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Record crowds flock to Minnesota State Fair on opening day
Fair officials said 133,326 people passed through the gates on Thursday. That broke the previous opening-day record of 122,695, set just last year.
Going deep: Twins' home run surge powers hopes for playoff run
With just over a month to go in the regular season, the ‘Bomba Squad’ is hitting home runs at record pace and has Minnesota atop the AL Central.
From the Caribbean to Minnesota, a community comes together
The Caribbean community in Minnesota is small, but tight-knit. Although the population might not be as big as in cities like Miami or Toronto, members of the community want others to know that they are thriving here.
MN Supreme Court: St. Paul voters can decide trash question
The Minnesota Supreme Court ordered St. Paul’s trash question to be included on the ballot in the Nov. 5 election, upholding a lower court’s ruling.
Witnesses said the woman had been talking to a man in a parking lot when she was shot Wednesday afternoon. Police have arrested a suspect.
Weevils a tiny weapon in Christmas Lake's invasives fight
An experiment to control invasive watermilfoil with the help of a native beetle is underway in the Twin Cities’ western suburbs — and it’s being conducted by a group of high school students.