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Travis Tritt to replace LeAnn Rimes at State Fair

FALCON HEIGHTS (AP) - Travis Tritt will replace the canceled LeAnn Rimes grandstand show at the Minnesota State Fair on Aug. 26.

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Entertainment
Loose horse injures several at State Fair

FALCON HEIGHTS (AP) - Several fairgoers were recovering Sunday after they were slightly injured by a loose horse at the Minnesota State Fair the night before.

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...including the suspected gunman. Police had yet to determine motive. Officer returns home after being dragged at State Fair FALCON HEIGHTS (AP) -- A St. Paul police officer has been released from the hospital after being dragged by a van while...

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Candidates woo potential voters at State Fair

FALCON HEIGHTS - Ahhhhhh... the smell of grease, the feel of asphalt and smashed cookies under foot and the sound of politicians trying to sway potential voters.

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Labor Day auto race no longer at State Fair

FALCON HEIGHTS (AP) - The Minnesota State Fair Board has unanimously voted to stop the fair's annual Labor Day auto race, ending nearly 100 years of tradition at Fairgrounds Speedway.

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Sports
Ventura souvenirs are on sale at the State Fair

FALCON HEIGHTS(AP) - A State Fair booth operated by Gov. Jesse Ventura's campaign committee might not offer Jesse-on-a-stick, but it has plenty of T-shirts, coffee mugs and refrigerator magnets for the governor's fans.

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Rock music to dominate lineup at this year's State Fair

FALCON HEIGHTS (AP) - Minnesota State Fair officials have announced this year's musical lineup and - no surprise - an eclectic mix is planned, although rock music dominates this year's lineup.

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Entertainment
Daredevils only a memory at the State Fair

FALCON HEIGHTS (AP) - In years past at the State Fair, it wasn't uncommon to see locomotives colliding head-on, barnstorming aviators risking their lives in daring stunts and occasionally dying in the process and stuntmen leaping off towers in flames or on horseback.

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Politicians work to gather votes at State Fair

FALCON HEIGHTS - Nothing like a little politics to go with those Pronto Pups.

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Third party candidates speak at state fair

FALCON HEIGHTS (AP) - Third-party U.S. Senate hopefuls took their turns explaining what they would do with Republican Rod Grams' seat during interviews at the Minnesota Citizens' Forum at the State Fair.

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