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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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Photos: 2011 Minnesota State Fair Moments

Photos: 2011 Minnesota State Fair Moments

The Minnesota State Fair draws to a close Monday night. Here's a look at some moments from The Great Minnesota Get-Together.
by Nikki Tundel

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Photos: Asleep at the Minnesota State Fair

Photos: Asleep at the Minnesota State Fair

The State Fair has no shortage of activities, but sometimes the best thing to do is nothing at all.
by Nikki Tundel

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Photos: State fair food and familiar traditions

Photos: State fair food and familiar traditions

For some folks, the Minnesota State Fair is all about the food, so we took a look at some familar traditions.

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On the hunt for carp in the St. Croix River

On the hunt for carp in the St. Croix River

With the recent discoveries of a bighead carp and DNA of silver carp in the St. Croix River, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has stepped up its efforts to find more evidence of the invasive Asian carp species in the river.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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MPR News photos of the week

MPR News photos of the week

Presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann won the Ames Straw Poll, President Barack Obama visited Cannon Falls, we published another story in our series on Hunger in Minnesota and Twins slugger Jim Thome notched his 600th home run. Take a look at that and more in our photos of the week.

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Photos: Hunger in Kanabec County

Photos: Hunger in Kanabec County

With an unemployment rate of 10.1 percent -- among the state's highest -- Kanabec County has many people in need, some for the first time.
by Caroline Yang

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MPR News photos of the week

MPR News photos of the week

This week, we checked in on Minnesota's crops, historical figures in puppet form at the Walker Arts Center and the Minnesota Fringe Festival.

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Photos: Scenes from the Fringe Festival

Photos: Scenes from the Fringe Festival

The Minnesota Fringe Festival is underway, with hundreds of performances taking place at venues throughout Minneapolis. The 10-day festival runs through next Sunday. Photographer Jeffrey Thompson captured some scenes of the first few days of the Fringe.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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