Although amusement rides are all about fun, they require a lot upkeep. Rob Gavel is one of the few amusement park inspectors in the world and it’s his job to make sure roller coaster safety manuals become reality.
Presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris claims a ban on price gouging will prevent food companies from inflating grocery prices. The food industry, however, says prices are fair and driven by market forces.
As she does every year, food critic Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl tried all the new foods at the Minnesota State Fair on opening day. She shares her recommendations.
People were killed and injured in an attack on Friday at a festival in the city of Solingen in western Germany, the news agency dpa reported. It wasn’t immediately clear how many casualties there were.
The lawsuit says RealPage’s algorithmic pricing software lets landlords effectively collude and set rents above market rate. The Texas-based company has denied the allegations.
When Magic saw Sphen’s body, “he immediately started singing,” and other penguins joined in, Renee Howell, the aquarium’s penguin keeper, told Australia’s ABC broadcaster.
The estranged wife of Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell, Julie Myhre-Schnell is accused of giving their adult disabled son a high dose of anti-anxiety medication. Also, state officials continue to investigate two mysterious sheens on the Mississippi River northwest of downtown Minneapolis.
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signaled that he’s increasingly confident inflation will soon be tamed, and that he and his colleagues will soon cut interest rates to avoid hurting the job market.
Robert F. Kennedy says he is suspending his independent presidential bid and is backing Donald Trump. Kennedy said Friday in Arizona that his internal polls had showed that his presence in the race would hurt Trump and help Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
A nose spray version of the drug epinephrine will soon hit the market, giving people having allergic reactions an alternative to needles. But some allergists are not in a hurry to prescribe it.
The estranged wife of Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell faces a charge of attempted murder of the couple’s disabled adult son. Court documents allege that Julie Myhre-Schnell put a high dose of her anti-anxiety medication in her son’s feeding bag late last year.
The Burl Community Art Gallery in St. Paul hosts “Rejected!”, an exhibition featuring around 70 Minnesota artists whose works were not accepted into the State Fair’s Fine Arts Competition.
Expect isolated rain showers early Friday, with decreasing cloud cover. Moisture will move north as dew points return to the 60s. Hot and humid conditions are still on track for the first weekend of the fair.
If you’re a beverage goblin — someone who needs three drinks at all times — you’ll love this list. Here’s where to find new, nonalcoholic drinks to help keep you hydrated or caffeinated during this year’s fair.
After the close of the Democratic National Convention, U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, who represents Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, says he is eager to hear about policy on the presidential campaign trail. Top of mind for him are immigration and the economy.
The Democratic National Convention is over and party leaders say the focus now turns to getting the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket across the finish line in November. Xcel Energy is modifying its controversial proposal to charge customers more for electricity used during peak times of the day.
We’ll have a bit of lingering instability Friday with otherwise decreasing clouds. The weekend looks hot and humid. Cooler temperatures return later next week.
Negotiations between Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and the Teamsters union, which represents 10,000 of the companies' employees, began about a year ago.
Cars and trucks have gotten bigger and taller, with deadly consequences for pedestrians. A bill being introduced today in Congress would create federal standards for hood height and visibility.
Pump prices having been falling all summer, and as Labor Day approaches, they're 47 cents lower than this time last year. Some analysts see $3 gasoline in our future.
After a three-year investigation, Minnesota’s Conviction Review Unit concluded there is “ample evidence” supporting Edgar Rene Barrientos-Quintana’s innocence claim.
Rick Ellis is a journalist and founder of All Your Screens, but last night he was relating to Gov. Tim Walz as a father who has a son with anxiety and ADHD.
Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Aron Woldeslassie discuss an animated version of the Man of Steel and a new Batman series in a superhero-themed episode of Cube Critics. Up, up and away!
Salem Lutheran Church Dining Hall has maintained a significant presence at the Minnesota State Fair for 75 years, drawing on a deep-rooted community of volunteers and evolving to meet the changing tastes of fairgoers.
The plan would adjust delivery times while keeping a commitment to a maximum five-day delivery for the Ground Advantage program nationwide and a maximum three-day delivery for local first-class mail.
Former President Donald Trump was posting on Truth Social throughout Kamala Harris' DNC speech, when she formally accepted the party's nomination for president.
Democratic national convention delegates withholding support for the party ticket over the U.S. posture toward the Israel-Hamas war didn’t succeed in getting a speaking role or a pledge for a significant change in course.
Harris' address in Chicago caps a whirlwind eight weeks in American politics and manifests the stunning reversal of Democratic fortunes just 75 days until Election Day.
Thursday at the Arizona-Mexico border, former President Donald Trump defended himself against a series of attacks Democrats have lobbed at him during the Democratic National Convention.