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Join MPR at the Minnesota State Fair

Join MPR at the Minnesota State Fair

Minnesota Public Radio is back in a big way at this year’s Minnesota State Fair. Join MPR News, The Current, and YourClassical MPR at the Great Minnesota Get-Together, August 21 through September 1, 2025. We’ll be holding down our usual spot, near Judson and Nelson, with lots of fun and festivities to be had all day, every day.

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6 kids hospitalized, shooter ‘contained’ after shooting at Minneapolis Catholic church, school

6 kids hospitalized, shooter ‘contained’ after shooting at Minneapolis Catholic church, school

First responders are at a shooting Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic School on West 54th Street, just east of Lyndale Avenue in south Minneapolis. Police said “the shooter is contained.”

YourClassicalMPR

Avi Avital and the Between Worlds Ensemble explore folk music through a modern lens

Avi Avital and the Between Worlds Ensemble explore folk music through a modern lens

On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ mandolinist Avi Avital talks about his latest project with the Between Worlds Ensemble: an album that explores how folk music can fuel new progressive concert music. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!

The Current

DAIRY Break: Opposites

DAIRY Break: Opposites

For our State Fair broadcasts this week, what songs related to opposites would you like to hear?