John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. Jill Nelson is from ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Getting 2 million people in and out of the Minnesota State Fair each year is tricky enough for organizers. Now add in 14,000 animals — a few heavier than a truck — to the mix.

Weird things happen at night in the Dairy Building at the NYS Fair. We’re not talking about the scrubbed and coiffed cows. They’re not weird—heck, they even smell good. We’re talking about those daffy ...