Alex Kormann

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, left, and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, candidate for U.S. Senate, ride down the giant slide at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on Aug. 27, 2026, in Falcon

April Ross, left, takes a selfie with Republican gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on Aug. 27, 2026, in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS)

El quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) de los Ravens de Baltimore durante un entrenamiento, el miércoles 19 de agosto de 2026, en Eagan, Minnesota. (Alex Kormann/Minnesota Star Tribune vía AP)

Law enforcement officers converge on a building where multiple people, including two police officers, were shot at Wednesday on the south side of downtown Minneapolis.

Minnesota Gophers wide receiver Javon Tracy (11) makes a leaping catch in the open field against the Eastern Illinois Panthers in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game,

The State Fair Sheep and Poultry Barn is among its most iconic sights. For hundreds of teens competing to have the best chickens, it's the fair's main event.

House Speaker Lisa Demuth speaks with supporters outside Hamline Dining Hall on the first day of the Minnesota State Fair on Sept. 3, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota. How Demuth

Two people were injured during a shooting Sunday near the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. The campus is pictured on Sep. 10, 2025. ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune (Alex Kormann

Minnesota Gophers wide receiver Javon Tracy (11) makes a leaping catch in the open field against the Eastern Illinois Panthers in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game,

Ellianna Hink, a 4H Minnesota state ambassador, holds her rooster, Hydrangea, near a chicken coop behind her home in Minnetonka on Aug 18. (Alex Kormann / The Minnesota Star Tribune)