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James Oberstar, 1934-2014

James Oberstar, 1934-2014

Former U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, a DFLer who represented Minnesota's 8th District from 1975 to 2011, has died. Oberstar was 79.

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Photos: Wild, Avalanche battle to the end

Photos: Wild, Avalanche battle to the end

Nino Niederreiter won it for Minnesota on a 2-on-1 break when he sent a shot over Semyon Varlamov's shoulder in the fourth overtime of the series.

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Photos: Raging waters greet the Lester River kayak race

Photos: Raging waters greet the Lester River kayak race

Charging down a roiling and muddy race course near Duluth on Saturday, John McConville won the Lester River whitewater kayaking competition for the second time in a row. And despite the rugged -- and dangerous to anyone but experienced kayakers -- conditions, there were only a few injuries.
by Derek Montgomery

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Photo gallery: Pouring molten iron into art

Photo gallery: Pouring molten iron into art

When you handle molten iron in a blazing furnace nearing 2,500 degrees, "you have to kind of know what you are doing." Wayne Potratz made that point clear as he and his students Friday transformed liquid metal into art at the University of Minnesota's foundry. It was the art department's 45th Annual Iron Pour, an event that turns the foundry into a friendly, Hades kind of a place.

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Photos: See the 'blood moon' eclipse

Photos: See the 'blood moon' eclipse

Sky gazers the world over are craning their necks in an effort to get a glimpse of the total eclipse of the moon -- the first visible from North America since 2010. This eclipse was a "blood moon," which looks the color of a desert sunset because of filtered light seeping around the Earth and reflecting off the moon's surface.

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Photos: A different kind of triple play on opening day at Target Field

Photos: A different kind of triple play on opening day at Target Field

Spring arrived in Minnesota at the same time as baseball and the hope of a new season. While Minnesota Twins fans flocked to Target Field for the home opener, photojournalist Jeffrey Thompson tried a new way to capture the mood of the new season.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Photos: The Washington mudslide aftermath, and survivors

Photos: The Washington mudslide aftermath, and survivors

Despite the grim discoveries of more bodies as the search entered its fifth day Wednesday -- and the likelihood that more bodies will be found -- officials were still hoping to find survivors in the debris left behind by a massive mudslide in Washington State on Saturday.
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Ride with Duluth's icebreaker tugs

Photos: Ride with Duluth's icebreaker tugs

Sixty-eight-year-old tug Capt. Mike Ojard has lived his whole life among tugs along the North Shore of Lake Superior. His dad was the chief engineer on a tug in Two Harbors; his uncle was the captain. He echoes what everyone around the harbor is saying -- this is the worst ice on the lake in 20 years.

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