State Fair

The 2026 Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 27 through Sept. 7. For all of the events at the MPR booth and Dan Patch Park, go to mpr.org/statefair.

August 21, 2014 9:00 AM

Climate Cast

MPR Meteorologist Paul Huttner and University of St. Thomas Professor John Abraham will be talking about the unusually hot world temperatures in 2014 and take your questions.

by John Abraham

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August 21, 2014 9:00 AM

Live at the State Fair: Home repair experts take your questions

With summer winding down and fall just around the corner, our home repair experts help listeners get their homes ready for the change in season.

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August 21, 2014 7:07 AM

Carver County teen crowned Princess Kay of the Milky Way

To kick off Jeni Haler's official duties, she will sit in a refrigerated cooler for six hours while a 90-block of butter is sculpted in her likeness.

by Jon Collins

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August 21, 2014 12:00 AM

Senator Amy Klobuchar at the MPR State Fair booth

US Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) answers questions from MPR political editor Mike Mulcahy, fair-goers and the listening audience. LIVE at noon at the MPR State Fair booth at the corner of Judson and Nelson.

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August 20, 2014 5:46 PM

2014 fair offers new ways to meet, eat, retreat

Transit hub, new gateway are among the changes fairgoers will notice this year.

by Tim Nelson

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August 20, 2014 3:05 PM

Appetites: Eating at the fair for fun -- and science

The Great Minnesota Get-Together kicks off tomorrow, and as anyone who's ever sampled the bacon, or candy bars, or alligator, on-a-stick knows, food is an integral part of the experience.

by Steven John

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August 19, 2014 2:34 PM

State Fair adds new transit center for visitors

The Minnesota State Fair is making transit a center piece of this year's 12-day run in Falcon Heights. The fair opens Thursday morning in Falcon Heights.

by Tim Nelson

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July 18, 2014 2:38 AM

Remembering ‘WeeZee,’ a State Fair icon

Louise "WeeZee" Miner of Bloomington was legally blind but she said she always could tell what a horse was doing at the Minnesota State Fair horse ring, where she passed out the ribbons.

by Bob Collins