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Photos: Artisan chocolates from the Twin Cities

Photos: Artisan chocolates from the Twin Cities

Even the most creative people sometimes find it difficult to find the right gifts for the holidays. But very few people would decline artisan chocolates. The following chocolates are locally produced.
by Jennifer Simonson

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Jeanne Calvit's Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts

Jeanne Calvit's Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts

Jeanne Calvit, our latest Art Hero, is the founder and director The Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Minneapolis, which serves 130 artists with a range of physical and developmental disabilities.
by Jennifer Simonson

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Photos: NE Minn. flood recovery, 6 months on

Photos: NE Minn. flood recovery, 6 months on

Six months ago this week, flash floods tore through northeast Minnesota, ripping up roads and filling basements. The disaster caused more than $40 million in damage to private homes -- many of them without flood insurance.

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Photos: The U.S.-Dakota War, remembered

Photos: The U.S.-Dakota War, remembered

A photographic telling of the story of the Dakota War of 1862, and the repercussions it still triggers today for many people in Minnesota.

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MPR News photos of the week

MPR News photos of the week

Students remember Gordon Parks, the Union Depot in St. Paul is set to reopen and a police officer killed on-duty is laid to rest. All that and more in our photos of the week.

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Photos: Historic Union Depot in St. Paul

Photos: Historic Union Depot in St. Paul

A $243 million renovation of the St. Paul Union Depot is completed, and the downtown St. Paul facility will reopen to transit riders on Saturday, kicked off with an open house for the public. Here's a look at the depot from a historical perspective.

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Photos: Funeral services for Cold Spring Officer Tom Decker

Photos: Funeral services for Cold Spring Officer Tom Decker

State officials estimate several thousand people attended a funeral service for slain Cold Spring police officer Tom Decker. The 31-year-old officer was fatally shot Thursday when he was called to check on a man's welfare. No charges have been filed in his death.

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Photos: Inside the new St. Paul Union Depot

Photos: Inside the new St. Paul Union Depot

Forty-one years after the last train pulled out of St. Paul's Union Station, the rail hub is ready for trains to return. The landmark station reopens Saturday after a $243 million facelift. The depot will host a new bus hub with intercity bus service returning in 2013, Amtrak trains later in the year, and light rail service in 2014. St. Paul hopes the depot can spark a transportation renaissance for the city.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Prostate cancer scanning: Photos from inside Mayo's lab

Prostate cancer scanning: Photos from inside Mayo's lab

When treating cancer patients who suffer a second bout of the disease, doctors know catching the recurrence soon is crucial to the patient's chances of survival. It's especially been a challenge with prostate cancer. That's why a new Mayo Clinic scanning technique that helps doctors detect recurring prostate cancers months or even years earlier than before, is receiving considerable attention.

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Wing Young Huie's documentary photography

Wing Young Huie's documentary photography

Born and raised in Duluth, photographer Wing Young Huie is best known for his public art installations.

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