Elizabeth Flores

Pop star Becky G performs on the first day of the Minnesota State Fair

It's the Escaramuza, part of a Mexican rodeo, in which girls and women in elaborate gowns ride side-saddle on a horse and perform choreographed, synchronized movements.

Heat and humidity return as Minnesota Vikings training camp reaches Day 2 at TCO Performance Center in Eagan on Friday, July 26, 2024.

Vancouver's Brian White scored early and the Whitecaps defeated MNUFC at Allianz Field.

Mourners gathered for a public service at Maple Grove High School for the officer, who was killed in the line of duty on May 30

Funeral services and a processional honored the life of slain officer Jamal Mitchell on Tuesday. Mitchell was killed on May 30 while responding to a shooting call. The service was held at Maple Grove High School, followed by a processional to Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport.

Minnesotans visited veterans' graves to pay their respects on Memorial Day.

The Timberwolves lost to the Dallas Mavericks 109-108 in Game 2 of their Western Conference finals game Friday night at Target Center in Minneapolis.

Gov. Walz signed the deeds to transfer Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the Upper Sioux Community.

Gov. Walz signs the deeds to transfer Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the Upper Sioux Community.

The girls basketball 4A state semifinals at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, March 14, 2024.

The teams faced off in the opening Class 3A quarterfinal at the Maturi Pavilion.

Burnsville Police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, and Fire Department paramedic Adam Finseth were shot and killed after an hours-long standoff following a domestic abuse call.

Demonstrators joined for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relative which included speakers such as Senator Mary Kunesh.

The NFL Week 17 home loss puts Minnesota's playoff bid nearly out of reach, but not impossible.

The loss knocks the Vikings down into eighth place in the NFC playoff race

Hundreds of people made their way to Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Shrine on Monday and Tuesday to pay homage to the Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Guadalupe, a Marian apparition in 1531, holds a special place in the religious life of Mexico and is one of the most popular devotions. The image has played an important role as a national symbol in Mexico and Latin America.

Joshua Dobbs played three quarters at quarterback after Jaren Hall suffered a concussion, finding Brandon Powell for a go-ahead touchdown pass with 22 seconds left.

It was a bitter-sweet win for the Vikings over rival Green Bay Packers this weekend. The purple and gold won 24-10, but starting quarterback Kirk Cousins came out with a potential Achilles injury in the fourth quarter. Vikings advance to 4-4.

Bruess was presented with Presidential medals from the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University, Bruess is the first joint president of both schools and the first person in Minnesota to serve as president of two four-year private colleges.

The Wild will have their first preseason game Sept. 24 against the Avalanche.

Thomas Søndergård came to Minneapolis to be the music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. During Søndergård's debut, he conducted works by Richard Strauss and a Mozart oboe concerto.

Monday's events included the hunt seat pleasure, the saddle seat pleasure and a miniature horse category. About 600 students participated in the 76-year-old 4-H horse show which includes students in every county in Minnesota from 6th grade to one year past high school.

Sheeran's crew got a puppy party before Minneapolis show

Thursday is the first round of four for the 3M Open at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine.

First Ave. presented a Barbie-themed rave at the Fine Line in Minneapolis Saturday night.

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Brian Cummings pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and was sentenced to workhouse for nine months.

After a rain delay, the hour-long parade featured veterans, marching bands, floats, horses, musicians, clowns and more. The parade started at the Edina City Hall and ended near France Avenue.

Photo Gallery: Westwood Farm in Plato hosts their summer horse camp for kids.

Five women young women killed in a car crash on Lake Street were remembered at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, followed by their burial at the Garden of Eden Islamic Cemetery in Burnsville.

Photo Gallery – Reactions to Justice Department finding a pattern of discriminatory policing in Minneapolis.

Minnesota Vikings practice on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at TCO Performance Center in Eagan.

68 finalists competed to become Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders at the Mall of America.

The Vikings held an open practice Tuesday at TCO Performance Center in Eagan.

Live horse races are back for the season at Canterbury Park

Emanuel Reynoso practiced with the Loons at the National Sports Center in Blaine on Thursday.

A group took a guided spring hike through Veterans Park in Richfield, Minn., looking for both migrating and resident birds Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

Vikings rookie minicamp begins Friday May 12, 2023 at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minn.

Aurora soccer is back after a thrilling first season. They practiced at TCO Stadium on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

Blink 182 played at the Xcel Energy Center with Beauty School Dropout and Turnstile opening on Thursday May 4, 2023.

The National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) Day event was at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, May 5, 2023.

Hagen, who is quadriplegic from a childhood car accident, had been living at the Mayo Clinic hospital in Austin since last July, even after she was deemed healthy enough to leave. She was unable to find and retain enough staff to provide care at the apartment in Mankato where she had lived for 21 years.

Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and coach Kevin O'Connell address the media at the TCO Performance Center in Eagan.

The Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 at Target Field on Wednesday.

After being delayed a day, the Minnesota Twins season began at Target Field Friday.

President Joe Biden stopped at a power generation facility in Minnesota on Monday.

Nellie Stone Johnson, one of the smallest Minneapolis schools by enrollment, held it's monthly assembly for student presentations and awards on March 24, 2023.

Park Center and Wayzata faced off in the Class 4A boys basketball state tournament championship game on Saturday at Target Center.

De LaSalle and Totino Graced faced off in the Class 3A state championship game on Saturday at Target Center. Totino Grace won 50-46.

Eastview won 72-68 win over Minnetonka in the Class 4A basketball state tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday, March 21.

Park Center played Andover in the Class 4A basketball state tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

Dawn Plitzuweit was introduced as the Gophers women's basketball coach on Monday.

Stewartville beat Becker in girls basketball 3A semifinal on Thursday, March 16, 2023.

The Photos: Minnesota Pro Day took placed on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in Minneapolis.

Josie R. Johnson was awarded the Regents Award during a ceremony at McNamara Alumni Center on the University of Minnesota campus. She was a civil rights leader and a former professor.

Iowa beat Ohio State 105-72 to win the Big Ten women's basketball tournament championship at Target Center on Sunday.

Games continued during the Big Ten women's basketball tournament, hosted at Target Center on Friday.

A new generation of AIM leaders make their mark in the fight for indigenous rights 50 years after Wounded Knee.

The Gophers lost 72-67 to Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament at Target Center on Wednesday.

Native Americans met to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation in Wounded Knee, South Dakota. The 71-day standoff with federal agents in 1973 brought international attention to the American Indian Movement, also known as AIM.

Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell introduced new Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores to the media at the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center in Eagan, Minn., on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023.

Minnesota's movement to solve the cases of hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls hit a milestone last year with the opening of a first-in-the-nation office tasked with systemically trying to fix the problem.