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Photos: Family, friends mourn Philando Castile

Photos: Family, friends mourn Philando Castile

Friends, family and the public gathered Thursday for the funeral of Philando Castile. The day began with a procession to the Cathedral of St. Paul from the nearby Brooks Funeral Home.

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Photos: Protests shut down I-35W south near downtown Mpls.

Photos: Protests shut down I-35W south near downtown Mpls.

Protesters lined up across the I-35W bridge during rush hour Wednesday to protest police shootings; 41 were arrested.
by Evan Frost

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Photos: A peaceful -- and youthful -- day of marches

Photos: A peaceful -- and youthful -- day of marches

After a night of tension between protestors and police, Sunday was a restful day of marches and gatherings.

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Photos: A Saturday of marching, protests and tense moments

Photos: A Saturday of marching, protests and tense moments

In both Minneapolis and St. Paul, protesters marched through the streets to protest the police shooting of Philando Castile and violence against people of color.

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Photos: A day of sorrow and rage

Photos: A day of sorrow and rage

The day after the deadly shooting of a black man by a police officer in Falcon Heights, people rallied, marched and protested.

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Photos: Police shooting in Falcon Heights sparks protests

Photos: Police shooting in Falcon Heights sparks protests

A St. Anthony police officer shot and killed a black man during a traffic stop Wednesday night in Falcon Heights. Protesters gathered at the scene and at the governor's residence in St. Paul.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: A small-town Fourth in the middle of St. Paul

Photos: A small-town Fourth in the middle of St. Paul

It's nearly 70 years old, runs five blocks long and lasts about a half an hour. But the neighbors of St. Anthony Park wouldn't miss their July 4 parade for anything.
by Peter Cox

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Photos: He ditched med school, became organic farming pioneer

Photos: He ditched med school, became organic farming pioneer

Forty years ago, Steven Schwenn was a third-year medical student at Mayo Medical School in Rochester when he felt a different calling. It was spring planting season, and Schwenn bought 14 acres of land and began organic gardening.

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Photos: A rollicking Twin Cities Pride parade, touched with sadness

Photos: A rollicking Twin Cities Pride parade, touched with sadness

While security was high for the Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade, the mood was both celebratory and somber, as marchers and paradegoers took time to remember the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando earlier this month.

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