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December 24, 2014 8:16 AM

Ho, ho, hmm: Where's Santa Claus? Everywhere!

When he's not in his workshop or up on a rooftop, the jolly old elf shows up in shopping malls, sports bars and even a museum.

by Nikki Tundel

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December 23, 2014 12:00 AM

Photos: Reindeer for rent

Bob Kendall, owner of Kendallville Farm in Glencoe, raises reindeer -- along with the usual cows and horses. Bob and his wife have 15 reindeer, which they rent for parties, events and mall displays.

by Judy Griesedieck

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December 22, 2014 1:19 PM

A holiday yarn: Creating the Christmas sweater

We visit a volunteer who turns cast-off sweaters into wearable celebrations.

by Sasha Aslanian and Jennifer Simonson

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December 20, 2014 7:13 PM

Photos: Protesters disrupt Mall of America

Protesters from the group Black Lives Matter staged a demonstration on one of the busiest shopping days of the year at the Mall of America.

by Jackson Forderer

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December 19, 2014 4:00 AM

Photos: Bentleyville lights up Duluth

Billed as America's largest free walk-through lighting display, Bentleyville is one big Christmas lights show in the Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth.

by Derek Montgomery

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December 19, 2014 4:00 AM

Photos: Surly taproom ready to open the doors

The 'destination brewery' has a former Solera restaurant chef cooking in the kitchen, gas-fueled fire pits waiting on the patio and a 58-spot bike rack cyclists outside.

by Jeffrey Thompson

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December 18, 2014 4:00 AM

Photos: Santa's elves deliver Christmas cheer, trees

Brandon Johnson says many of his colleagues in the tree industry plow snow in the winter, but that didn't appeal to him. So, in 2011, Santa's Tree Delivery was born.

by Courtney Perry

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December 17, 2014 12:04 PM

Photos: Celebrating Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Hundreds of parishioners gathered to honor the Virgin of Guadalupe on December 12, 2014, at the Church of the Risen Savior in Burnsville, Minnesota. The Catholic church celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with music, dancing, tamales and evening Mass.

by Nikki Tundel

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December 16, 2014 10:44 PM

Photos: All aboard! Riding the North Pole Express at Union Depot

The holiday steam locomotive took riders on a 1 1/2-hour authentic steam engine experience complete with a visit from Santa Claus.

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December 4, 2014 8:01 PM

Photos: Protest shuts down I-35W

Protesters walked from south Minneapolis, blocked part of Interstate 35W and rallied at Minneapolis City Hall protesting police brutality and racism around the country Thursday afternoon.

by Brandt Williams and Jennifer Simonson

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