minnesota state fair

All poultry shows have been canceled at the Minnesota State Fair and county fairs across the state this year as authorities try to stop the spread of bird flu.

The Free Stage Entertainment has been announced for the Great Minnesota Get Together. There is plenty to chose from including yearly favorites to new acts hitting the stage. The Minnesota State Fair kicks off on August 27th.

Three more acts have been announced for the Grandstand Concert Series at the Great Minnesota Get Together. Patti LaBelle, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Garrison Keillor will all have shows this summer.

Historic family farms are looking to be recognized in Minnesota. Family farms 100 years or older can now apply for the 2015 Century Farm Program put on by the Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation.

Some more grandstand acts have been announced for this year's Great Minnesota Get Together. Def Leppard, with special guests Styx, will be on stage on Thursday, August 27th. Alan Jackson is the headliner on Sunday, August 30th. And the Happy Together Tour is back on Monday, August 31st.

A 20-year-old man faces federal charges in last month's armed robbery of a beer exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair.

On top of corn dogs and fried cheese curds, visitors to the Minnesota State Fair are also eating up a lot of wireless data.

You never know who you might bump into at the Minnesota State Fair. Minnesotans of all shapes and sizes have been known to attend the State Fair, even a few old timers - as in really old timers.

The Department Of Natural Resources is celebrating the 80th anniversary of their historic building at the Minnesota State Fair. The log structure is the centerpiece of the DNR's exhibit.

Political candidates foraging for fall votes are settling in at the Minnesota State Fair.