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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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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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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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Minneapolis Police Department plans to purchase drones

Minneapolis Police Department plans to purchase drones

State law already allows law enforcement in the state — including MPD — to use drones. Minneapolis Councilmember LaTrisha Vetaw told MPR News host Tom Crann that the department had previously borrowed drones from other jurisdictions and now wants to purchase its own.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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The history of Minnesota's state muffin

The history of Minnesota's state muffin

Minnesota is known for many things — its over 10,000 lakes, the birth place of Prince, Minnesota nice and frozen tundra — but what about muffins? Doug Mack wrote about the history of state foods, including Minnesota's state muffin.
by Tom Crann, Ngoc Bui and Sam Stroozas

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Forada on the mend, but it hasn't been easy

Forada on the mend, but it hasn't been easy

It's been just over three months since a tornado tore through Forada in west-central Minnesota. Since then, the town of about 160 residents has been on the mend, but it hasn’t been easy. 
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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