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Photos: Thousands compete in Brainerd's annual ice fishing extravaganza

Photos: Thousands compete in Brainerd's annual ice fishing extravaganza

The cold weather has been beneficial for the ice conditions on Hole-in-the-Day Bay. Brainerd Jaycees and law enforcement officials found 17 to 19 inches of clear, consistent ice when they measured it last week.

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Photos: Beer and hymns for Jesus

Photos: Beer and hymns for Jesus

When churchgoers at The Gathering begin singing the hymn "Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling," it can come as an invitation to renounce the ways of the world and accept Christ's call to a new life.

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PolyMet mine hearing in Duluth draws large, passionate crowd

PolyMet mine hearing in Duluth draws large, passionate crowd

The first public hearing on what could be Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine drew some 1,300 people to Duluth on Thursday to rally for jobs, ask questions and poke holes in the 2,200-page environmental study that must pass muster before the project can go forward.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dan Kraker

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Photos: Blizzard hits Fargo-Moorhead

Photos: Blizzard hits Fargo-Moorhead

A blizzard whipped through western Minnesota today. Whiteout conditions were common in open country in the Red River Valley throughout the afternoon.

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Photos: St. Paul landmark Seven Corners Hardware closes after 80 years

Photos: St. Paul landmark Seven Corners Hardware closes after 80 years

After 80 years, Seven Corners Hardware, the St. Paul landmark at 216 W. 7th Street, is closing its doors. Seven Corners owner Bill Walsh has decided to close the store and its catalog business and sell off its building, just a block from the Xcel Energy Center.
by Jennifer Simonson

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Photos: Minneapolis building explodes; firefighters work in brutal conditions

Photos: Minneapolis building explodes; firefighters work in brutal conditions

An explosion ripped through a three-story building in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis New Year's Day morning, igniting a three-alarm fire and sending more than a dozen people to area hospitals.

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