TOP STORY

		Vikings and Twins and State Fair! Oh, my! Minnesota State Fair, all day Minnesota Vikings vs. Denver, 7 p.m. Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit, 7:10 p.m. The simultaneous home games Tom Powers: A remarkable sports Thursday awaits

EDITORS' PICKS

Any blue-ribbon winners with new State Fair foods?

We asked fairgoers to be food critics for a day. Here's what they have to say about this year's new MIinnesota State Fair foods.

North Dakota bank removes roadblock in Hecker bankruptcy

A North Dakota bank has agreed to drop its claims on some of Denny Hecker's largest assets, freeing up at least $3 million for other creditors and unraveling a complex legal knot.

A young life, shattered

Sean Fitzpatrick on Wednesday morning got to drink water for the first time since he almost died in a car crash last month.

State jobs survey a glimmer of hope

It began in a bathroom stall. It ended in a jail cell.

Evacuations start as Earl roars closer

2010 State Fair > >

The Daily Corndog: the State Fair in a minute. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin) Watch more video »

MOST RECENT STORIES


	Minnesota Chamber of Commerce urges Pawlenty to seek health grant The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is urging Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty to soften his stance on the federal health care overhaul. Poll: Minnesota voters are unhappy with Washington Minnesota high court upholds life sentences for siblings in Thanksgiving party murder Star witness in Petters case sentenced to a year in prison Workers see premiums rise 14 percent for family health coverage Former Minnesotan convicted in 'milkshake murder' seeks case dismissal Veteran Lakeville cop killed in motorcycle crash Delta reducing Bismarck flights Target's August revenue comparison rises 2 men wanted in Florida homicides arrested at Whitewater State Park Suspect in Coon Rapids child sexual assault returns to scene Delta upbeat on Japan business amid strong yen School assigns assistant to class of Wetterling 'person of interest' Iowa deputy trainee dies during run Willmar man, 60, accused of assaulting girl at daycare

NATION & WORLD VIDEO

Earl Remains Strong, Eyes N.C. Coast
9/2/10 6:15 AM

Offshore Oil Rig Explodes in Gulf of Mexico
9/2/10 10:15 AM

Gunman Had Long Grudge Against Discovery Channel
9/2/10 7:21 AM

Facebook Page Leads Search for Missing in Haiti
9/1/10 9:57 PM

Raw Video: Football Player Hit By Truck, Survives
9/1/10 9:55 PM

BROWSE PHOTO GALLERIES »
LOCAL VIDEO » MORE NATIONAL VIDEO »


	Interactive: Minnesota State Fair map and schedules At State Fair infirmaries, conditions are rarely critical It began in a bathroom stall. It ended in a jail cell.

SPORTS >>

Shooter Now: Minnesota Twins won't 'cash in our chips' just because White Sox added Manny Ramirez
Minnesota Twins first baseman Michael Cuddyer says he wasn't surprised that the Chicago White Sox acquired eccentric slugger Manny Ramirez from the Los Angeles Dodgers for their pursuit of the Twins the final month of this season. Ramirez will cost the White Sox about $4 million in salary.

MORE SPORTS NEWS

Danny Valencia's walk-off, RBI single in 10th gives Twins a playoff-like win over Tigers

Twins 2, Tigers 1: Danny Valencia's 10th-inning single wins it

Charley Walters: You'll see a lot of Tim Tebow tonight in Minnesota Vikings' game vs. Denver Broncos

Final exhibition game holds key for Vikings on the roster bubble

LOCAL >>

		Wayne Eddy gets his high school diploma ... 50 years later Wayne Eddy came back to Harding High School on Wednesday to get something he had been waiting for since 1960, and he couldn't wait to spread the news. MORE LOCAL NEWS Forest Lake's pending roundabout has its critics A better Vermillion River is just around the bend Teachers in many Wisconsin districts start school year without contracts At State Fair infirmaries, conditions are rarely critical

BUSINESS - ECONOMY >>

Minnesota Chamber of Commerce urges Pawlenty to seek health grant
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is urging Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty to soften his stance on the federal health care overhaul.

MORE BUSINESS NEWS

Star witness in Petters case sentenced to a year in prison

Workers see premiums rise 14 percent for family health coverage

Dell cedes data storage maker 3Par to Hewlett-Packard

Delta reducing Bismarck flights

ENTERTAINMENT >>

		Bob Dylan's 'Brazil Series' on display in Denmark COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark's National Gallery is displaying 40 acrylic paintings by Bob Dylan that have never before been shown to the public. MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Native American teens sought for feature film Lady Gaga drops in at the Turf Club Musicians who have had their songs parodied by Weird Al Yankovic Celebrity birthdays for Sept. 2

LATEST BLOG POSTS >>

POLITICS >>


	Minnesota Chamber of Commerce urges Pawlenty to seek health grant Poll: Minnesota voters are unhappy with Washington State jobs survey a glimmer of hope

LIFE & CULTURE >>


	Any blue-ribbon winners with new State Fair foods? Restaurant News: Rooftop patio at Mall of America? Pantaloons on staff in Stillwater? Anything is possible Farmers' Market: Mixing red peppers with almonds sounds nutty but tastes great

WEIRD NEWS >>


	Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, wants hot chocolate For 2nd time, Ohio woman gives birth in vehicle UND student studying criminal justice sentenced for thefts

OPINION >>


	A way to take a virtual whack at the state budget An instructive dustup over good buses Horner sets the pace in telling how he'd balance the budget

NATION - WORLD >>


	Study: 1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection Hurricane Earl threatens East Coast with weekend pounding Gunman's body removed from Discovery Channel building

CELEBRITY NEWS >>


	Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from jail New York ex-employee, 51, accuses Combs of age bias Co-owner of painting missing in New York identified as a thief