MPR News Update

Sweltering at the State Fair; melting in Minneapolis classrooms; deciphering the MCA results

Stifling heat breaks records, steaming the State Fair and school openings Drop in Minn. reading test scores due to new standards, officials say Best Buy founder Richard Schulze to sell stock City mouse vs. country mouse: Study finds urban animals develop larger brains Photos: Faith at the fair Forest managers want 'prescribed' fires to prevent wild ones Mpls. mayor candidates debate light rail at the fair Children in the line of fire in recent Mpls. shootings DNR: Wolf that likely attacked teen had abnormalities US home prices nearly match 7-year high Underage tobacco sales reported at record lows Charges: woman stowed man's body in freezer Congress demands OK on possible Syria strikes Facebook: Governments demanded data on 38,000 users World's oldest wild black bear dies of old age US consumer confidence rises in August Sen. Franken raises concerns about how sequester affects Minnesota seniors Now these are some real student athletes Today's Question: Are Americans too negative? Virus likely causing dolphin deaths Analysts warn of U.S. double standard in Mideast