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Infrequently Asked Fair Questions: What happens to all the manure at the Minnesota State Fair?

Infrequently Asked Fair Questions: What happens to all the manure at the Minnesota State Fair?

Hundreds of farm animals are shown every year at the Minnesota State Fair — and where you find farm animals, you know you’re going to find something else. Manure. Lots and lots of manure. Where does it all go?
by Tim Nelson and Tom Crann

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Photos: Greenland's melting Arctic ice

Photos: Greenland's melting Arctic ice

These photographs by Kerem Yücel, MPR News' senior visual journalist, were captured during research missions carried out by NASA and Texas University scientists in Greenland.
by Kerem Yücel

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More water in Mississippi leading to loss of floodplain forests

More water in Mississippi leading to loss of floodplain forests

These low-lying forests are a unique habitat for birds and wildlife that also capture sediment and nutrients, reducing pollution downstream. But in recent decades, this important ecosystem has been showing signs of stress from continuous high water.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Union Hmong Kitchen becomes State Fair's first Hmong restaurant

Union Hmong Kitchen becomes State Fair's first Hmong restaurant

Nearly 50 years after the first Hmong refugees arrived in the Twin Cities, the Minnesota State Fair has its first Hmong food vendor. Chef Yia Vang’s Union Hmong Kitchen is attracting big crowds to the fair’s International Bazaar.
by Grace Birnstengel

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A look at a young 4-H member's first trip to the state fair — and her blue ribbon rabbit

A look at a young 4-H member's first trip to the state fair — and her blue ribbon rabbit

More than 7,000 Minnesota youth are with their animals at the State Fair this year. Cathy Wurzer spoke with Denica Sleiter of Morris, Minn. about her rabbit.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Ellen Finn

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Annie Mack, rising singer-songwriter, honors her own journey with 'Testify'

Annie Mack, rising singer-songwriter, honors her own journey with 'Testify'

Annie Mack is set to perform Monday and Tuesday night at the Schell's Stage at the Minnesota State Fair. She talked to Cathy Wurzer about her EP and musical influences.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown and Sam Stroozas

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Fargo firm builds a diverse workforce

Fargo firm builds a diverse workforce

When you think of diverse cities, Fargo might not be the first that springs to mind. The population is 83 percent white. But a Fargo manufacturing company has found success with a workforce that is mostly from other places around the world.
by Dan Gunderson

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