Em Cassel
The Best, Worst, and Most Middling New Foods of the 2026 Minnesota State Fair
The return of our peerless, pitiless Scarf!, Shrug, Skip system.
‘We Want Justice’: Alex Pretti’s Family Speaks Out
Plus Annunciation nearly one year later, Jungle successfully sells building, and a live fish cam in today's Flyover news roundup.
Anti-ICE Networks Pivot to Protecting Voters
Plus Modern Times returns, RIP Chaz Millionaire, and depression is the real serial killer in today's Flyover news roundup.
State Fair Boots the Big Pepper, a Family-Run Biz for Nearly 50 Years
They even had to hire someone to demolish the Pepper, which was a permanent structure on the fairgrounds until this year.
If a Tree Falls in the City But Someone Replaces it, Will it Cover the Ground?
Plus reviving the fourplex debate, where to find a photo booth, and mega-cheap My Chem tix in today's Flyover news roundup.
5 Things to Know About Bill’s Bait Shop, Centro Restaurant Group’s Northwoods Nostalgia Bomb
Good decor and great walleye in south Minneapolis.
Taking Names, Recording Plates: How Feds Spied on MN Protesters, Groups During Metro Surge
Plus Pillsbury goes Hollywood, more Flock backlash, and Minneapolis's excellent transit infrastructure in today's Flyover news roundup.
Genocide Scholar Denied Genocide Studies Job for Calling out Genocide Gets Settlement from the U
Plus remembering Sue Zelickson, Trump's disdain for U visas, and Hennepin County libraries propose hour cuts in today's Flyover news roundup.
Soon-to-Be Ghouly-Weds? Evil Noem-Lewandowski Pair Look Awfully Cozy on Lake Minnetonka.
Plus tariff tolls on small biz, remembering a Somali singer, and an update on Racket's fifth birthday in today's Flyover news roundup.
Racket’s Year in Review: August 2025-July 2026
Let’s dig into the facts and figures from Racket’s fifth year of operation.
