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Bailey Builds Sets up Shop at the Minnesota State Fair
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Owners of a local art business are representing the Northland by setting up shop at the State Fair. This is the fourth year Bailey Builds has had a booth at the State fair. People shopped a wide range of wood mosaics, Lake Superior based art, and other goods. The fair experience was a little different for Bailey Builds this year, as their booth was located on the north end of the fair grounds and the new location is beneficial to Bailey Builds during their time at the fair.
Minnesota OSHA issues citations to Wayne Transports after worker died in confined space
Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance has issued a $621,600 penalty to Wayne Transports, Inc. due to a lack of confined-space safety requirements at its facility in Virginia. This follows a worker fatality in a tanker in March 2024. The Virginia Police Department has identified the worker as Justin Le Erickson. “Work...
DeRusha's Best: The 26-year old "senior citizen" that took home best chocolate chip cookie at the Minnesota State Fair
Meet Madeline Poultridge, the blue ribbon chocolate chip cookie winner, and the second recipient of “DeRusha’s Best”. Poultridge, a self described 26-year old “senior citizen” used her dad’s recipe to create the winning cookie. See the recipe here!
Motley Crue slated for MN State Fair Grandstand Thursday
(Falcon Heights, MN) -- This is the eighth day (Thurs) of the Minnesota State Fair and there is a chance for rain and thunderstorms after 5 pm in the area. The State Fair opened two hours late Tuesday due to storm damage cleanup, but nearly 125 thousand people still passed through the gates. Today is Senior Day on the fairgrounds and admission for visitors age 65 and better is 13 dollars. Classic rock band Motley Crue is scheduled to perform tonight (Thurs 7pm) on the State Fair Grandstand stage.
Under half of Minnesota students are proficient in reading and math
MINNEAPOLIS — Statewide test scores are in, and they are showing many Minnesota students are not making the grade.New data from the Minnesota Department of Education shows reading and math test scores remain well below pre-pandemic numbers.In 2024, 45.5% of students were proficient in math, with 49.9% proficient in reading.Five years ago in 2019, 55% of students were proficient in math and 59.2% in reading. "I'm not really surprised. I don't think reading instruction has been serving students well," said Beth Weixel. Weixel is a mother of two and an English professor at the University of Minnesota and Anoka-Ramsey...
College funds fill up one car at a time outside Minnesota State Fair
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — It's not unusual to see dozens of homes and businesses near the Minnesota State Fairgrounds open up their front yards, letting folks park for a fee. For Michelle Markovich-Duren, who lives on Como Avenue near the grounds, she's done the same. "We've been doing parking...
Another Invasive Water Species Disrupts Minnesota’s Ecosystem
Invasive species. We hear about them a lot these days. The Spiny Waterflea is another one; except this one is microscopic, and also known as 'zooplankton.' The Spiny Waterflea lives in open water, and is almost clear; just an opaque color. The Spiny waterflea has one single long tail, that...
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