The Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency (MVNA) is offering seasonal flu vaccination clinics during the Minnesota State Fair.

The Minnesota State Fair is seeking young adults who are interested in being part of the state fair advisory team.

It may have been the first day of the fair, but by noon or so last Thursday the scent of frier grease smelled like it had been hanging in the air all summer. And the politicos seemed like they'd been there pressing flesh even longer. Is anyone shocked that there isn't exactly a public stampede to hear what the 2010 gubernatorial candidates have to say just yet?

As seemingly dozens of gubernatorial candidates on both sides of the aisle swarmed over the state DFL and Republican Party booths on the 2009 fair’s first day fairgoers (for the most part) breezed right on past.

If you head to the Minnesota State Fair sometime within the next 12 days, it’s likely that you’ll pass Leary, who spends each day of the Great Minnesota Get-Together walking the fairgrounds. He estimates that he walks between eight and 10 miles a day.

More than 40 of Minnesota’s state representatives will face their constituents at the state House booth at the Minnesota State Fair, which runs Aug. 27 through Sept. 7.

Metro Transit will offer express and regular-route bus service to the Minnesota State Fair, which runs Aug. 27 through Sept. 7.

A 2,200-square-foot, net-zero home that generates as much energy as it consumes in a year will be featured at the Eco Experience at this year’s Minnesota State Fair.

Here’s a theory: Those who say they attend the Minnesota State Fair so they can meet candidates and politicians and visit politically oriented booths are ...

Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair are usually thinking about cheese curds and amusement park rides when they pass through the entry gates. But the ...