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Photos: Ojibwe crews tackle the BWCA wildfire

Photos: Ojibwe crews tackle the BWCA wildfire

It's now October, almost two months since the Pagami Creek Fire started burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness southeast of Ely, Minn. An Ojibwe crew from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Michigan is now working the fireline, with the blaze about 71 percent contained.

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Photos: Return to tradition on White Earth Reservation in fight against poverty, hunger

Photos: Return to tradition on White Earth Reservation in fight against poverty, hunger

Poverty in Minnesota is on the rise. But census numbers released in September show poverty hits some groups harder than others -- including American Indians. On the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota, tribal officials estimate up to 50 percent of American Indians live below the poverty line.
by Caroline Yang

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Photos: Northern lights glow over the Midwest

Photos: Northern lights glow over the Midwest

The northern lights have been especially visible in Minnesota and surrounding regions this week.

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MPR News photos of the week

MPR News photos of the week

This week, crews fought the Boundary Waters wildfire, Minnesota native Shane Bauer and his friend Josh Fattal were released from an Iranian jail and Eric Kaler was inaugurated as the new University of Minnesota president.

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Photos: Pomp and circumstance for new U of M president

Photos: Pomp and circumstance for new U of M president

Eric Kaler was officially inaugurated as the president of the University of Minnesota Thursday, and let those at the school know he's a tough boss who expects a lot from them.
by Nikki Tundel

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Photos: BWCA firefighting grows more complex

Photos: BWCA firefighting grows more complex

Efforts to control the unpredictable Pagami Creek Fire in northeastern Minnesota have entered a more aggressive phase, and special team from the northern Rocky Mountains has arrived in Ely to take over its management.

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Aerial photos of the fire in BWCA

Aerial photos of the fire in BWCA

Fire raging in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness continues to spread. Authorities now estimate that the wildfire in northern Minnesota has engulfed about 100,000 acres -- about ten times its reported size just 24 hours ago.

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Photos: The Pagami Creek fire in NE Minn.

Photos: The Pagami Creek fire in NE Minn.

A forest fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness exploded in size in recent days as weather conditions have done little to slow its growth.

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Photos: Minnesota's remembrance of 9/11

Photos: Minnesota's remembrance of 9/11

Minnesotans in remembrance of those who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

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Photos: Youth hunger and homelessness in Minnesota

Photos: Youth hunger and homelessness in Minnesota

Homeless youth in the state -- whether in shelters, couch hopping, or on the streets -- struggle to get enough to eat. Food shelves and meal programs offer help, but some youth have to use their own survival skills to get by.
by Caroline Yang

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