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January 31, 2014 3:35 PM

Photos: Learning to ski the Minne-Loppet way

Over the past decade the Minne-Loppet Foundation has helped teach more than 3,000 north Minneapolis elementary students how to ski.

by Jennifer Simonson

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January 30, 2014 3:00 PM

Foreign objects are keys to Hauschka's piano

German composer and pianist finds new ways to conjure distinctive sounds.

by Marc Sanchez

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January 29, 2014 6:49 PM

Dancing in the Chinese New Year

In St. Paul, Minn., the CAAM Chinese Dance Theater honored the New Year with a performance by 51 young dancers. They are performing "Homecoming: A Chinese New Year's Tale," which has been referred to as the Chinese version of the Nutcracker ballet.

by Nikki Tundel

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January 28, 2014 7:55 AM

Photos: The brutal Arrowhead 135 Ultra

For most mortals, running, biking or skiing in a 135 mile race through Minnesota's north woods would seem a daunting enough task. But in the Arrowhead 135 Ultra, the competitors not only brave sub-zero degree temperatures, they crave it.

by Derek Montgomery

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January 27, 2014 4:44 AM

Photos: The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon

Thirty mushers and 300 dogs hit the trail Sunday in a rebooted John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon with new, fan-friendly features that organizers hope will help the Minnesota tradition recapture some of its former glory.

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January 26, 2014 6:43 PM

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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January 24, 2014 10:35 AM

Photos: Unrest rocks Ukraine as leader offers concessions

President Viktor Yanukovych has promised a government reshuffle, an amnesty to detained activists and other concessions, after protests against his rule engulfed Ukraine.

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January 20, 2014 10:00 AM

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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January 17, 2014 12:24 AM

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