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Photos: Torrential rain floods Lake Minnetonka; homes in peril

Photos: Torrential rain floods Lake Minnetonka; homes in peril

Lake Minnetonka is at its highest level since officials started keeping records in 1906 -- and people who live next to Minnehaha Creek are eyeing the water nervously as more rain threatens to flood homes along the waterway.

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Photos: US observes Memorial Day

Photos: US observes Memorial Day

From Rolling Thunder in Washington to President Obama and Brad Paisley in Afghanistan, and in ceremonies small and large across the United States, Americans are stopping to pay tribute to US military members who have given their lives in service to their country.

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Photos: Baby eagles get a spring checkup

Photos: Baby eagles get a spring checkup

Scientists from the National Park Service are conducting an eagle survey along the Mississippi River and elsewhere, collecting blood and feather samples from eaglets to measure contaminants the eaglets ingest from their prey.
by Jennifer Simonson

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Holy SpringCon, Batman! Comic book lovers come out to play

Holy SpringCon, Batman! Comic book lovers come out to play

Comic book lovers, creators and dealers gathered for the Minnesota Comic Book Association's 26th annual SpringCon at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on May 17-18, 2014. The weekend event was a mix of character costumes, comic art and a comic book marketplace.
by Nikki Tundel

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Photos: Bacon lovers find a little slice of heaven in Duluth

Photos: Bacon lovers find a little slice of heaven in Duluth

For bacon lovers in Duluth, Thursday was a chance to try a host of bacon-flavored treats. More than 500 people came to the University of Minnesota Duluth's Kirby Ballroom, to sample dishes cooked up by Twin Ports restaurants and bakeries at the inaugural "Baconpalooza."
by Derek Montgomery

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Photos: Reviving the Ms. Senior Minnesota pageant

Photos: Reviving the Ms. Senior Minnesota pageant

Seven contestants, ages 62-89, competed Saturday for the Ms. Senior Minnesota title. That the pageant happened at all was the result of a passion for the contest, and the value of senior women, by the organizer, 2006 title winner Melodee Bahr.

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Photos: Rawk and roll at Duluth Homegrown Music Festival

Photos: Rawk and roll at Duluth Homegrown Music Festival

Every spring, Duluth's bars and music venues pulse for a full week with "rawk and/or roll devil music." The Homegrown Music Festival features more than 200 acts, from hometown heroes Charlie Parr and Alan Sparhawk, to a flute choir.
by Derek Montgomery

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Photos: May Day revelers parade through the heart of Mpls.

Photos: May Day revelers parade through the heart of Mpls.

May Day was originally celebrated by Celts, who ushered in summer hoping for good luck and a bountiful harvest in the fall. These days, local May Day revelers focus their energies on a parade through the streets of Minneapolis.
by Courtney Perry

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