ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A major malfunction at the Minnesota State Fair grounded a popular ride on Wednesday. The Space Tower is closed for the rest of the 2023 fair. A fair spokesperson told WCCO they ...

The Space Tower, a landmark on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, has broken down and will remain offline for the duration of the 12-day event, according to State Fair officials. The Fair opened Aug. 24 ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — The Great Minnesota Get-Together will be without one of its great attractions for the remainder of the fair. Officials with the Minnesota State Fair say the Space Tower has ...

DULUTH — Except for five years in Duluth, I spent my childhood in St. Paul, where the nearby Minnesota State Fair Space Tower is a landmark. Each year, when the circular gondola started spinning ...

DULUTH — The Space Tower has been a well known Minnesota State Fair landmark for 60 years now. Less well known is that the components of the 330-foot tower made a stop in Duluth en route to the ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — One of the most iconic rides at the State Fair will be closed for the rest of the Great Minnesota Get-Together. A malfunction forced the Space Tower to be shut down on Sunday, ...

Ride managers Ben and Michelle Kantor say the ride broke down just four days into the fair last year due to electrical issues. "It's a relief to see it up and running,” Ben Kantor said. “It took us ...

Fair goers won’t be able to ride one of the main attractions at the grounds for the rest of the 2023 state fair. Early Thursday morning, officials with the Minnesota State Fair said the Space Tower ...