FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (KVRR) — It’s not just about the food and rides, the Great Minnesota Get-Together is also about showing off Midwest talent. Marching bands from all over the region perform at the Minnesota State Fair, even the Moorhead High School Marching Band. One of KVRR’s morning show employees was at the fair on Friday, August 22 and captured…
FALCON HEIGHTS, MINN. (WCCO) – If you were fired up for the Steve Miller Band at the Minnesota State Fair grandstand this August, you can blame Mother Nature for canceling the show. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has announced he’s canceled all of his upcoming shows because it’s “not safe to tour Earth” right now. Yes, the “Fly…
Birthday Cake Cookie Dough on a StickMinnesota State FairFALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — It’s fair season and the Great Minnesota Get-Together wants to get you excited by showing off its newest food items for 2025. Look out for Chicken Fried Bacon Fries, Hot Honey Jalapeno Popper Donut and Pizza Cheese Curd Tacos. How about this next one? A hamburger…
Tim Walz/FacebookMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz munched on a pork chop on a stick and washed it down with a vanilla shake Sunday as the Minnesota governor and his family visited his home state fair. Flanked by his wife, Gwen, and their daughter, Hope, and with a security detail trailing behind, Walz eyed rows of food…
Seven-year-old Harper Perkins, center, and her sister Brielle, of Princeton, Minn., cool off in a misting fountain at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from soaring temperatures under misters Monday while some Midwestern schools dismissed classes early or…
FALCON HEIGHTS (KVRR) – There are 33 new foods coming to the Minnesota State Fair, including deep fried ranch dressing. All 33 items can be found in this album: Categories: Minnesota News Tags: Minnesota State Fair, New Foods
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Country music artist Granger Smith is bringing his farewell tour to The Lights in West Fargo. He’ll take the stage, along with his alter ego Earl Dibbles Jr., on Saturday, July 22. Smith recently announced his decision to leave country music after touring for 24 years and instead turn to the ministry. Tickets can be found…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP/KVRR) – Police say one person was wounded in the leg during a shooting at the Minnesota State Fair. Police say the person who was shot was taken to a hospital. The shooting occurred about 10 p.m. near the entrance to the Midway. It led authorities to close the fair about 10:20 p.m., or 40 minutes early….
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Minnesota State Fair drew its largest crowd of the 2021 festival on Saturday with nearly 154,000 people passing through the gates. But that number is still well below average. Since 1991, the second Saturday of the Minnesota State Fair has drawn an average of 214,000 people per year, or about 60,000 higher than the fair saw…
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – Minnesota State Fair officials are strongly urging fairgoers to mask up both inside and outside, but stopped short of imposing any mandates to fight the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus. Fair officials issued updated health guidance urging masks indoors for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people; outdoors in crowded settings, especially for the unvaccinated; and…
