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Minnesota State Fair attendance breaks 5 daily records for 2024, falls short of overall record
The fair’s final weekend — which traditionally sees the biggest crowds each year — saw some of the highest jumps in attendance numbers. The weekend’s cooler and drier weather also likely helped draw people to the fair.
PWHL hires AHL executive Melissa Caruso to replace Darwitz as GM of defending champion Minnesota
The long-awaited hiring comes as the PWHL prepares to open its second season in December. Caruso replaces former U.S. Olympian Natalie Darwitz, who was removed by the league in June following a monthslong review and mere weeks after Minnesota clinched the Walter Cup in a decisive fifth game.
A photographer captures life in America’s last remaining old-growth forests
From salamanders and salmon to bears and mountain lions, David Herasimtschuk’s images illustrate not only the beauty of the forests and their creatures but the symbiotic relationships that are vital to the forests’ health and the planet’s welfare.
Top dog Joey Chestnut beats his archrival and his own hot dog-eating world record
Joey Chestnut faced off against Takeru Kobayashi in a Netflix showdown on Monday. Chestnut downed 83 hot dogs and buns to Kobayashi’s 66 in 10 minutes, beating his own world record from 2021.
Harris opposes U.S. Steel's sale to a Japanese firm during joint Pennsylvania event with Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris has used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the swing state of Pennsylvania to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned.
Minnesota goes back to school: Here are 5 stories we‘re watching this year
This school year is expected to bring new school cell phone policies, school closure talks in Minneapolis, more campus protests, absenteeism solutions and — for one district — a new four-day schedule.
The presidential campaigns brace for an intense sprint to Election Day
The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president will focus almost all of their remaining time and resources on a small collection of undecided voters in just seven states.
The cost of senior care: Why aging farmers fear the nursing home
Small family farmers are often “land rich, cash poor,” and nursing homes and other types of long-term care are expensive. Many worry about sacrificing their land to pay for care at the end of life.