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Photos: Here's how Fargo's 'Sandbag Central' works

Photos: Here's how Fargo's 'Sandbag Central' works

Volunteers in Fargo, N.D., started filling sandbags Wednesday in preparation for flooding along the Red River expected later this month. The city will fill enough sandbags to be prepared for a record flood, but will need only about half the sandbags it used in 2009 because of permanent flood measures installed since then.
by Nathaniel Minor

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Photos: Twins fall in chilly home opener

Photos: Twins fall in chilly home opener

A sellout crowd of more than 38,000 fans braved near-freezing temperatures at Target Field on Monday to watch the Minnesota Twins open the 2013 season against the Detroit Tigers.

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Minnesota Scenes: Your March

Minnesota Scenes: Your March

We've combed through the photos you've submitted during March, either to us directly or by joining our Flickr pool. Here are some of our favorites, including wildlife, live music, and the northern lights. Check out more daily photos at Minnesota Today. We'll publish the next gallery on May 1.

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Photos: Abortion demonstration at Planned Parenthood

Photos: Abortion demonstration at Planned Parenthood

Protesters on both sides of the abortion issue gathered Friday for dueling demonstrations outside the Planned Parenthood office in St. Paul.
by Jennifer Simonson

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Photos: Minnesota Regional FIRST Robotics Competition

Photos: Minnesota Regional FIRST Robotics Competition

This year's regional robotics competition at the University of Minnesota is so big it will take up two sports arenas. About 120 high school teams from Minnesota and surrounding states have designed robots that can throw Frisbees and climb a 10-foot-tall pyramid.
by Jennifer Simonson

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Photos: Target Field's new food offerings

Photos: Target Field's new food offerings

The Minnesota Twins and their food service provider, Delaware North Companies, unveiled this season's specials at Target Field today.
by Tim Nelson

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Photos: Connecting the needy with homeware necessities

Photos: Connecting the needy with homeware necessities

A non-profit founded in 1987 by the 88-year-old Heitzman at a suburban Twin Cities church, Bridging has grown into one of North America's largest furniture stores in which customers too poor to pay can shop for free.
by Jennifer Simonson

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Video: A child's life in a homeless shelter

On any given night, more than 100 families stay at People Serving People, a homeless shelter in downtown Minneapolis. MPR News spent time with one of the shelter's residents, a third-grader named Paris.
by Nikki Tundel and Julie Siple

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MPR photos of the week: Endless winter; gun debates, Bachmann at CPAC, 'On The Road'

MPR photos of the week: Endless winter; gun debates, Bachmann at CPAC, 'On The Road'

Spring is here, but Mother Nature doesn't seem to have received the memo; guns and the gun debate keep holding our attention; Michele Bachmann gets a 'four Pinocchios' fact check, we meet the director of 'On The Road,' and more in this week's MPR photos of the week.

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Photos: Beat the cold-weather blues at the Como Zoo Conservatory

Photos: Beat the cold-weather blues at the Como Zoo Conservatory

On the first day of spring, few signs of the season can be found in our snow-covered landscape. But inside the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in St. Paul, the temperature is tropical and vibrant colors speckle the glass rooms. A variety of plants and blooming flowers are displayed at the 98-year-old site, and they can be the perfect antidote for our winter-weary eyes.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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