new state fair CEO ahead of opening day. And we follow the journey of one of the fair's hottest selling items from a Waverly, Minn., farm to the fairgrounds.
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