Heather Hoffman says she was inside the Grandstand on Saturday when her fiancé, Sammy, was roaming around the fair with two ...

An 11-year-old guitar-playing prodigy performed in front of thousands of people at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand ...

Authorities say a 45-year-old Oakdale man had his jaw broken in two places after he was assaulted at the Minnesota State Fair ...

A 45-year-old man is critically injured after a fight at the state fair Saturday night. Frankie McLister has his fiance's ...

State Fair officials told WCCO late Monday afternoon that only nine arrests or citations were issued during the entire 12-day ...

But in the end, this year’s total attendance of 1,923,325 across 12 days nearly matched 2025’s total of 1,940,869, which was the fifth-highest number in the Fair’s history. The all-time busiest Fairs ...

The Minnesota State Fair honored 12 vendors and attractions for excellence in service and presentation this year.

Gone are the days of high-profile debates for top offices at the Great Minnesota Get Together. The last Fair debate for a top statewide office — whether it be for governor or U.S. Senate — was in 2018 ...

In 2026, the Iowa State Fair brought in 1,218,834 visitors over 11 days, an all-time record for our friends to the south.

Second Harvest Heartland was collecting leftover ingredients and supplies from Minnesota State Fair vendors on Tuesday for ...