The Minnesota State Fair has no shortage of activities, but sometimes the best thing to do is nothing at all.

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2011/08/31/asleep-at-the-fair-photos

Spc. Brian Wunderlich is unsure when he’ll be deployed to Kuwait. But it could be any day. Which is why Wunderlich and his fiancé Margarita Jacobson decided to get married right away.

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2011/04/04/military-wedding-photos

Dolls mysteriously take over a St. Paul neighborhood’s roundabout.

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/05/02/photos-doll-roundabout

Minnesota Somalis gather in Minneapolis to commemorate Somali Independence Day.

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2013/07/01/arts/photos-somali-independence-day

The issues discussed outside the Minnesota State Capitol don’t always match what lawmakers are debating inside. Reporter Nikki Tundel captured a week in the life of the Capitol steps and documented those who showed up there to share their political points of view.

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2011/04/18/week-of-capitol-demonstrations

The Dalai Lama observed Losar, the Tibetan New Year, in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sunday, March 2, 2014. More than 2,500 people packed a sports center at Augsburg College to hear His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama. His speech was followed by a celebration of the holiday.

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/03/03/dalai-lama

St. Paul’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival offers food, dance, and a lowrider car show.

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2013/05/05/arts/photos-cinco-de-mayo

Minnesota’s Red Bull brigade will deploy to Kuwait and Iraq in the spring of 2011. Reporter Nikki Tundel went to Camp Ripley, near Little Falls, Minnesota, to catch a day in the life of the 34th Infantry division and learn how they’re preparing for their mission.

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2010/11/22/photos-minnesota-34th-infantry-red-bulls-training-camp-ripley

Contempo Physical Dance hits the Cowles Center stage in Minneapolis with the world premiere of “Batuque.” The company blends contemporary movements with Afro-Brazilian dance and capoeira martial arts.

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2013/02/01/arts/contempo-physical-dance-batuque

Minnesota celebrated tattoos and piercings at the sixth annual Tattoo Arts Convention in downtown Minneapolis.

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/01/11/photos-tattoo-convention