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Photos: Scenes from the Fringe Festival
The Minnesota Fringe Festival is underway, with hundreds of performances taking place at venues throughout Minneapolis. The 10-day festival runs through next Sunday. Photographer Jeffrey Thompson captured some scenes of the first few days of the Fringe.
Slideshow: Michele Bachmann on the campaign trail
Only in her third term as a congresswoman from Minnesota, Michele Bachmann has became a front-runner candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Here's a gallery of her life on the campaign trail.
Slideshow: Tim Pawlenty on the trail
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the race for president on August 14, 2011. He had announced his candidacy in May 2011, but some say he started running the day Sen. John McCain turned him down as a GOP vice presidential running mate in 2008.
MPR News photos of the week
Unusual weather and the long-awaited end of the state government shutdown dominated the news this week.
Pictures: Cooling off in the heatwave
The heat wave of 2011 rolls on, and the hottest air may be yet to come by Wednesday. Meanwhile, Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis is providing respite from the heat.