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Infrequently Asked Fair Questions: What happens at the Minnesota State Fair overnight?

Infrequently Asked Fair Questions: What happens at the Minnesota State Fair overnight?

Each day of the Minnesota State Fair, tens of thousands of people visit the fairgrounds. But what happens after they all leave? MPR News reporter Tim Nelson has been covering the fair for decades, at all hours of the day, and found the answer.
by Tim Nelson

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Scientist Morgan Levine on how to influence your true age

Scientist Morgan Levine on how to influence your true age

Aging researchers have learned that your chronological age — the number of years you’ve been alive — is not the same as your biological age. Your biological age is said to be closer to your true age, which foretells how long you’ll live a healthy life. Morgan Levine details the latest science in her new book, “True Age.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Infrequently Asked Fair Questions: What happens to the DNR fish after the State Fair is over?

Infrequently Asked Fair Questions: What happens to the DNR fish after the State Fair is over?

Each year the Minnesota State Fair stocks a pond full of fish at the Minnesota State Fair. But what happens to the fish after the fair is done? MPR News reporter Tim Nelson set out to reel in the answer.
by Tim Nelson

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Hennepin jury convicts Jerry Westrom in cold case killing

Hennepin jury convicts Jerry Westrom in cold case killing

Jerry Westrom, 56, was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder in the stabbing death of Jeanne Ann Childs in 1993.
by Matt Sepic

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Life on the Mississippi

Life on the Mississippi

In his new book “Life on the Mississippi,” author Rinker Buck writes about floating to New Orleans in a wooden flat boat from a bygone era. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell explores Mississippi River history with Rinker and John Anfinson, retired superintendent of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
by Chris Farrell and Maja Beckstrom

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Minnesota State Fair Weather Quiz 2022

Minnesota State Fair Weather Quiz 2022

It’s time once again to test how much you know about Minnesota weather and climate.
by Cathy Wurzer and Mark Seeley

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Appetites: Predicting the Minnesota State Fair hits and misses

Appetites: Predicting the Minnesota State Fair hits and misses

The Minnesota State Fair is upon us, and all of that food can be daunting. So we called on Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl to get us prepped for what to eat — and also what to avoid.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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