Minnesota Today

West Nile virus cases are increasing across the state. The Minnesota Department of Health reports 20 cases of West Nile virus so far this year. Two of the affected people have died.

Monday's daily attendance at the Minnesota State Fair hit a record. The daily attendance creeped just past 145,000 people yesterday -- about 500 more people than the record set in 2017.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

Will Gov. Tim Walz run for a third term? That’s still up in the air.

That story and more in today’s evening news update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

Gates opened for the Great Minnesota Get-Together Thursday morning, kicking off the annual 12-day run of the fair. Beautiful late-summer weather is likely helping boost the opening-day attendance.

Said Farah, a defendant in the first Feeding Our Future trial who was found not guilty in the underlying fraud case, pleaded guilty on Thursday to trying to bribe a juror.

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Republican state representative Kristin Robbins announced today that she is running for Minnesota governor.

And for the first time in more than a decade, there will soon be a change in leadership atop Minnesota retail giant Target.

Those stories and more from this evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.