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A Minnesota entrepreneur will become $50,000 dollars richer on Monday, Sept. 16. That is just part of the more than $400,000 in cash prizes will be awarded through the University of Minnesota?s Carlson School of Management MN Cup. The program has grown into the largest statewide startup competition in the country, awarding more than $5.8 million in cash prizes over the past 20 years while supporting more than 26,000 Minnesota entrepreneurs. Among the top nine finalist for the MN Cup are Ashley Mooneyham and Jennie Lynch, the co-founders of Momease Solutions. They joined FOX 9 on the eve of their grand finale pitch to the MN Cup judges, and describe how much this opportunity helps local inventors.

The University of Minnesota has opened an off-campus safety center in Dinkytown to provide a variety resources for students. FOX 9's Mary McGuire has the latest.

The University of Minnesota is opening an off-campus safety center in the heart of Dinkytown on Sept. 6. The building on 14th Avenue Southeast will include a study space, safety classroom, student legal services and more.

As new students have begun moving into the University of Minnesota campus, new president Rebecca Miriam Cunningham took some time to explore the Great-Minnesota Get Together and speak with those at the FOX 9 booth to speak about campus safety and more.

The University of Minnesota's move-in started Monday despite the high heat and humidity. FOX 9's Babs Santos has the story.

P.J. Fleck and the Gophers football team hit the opening day of the State Fair on Thursday with Week 1 against North Carolina exactly one week away.

Coach P.J. Fleck says he's been impressed by the competitive nature of his Gophers team during practice leading off to the season kickoff.

With the Olympics underway, a researcher from the University of Minnesota is in Paris taking part in important conversations centered around girls and women in sports. Anna Goorevich, a research assistant with the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sports, joined FOX 9 to talk about the Equity Summit happening in Paris. She describes how the emphasis on the female athlete has changed, and also why coaches like Team USA/ Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve needs to be celebrated more.

Former Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph on Monday hosted the annual Champions for Children Golf Classic at Windsong Farm. The event raises money for the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital.

A Division II transfer two years ago, Mahtomedi native Parker Fox is now a veteran and one of the leaders for the Gophers' men's basketball team.

The Gophers men's basketball team started summer workouts with at least eight new players, after losing seven from last year's squad with eligibility left.