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Storm topples often-photographed sea stack at Tettegouche State Park

Storm topples often-photographed sea stack at Tettegouche State Park

A beloved and often-photographed sea stack along the Lake Superior shoreline of northeastern Minnesota's Tettegouche State Park has been toppled by this weekend's winter storm.
by Emily Bright

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Duluth, northeastern Minnesota dig out from nearly 2 feet of snow

Duluth, northeastern Minnesota dig out from nearly 2 feet of snow

Duluth and much of northeastern Minnesota continue to dig out from a mammoth winter storm that dropped more than 20 inches of snow in many areas.
by Andrew Krueger

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Duluth bishop Paul Sirba dies at age 59

Duluth bishop Paul Sirba dies at age 59

Sirba suffered cardiac arrest while at St. Rose Church in Proctor, Minn., on Sunday morning and was pronounced dead just after 9 a.m. at a Duluth hospital.
by Andrew Krueger

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Two children fatally shot, two adults found dead in Minneapolis

Two children fatally shot, two adults found dead in Minneapolis

Police found two children with gunshot wounds in a yard, then heard gunfire. After several hours, SWAT team members found a man and woman both dead inside a home. Police said there’s no further danger to the public.
by Matt Sepic, Jon Collins and Emily Bright

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Snow totals from around Minnesota

Snow totals from around Minnesota

Snowfall reports from Minnesota, western Wisconsin and eastern North Dakota through 8 p.m. Sunday, reported by weather observers and relayed by the National Weather Service.
by Andrew Krueger

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Blizzard closes highways, drops nearly 20 inches of snow on Duluth

Blizzard closes highways, drops nearly 20 inches of snow on Duluth

Blizzard conditions continued to hammer the city of Duluth and surrounding areas late Saturday and early Sunday, forcing the closure of Park Point to non-residents and shutting down a stretch of Interstate 35.
by Andrew Krueger

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Badgers get Axe back, say Minnesota celebrated too much

Badgers get Axe back, say Minnesota celebrated too much

“We just felt like they disrespected the Axe by renting it out to people,” Badgers linebacker Chris Orr said, lamenting the “everybody-can-touch-it” opportunities that Minnesota staged over the past year at various venues, from the stadium to the state fair.
by The Associated Press

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Badgers take back Axe in snowy win over Gophers

Badgers take back Axe in snowy win over Gophers

Jack Coan delivered two momentum-shifting touchdown passes in the snow for No. 13 Wisconsin, Jonathan Taylor added three touchdowns and the Badgers forcefully repossessed Paul Bunyan’s Axe by beating No. 9 Minnesota on Saturday to win the Big Ten West Division.
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Blizzard conditions, big Lake Superior waves in Duluth

Photos: Blizzard conditions, big Lake Superior waves in Duluth

Blizzard conditions and big Lake Superior waves pummeled Duluth on Saturday, as the city saw some of the worst of a winter storm affecting the Upper Midwest.
by Derek Montgomery

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