John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. Jill Nelson is from ...

Fairgoers hoping to catch a glimpse of the Iowa State Fair's inaugural class of Highland cattle on Friday, Aug. 15 were met with the sound of bagpipes as they filed into the Pioneer Livestock ...

There's something for everyone at a state fair — petting zoos, live music, fried foods. For many states in the U.S., summer to fall is the season for the annual state fair. The country's first state ...

Weird things happen at night in the Dairy Building at the NYS Fair. We’re not talking about the scrubbed and coiffed cows. They’re not weird—heck, they even smell good. We’re talking about those daffy ...

Liz Schreiber, 'State Fairs: Growing American Craft,' 2024-2025, various seeds and flower petals. You’d be hard pressed to top a state fair for consolidated rural Americana. Livestock and live music.

BRAINERD — The sweet smell of hay and the noise of neighs, moos and brays filled the air inside the animal barns at the Crow Wing County Fair Wednesday, July 30. Visitors petted friendly and curious ...