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Photos: Kids get a taste of farm life at Urban Ag Day

Photos: Kids get a taste of farm life at Urban Ag Day

The event at the State Fairgrounds aims to bridge the gulf that divides rural and urban young people.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Photos: Smoke, tension and evacuations follow Superior refinery fire

Photos: Smoke, tension and evacuations follow Superior refinery fire

A refinery fire that generated blasts and explosions throughout the day generated a huge plume of black smoke, prompting evacuations of a three-mile radius around the refinery, as well as a 10 mile corridor south of it in the path of the smoke.

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Photos: (Fool?)Hardy Minnesotans take on April blizzard

Photos: (Fool?)Hardy Minnesotans take on April blizzard

As snow fell and wind blew across southern Minnesota, people still managed to get out and try to, ah, embrace the weather.

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Portraits of strength: Minnesota's Holocaust survivors

Portraits of strength: Minnesota's Holocaust survivors

David Sherman sees the local Holocaust survivors he photographed as heroes who persevered to build a new life. The pictures are part of an exhibit currently at St. Paul's Germanic-American Institute.
by Regina McCombs

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Photos: Twins battle cold, Mariners and come out on top

Photos: Twins battle cold, Mariners and come out on top

Despite fears of record cold, it turned out to be a pretty nice day for the Twins home opener, with sunshine and above-freezing temperatures. The Twins wound up having a pretty good day on the field, too.
by Matt Sepic and Evan Frost

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Portraits: Young marchers say they want change

Portraits: Young marchers say they want change

As an estimated 20,000 students, family and supporters came out for the "March for Our Lives" rally in St. Paul, we asked some what motivated them to join the rally.
by Evan Frost and Tom Baker

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Photos: 'Spring' arrives, in a Minnesota kind of way

Photos: 'Spring' arrives, in a Minnesota kind of way

Meteorological spring arrived March 1, and astronomical spring happens at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. But actual spring in Minnesota? That could be a ways off. Here are some signs that hope is not lost.

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Photos: Bemidji's 'Shortest St. Pat's parade' parties for the title

Photos: Bemidji's 'Shortest St. Pat's parade' parties for the title

Bemidji celebrated St Patrick's Day on Saturday with a 78-pace-long parade downtown between Brigid's Pub and the Keg n' Cork, which calls itself the first Irish pub on the Mississippi.
by Monika Lawrence

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