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Photos: Here's all the new food you can eat at the State Fair this year

Photos: Here's all the new food you can eat at the State Fair this year

It's time to start planning how you'll eat your way through the Great Minnesota Get-Together. The new lineup includes waffles with warm Reese's chocolate peanut butter cups, cheesy Sriracha funnel cake bites and battered duck wings.
by Tim Nelson

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'Pure love on the dance floor': Celebrating the jingle dress tradition

'Pure love on the dance floor': Celebrating the jingle dress tradition

The exact origin of the jingle dress is unclear; evidence suggests the tradition may have started in Minnesota a century ago. But they're now a part of powwows and other Native American gatherings across the continent.
by Tim Nelson

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Weekend road woes: I-94 resurfacing closure postponed, but other road work still on

Weekend road woes: I-94 resurfacing closure postponed, but other road work still on

Road crews were going to finish resurfacing westbound I-94 in St. Paul this weekend between Western Avenue and Highway 280 but the contractor working on the project decided to postpone due to rain in the forecast.
by John Nguyen

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St. Paul is lined with American flags. Who puts them out?

St. Paul is lined with American flags. Who puts them out?

The 2-foot tall flags appear by the thousands every year in St. Paul on Flag Day without explanation, notice or any public funding.
by Tim Nelson

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Northern Spark 2019 shines spotlight on Native American community

Northern Spark 2019 shines spotlight on Native American community

The late-night Twin Cities arts festival Northern Spark returns Friday and Saturday. This year, one of the places it will set up is in the center of the indigenous community in Minneapolis.
by Euan Kerr

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Minnesota homebrewers pushing boundaries, raising standards

Minnesota homebrewers pushing boundaries, raising standards

As higher-quality ingredients and more brewing know-how lead to better homebrewed beer, dozens of Minnesota homebrewers will show off their work at a charity event this weekend.
by Cody Nelson

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Art Hounds: Northern Spark lights up the night

Art Hounds: Northern Spark lights up the night

Plus, Art Hounds recommend Red Eye's New Works 4 Weeks festival and Lanesboro's "Art in the Park"
by Marianne Combs

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Video: Dad jokes that are so bad they're good

Video: Dad jokes that are so bad they're good

Sure, dad jokes make you cringe and roll your eyes but that's the beauty of the dad joke -- they're so bad that sometimes they're actually hilarious. In honor of Father's Day, we rounded up some of the raddest dads around to tell us their cheesiest dad jokes.
by Nancy Yang, Evan Frost, Jiwon Choi and Christine T. Nguyen

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Gnats are awful this spring, but it might get better soon

Gnats are awful this spring, but it might get better soon

This is a bad spring for humans and buffalo gnats. However, one expert sees relief from the pests in our near future.
by Cody Nelson

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