MPR Photos of the Week

Water fun
Leah Meyers tosses Stella Trumble, 20 months, to her mother Katie Strum during a visit to the Lake Josephine beach in Roseville, Minn. Monday, July 2, 2012. A heat advisory is issued for much of the state Monday, and the balmy temperatures are expected to continue all week.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson

Minnesota sweltered in record heat, storms damaged central and northern parts of the state, the Duluth area is still coming to grips with flood devastation, Somali youth took part in a national basketball competition, and families spoke with us about international adoption. All that and more in our photos of the week.

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