Inside the State Fair's Fine Arts building
| Aug. 30, 2022 An early morning fire Tuesday caused extensive damage to the historic John H.
Stevens home in Minneapolis. Built around 1850 near the Mississippi River and later moved to Minnehaha Park, it's
one of the oldest residential structures in the city. Minneapolis Park Board spokesperson Dawn Sommers says the home will need a
detailed damage assessment. "We would want to do whatever we could do that is feasible to save the structure, it's
got a lot of historical significance, but at this point it's just really too early to determine
what the next steps will be." Minneapolis fire officials are investigating what started the blaze. Subscribe to our Minnesota Today podcast to get up-to-date news twice daily. | |
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| The tight competition for this year's State Fair top baker award | | The best bakers of Minnesota submitted their breads, cakes, cookies and pies and this year there was a tie for Supreme Baker — or so they thought. Chad O'Leary and Kimberly Maize both were named the Supreme Bakers for this year. But then in a twist, competition organizers realized they made a mistake. Cathy Wurzer talks with runner-up Chad O’Leary. | |
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| Photos: Greenland's melting Arctic ice | | These photographs by Kerem Yücel, MPR News' senior visual journalist, were captured during research missions carried out by NASA and Texas University scientists in Greenland. | |
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| In Focus: The Nature Gap | | Going to the State Fair Wednesday? Join Twila Dang and outdoor equity advocates Anthony Taylor and Asha Shoffner at noon on the main MPR stage as they explain the problems and highlight some solutions to making Minnesota’s nature accessible for all. | |
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