Minnesota State Fair launches Sensory-Friendly Morning
From the sights and the sounds to the crowds, the Minnesota State Fair can be an overwhelming place. This is especially true for people with autism or other sensory processing challenges.
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From the sights and the sounds to the crowds, the Minnesota State Fair can be an overwhelming place. This is especially true for people with autism or other sensory processing challenges.
"This is hands down the best part of my job. And this merges two of my all-time favorite things: mini donuts and naturalization ceremonies," said U.S. District Court Judge Kate Menendez.
"Before the pandemic we were in crisis and there was far less child care available to families than what families need. And so we have a long way to go," said New Horizon Academy CEO Chad Dunkley. "But I'm hopeful that what we're doing in Minnesota will prevent the biggest catastrophe that we will see in other states."
"I get goosebumps thinking about 80 years that this has been here, and hopefully it continues for another 80 years," said gardener Craig Hafferman.
Monday is Seniors Day at the Minnesota State Fair. Featured events of the day include a sensory-friendly morning at Mighty Midway & Kidway, a naturalization ceremony for 80 new U.S. citizens, and performances from six 60s favorites at the Grandstand.
A 44-year-old Savage man has been charged with allegedly killing a man and injuring a woman inside their Bloomington house last week.
If you've got plans to go to the Minnesota State Fair this week, you couldn't ask for a better forecast.
Charges have been dropped against the man who was accused of fleeing police in a high-speed chase that resulted in the death of a bystander in Minneapolis two years ago.
Johnson's seven decades of fighting for voting, housing, education, and employment rights in the Land of 10,000 Lakes is legendary. WCCO's Reg Chapman sat down with the civil rights icon as she reflected on this historic moment.
Two people died and at least four others were hurt when a Broward County Sheriff's Office helicopter crashed Monday morning in an apartment building.
In all, 225 teams from 54 member cities make up the Gay Softball World Series. It's also a big first for this softball tournament, as the Minnesota Twins are the first Major League Baseball team to partner with the event in its 46-year history.
Additional video recordings of last month's ambush of police in Fargo, North Dakota, show how the gunman seemed to target the officers.
According to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, the 18-year-old man was struck in Industrial Township along the tracks near Bear Trap Road, west of Highway 33.
Active hurricane seasons where multiple storms form back to back often raise the question: Can two hurricanes merge?
Meadows is seeking to fight the charges in federal court rather than in state court.
