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An event that began as a poignant farewell to the late Sen. Paul Wellstone Tuesday evening culminated in a furious series of partisan speeches, with Wellstone's family and friends exhorting supporters to help his ballot replacement to victory next week.
A landmark structure at the site of Minnesota's oldest prison crumbled in a spectacular blaze of flames Tuesday night.
Most of Minnesota has had plenty of rain this summer, some areas have had way too much. But the southwest corner of the state is dry. Some areas are as much as five inches below normal rainfall for the year and that's hurting crops.
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