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September 9, 2009 2:16 PM

For 20 years, small guitar shop serves start-ups and big stars alike

There's going to be a party Wednesday night -- at The Cabooze Music club in Minneapolis -- in honor of a Twin Cities music legend.

by Tom Crann

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September 8, 2009 6:06 PM

Llamas in costume

Llamas are best known for their work as pack animals in the highlands of Peru. At the Minnesota State Fair, however, they've set aside the trekking supplies and don costumes instead. Reporter Nikki Tundel attended the fair's 4-H Llama Costume Contest and learned a lot about the long-necked mammals.

by Nikki Tundel

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September 8, 2009 5:49 PM

Record numbers big business for State Fair vendors

For fairgoers the Minnesota State Fair is about fun, for competitors it's about winning, but for about 1,300 merchants at the fair, it's about making a buck.

by Martin Moylan

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September 8, 2009 8:11 AM

State Fair sets all-time attendance record

The 2009 fair set an attendance record with nearly 1.8 million people visiting the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

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September 7, 2009 3:00 PM

State Fair mystery sounds: Day 8

Each weekday during the Minnesota State Fair, All Things Considered will indulge your ears and bring you some mystery sounds from the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

by Tom Crann

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September 7, 2009 9:40 AM

CalSpa at the State Fair

CalSpa has been selling hot tubs at the Minnesota state fair for 18 years.

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September 4, 2009 3:00 PM

State Fair mystery sounds: Day 7

Each weekday during the Minnesota State Fair, All Things Considered will indulge your ears and bring you some mystery sounds from the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

by Tom Crann

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September 4, 2009 10:56 AM

Southbound I-35 to reopen to two lanes this weekend

In an effort to make travel quicker for Labor Day weekend motorists, MnDOT is briefly reopening a closed lane of I-35 north of the metro area.

by Nathaniel Minor

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September 4, 2009 12:00 AM

Garrison Keillor at the Fair

Garrison Keillor --author, storyteller, humorist, and host of the radio show "A Prairie Home Companion"-- joins Midday at the Minnesota State Fair.

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September 3, 2009 5:14 PM

New lanes of 35W to begin opening

Several lanes of Interstate 35W in Minneapolis will open over the next week, as construction on a portion of the highway nears completion.

by Madeleine Baran

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