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August 23, 2012 2:45 PM

Photos: Opening day at the 2012 Minnesota State Fair

Officials estimate 1.8 million people will come out for the 2012 Minnesota State Fair, which features this year a Middle Eastern dish of marinated lamb testicles, old favorites like the swine barn and a wine contest.

by Jeffrey Thompson

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August 23, 2012 10:10 AM

Sauk Centre teen crowned Princess Kay

Minnesota has a new goodwill ambassador for its dairy industry.

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August 23, 2012 8:11 AM

Minnesota State Fair opens with bacon ice cream, sword swallowers and swine

The Minnesota State Fair opened its gates this morning for another 12-day run, and Minneapolis resident Brian Motiaytis was the first in line at the Snelling Avenue gate, eager to carry on where he left off last year.

by Tim Nelson

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August 23, 2012 5:00 AM

BWCA gave her a chance to get reacquainted with her old self

After 12 years and two children, she wasn't sure she still belonged among the pines and portages.

by Lucie Amundsen

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August 21, 2012 5:00 AM

In Ely, a wilderness issue divides neighbors again

Whatever the effect of new mining ventures on the environment, public perceptions of the BWCA may suffer.

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August 20, 2012 7:30 AM

During campaign season, maintaining serenity is a good trick

It's possible to feel distress at the news, yet still recognize light wherever it appears.

by Gordon C. Stewart

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August 17, 2012 10:40 AM

Bin Laden killed repeatedly in Twin Cities suburb game

It's been more than a year since a team of Navy SEALs raided a home in Pakistan and killed Osama bin Laden, but the daring mission lives on, three times a week, in a building in New Hope, Minn.

by Madeleine Baran

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August 13, 2012 4:00 AM

$10,000 wardrobe for toddlers as designers chase children's market

Top fashion designers are pushing more expensive duds for the increasingly lucrative affluent toddler demographic.

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August 12, 2012 9:41 AM

Closings on Greenway for resurfacing

Parts of the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis will be closed starting Monday as crews resurface the bike path.

by Jon Collins

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August 9, 2012 10:34 AM

MN Zoo introduces new lynx kitten

The Minnesota Zoo has a fluffy new member and it would love for you to meet him.

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