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plus: Sports Illustrated’s take about the Vikings’ quarterback situation; an entrepreneur from Minnesota looks to revive a favorite horse feed recipe; and why Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, is in Nevada….

Tens and thousands of people walked the fairgrounds at Falcon Heights, north of St. Paul. Although the official first day attendance has not been announced yet, fair officials and vendors said that it was a huge opening….

Some lost their homes. Some emptied their retirement accounts. Some struggled to feed and clothe their families….

PLUS: Kim Crockett compares 2020 election to 9/11; Keith Ellison’s Office closes Welch Charities; MSP puppy named TSA’s Cutest Canine; and More…

This group will host its sixth annual Chocolate Milk Day Saturday, August 27….

The Twins have attracted 1,400,625 fans over 63 dates. This is a drop of almost 370,000 spectators, or 20.9% from the same date in 2019 (1,770.455)….

Plus – Americans Concerned About Democracy and I’m Going to Minnesota!…

Our return to quasi-normalcy means when the fair kicks off, the politicians who flock to the fair grounds can talk about not having a special session….

Plus; No oversight for the oversight committee; First “normal” schoolyear amid COVID; Walz jabs in Iowa fair; No more H&M Uptown; and More….

Plus: U of M to renew its contract with Minneapolis police; Derek Chauvin has moved to Tucson Federal Correctional Institution; profile of the new lead butter carver at the Minnesota State Fair; and many other details….