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The MPR News Quiz

The MPR News Quiz

This week’s quiz covers Minnesota’s August weather, a Wadena theater’s staying power, crop art traditions, a Fergus Falls restaurant change, and rising health care costs. Test your knowledge and see how you stack up.

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Out to Lunch at the State Fair with Princess Kay of the Milky Way

Out to Lunch at the State Fair with Princess Kay of the Milky Way

You could say butter is in the blood of this year’s Princess Kay winner. Malorie Thorson is in college so she can become the sixth generation to work on her family’s dairy farm. And Thorson’s mother was on the Princess Kay court back in 1996.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Skylar Diggins scores 19 of her 23 points after halftime and the Storm rally past the Lynx 93-79

Skylar Diggins scores 19 of her 23 points after halftime and the Storm rally past the Lynx 93-79

Skylar Diggins scored 19 of her 23 points in the second half, Nneka Ogwumike had 12 points and nine rebounds, and the Seattle Storm rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Lynx 93-79. 
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis, a series of shootings and the grim realities of a tough summer

Minneapolis, a series of shootings and the grim realities of a tough summer

Most categories of crime have continued to fall in Minneapolis after a surge that followed the 2020 killing of George Floyd. But the summer of 2025 has seen a spike in violence that has repeatedly led to armored vehicles rolling through the streets carrying police in full combat gear. 
by The Associated Press

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Body of missing Minnesota hiker found in Wyoming wilderness

Body of missing Minnesota hiker found in Wyoming wilderness

The Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office said it located the remains of 38-year-old Grant Gardner on Wednesday in the Cloud Peak Wilderness in north-central Wyoming.
by MPR News Staff

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