Minnesota
3 new things for the 2024 Minnesota State Fair
The Minnesota State Fair is just around the corner, and with just weeks to go, the State Fair is sharing some new things visitors can expect.
First is the official Minnesota State Fair App, which, in addition to showing you around, also has the locations of where to find food, shopping vendors, a schedule, concert line ups and more.
A new welcome wall has also been set up. Visitors can buy an engraved tile for the wall; the $600 purchase will go towards the Minnesota State Fair Foundation.
The featured design for the state fair has also been unveiled. It features a red canna lily flower, which will be seen across the fairground and on merchandise throughout the event.
The state fair website has more details on what’s new, you can see by CLICKING HERE. It begins on August 22. CLICK HERE for KSTP’s full fair coverage.
Minnesota’s 36 high school high kick dance teams took a trip around the world within the confines of Target Center during the state tournament on Saturday, Feb. 14.
From reigning 2A state champ Totino-Grace’s “Mambo Italiano” routine and Westonka’s “Mr. Worldwide” kick line, to Rogers’ French-inspired turn series and Orono’s “Welcome to Miami” neon sequence, the theme of the day was glitter and globetrotting.
But Brainerd proved that sometimes the best inspiration is close to home.
The team’s jazzy “A Tribute to Fosse” landed the Kixters their third state high kick title in a row and their second 3A title of 2026 after Friday’s victory in the jazz competition. The school had never previously won both titles in the same year. Brainerd’s last state title before its current run began in 2024 came in 1999.
Head coach Cindy Clough credits the latest victory to how close-knit the team is, growing up dancing at the same studio in Brainerd.
“They are like a family,” Clough said. “For me as a coach, this has been one of my favorite years because there’s been no drama.”
“There’s so much love,” senior captain Louie Korhonen said. “We all grew up dancing at the same studio, so we really knew each other from the age of 6 to now.”
Eastview’s air, earth, water and fire “Elements” routine kicked it into second for the second year in a row.
The No. 2-ranked Ohio State women’s hockey team defeated No. 3 Minnesota 4-2 on Feb. 13 at the OSU Ice Rink.
The Buckeyes (27-4-0, 21-4-0 WCHA) scored three times on the power play in their second win over the Gophers (24-6-1. 18-6-1 WCHA) this season.
Scoring for Ohio State were Jocelyn Amos, Maxine Cimoroni, Kaia Malachino and Emma Peschel. Goalie Hailey MacLeod made 26 saves. Peschel led the Buckeyes with a season-high five blocked shots.
The teams play again at 3 p.m. Feb. 14.
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