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MPR at the Minnesota State Fair

MPR at the Minnesota State Fair

Connect with the people, programs and performances that are made of Minnesota, in the most Minnesota place imaginable, the Minnesota State Fair. Join MPR News, The Current and YourClassical MPR at MPR's State Fair Station Aug. 27 through Sept. 7.

How MPR News' "Bathrobe Lady" Sam Stroozas became State Fair art

How MPR News' "Bathrobe Lady" Sam Stroozas became State Fair art

MPR News journalist Sam Stroozas became known as “Bathrobe Lady” after she ran outside in a bathrobe and slippers to document breaking news and start reporting. Now, the viral moment has inspired art at the most Minnesota place imaginable: The Minnesota State Fair.

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Rural Minnesota community helps Haitian, Latino immigrants

Rural Minnesota community helps Haitian, Latino immigrants

Amid big changes in immigration policy, many Long Prairie residents are in limbo and nervous about their future in the town.

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Listen: Jonathan Biss joins the SPCO in music by the Schumanns

Listen: Jonathan Biss joins the SPCO in music by the Schumanns

Earlier this summer, pianist Jonathan Biss reunited with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra for a concert that honored the lives and music of Robert and Clara Schumann. Listen to the concert now!

The Current

Recap & photos: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis celebrate the Minneapolis Sound at the Grandstand

Recap & photos: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis celebrate the Minneapolis Sound at the Grandstand

The hitmakers behind more Billboard No. 1s than anyone came home for a hometown victory lap, and brought Janet's catalog, half of R&B, and Morris Day with them.