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Photos: Catholics march from Capitol to Cathedral in support of marriage amendment

Photos: Catholics march from Capitol to Cathedral in support of marriage amendment

Thousands of Catholics joined together at the Capitol on Sunday to walk in a rosary procession in support of the marriage amendment. The amendment would define marriage as between one man and one woman, making it impossible for same-sex couples to marry.
by Alex Kolyer

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MPR News photos of the week

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National Guard members came home this week, Morris Dancers celebrated spring and Amy Senser was found guilty of killing in a hit and run crash. All that and more our photos of the week.

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Minnesota in Photos: Morris Dancers welcome spring

Minnesota in Photos: Morris Dancers welcome spring

Every year on May Day at a park in Minneapolis, Morris Dancers strap bells to their shins, sing, shout and clack sticks to mark the change of the seasons. It's a 500 year-old folk tradition from England that has sunk deep roots here in Minnesota.

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Minnesota in Photos: Smelt return for a fishy tradition

Minnesota in Photos: Smelt return for a fishy tradition

It's springtime, which in Duluth means the smelt are running. But not the way they used to. Decades ago the city was nuts over the small silver fish, with hordes of people flocking to Lake Superior streams and beaches so thick with smelt it wasn't hard to catch a garbage can full. But the smelt population crashed in the 1980s, and now only a few die-hard smelters are keeping the tradition alive.

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MPR News photos of the week

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This week, a late-season snowstorm hit northeastern Minnesota, Cirrus finally got funding to develop a personal jet and politicians debated repairing the State Capitol building.

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Photos: St. Paul's EMS training

Photos: St. Paul's EMS training

Today is graduation day for the fifth class of St. Paul's Emergency Medical Services Academy. Most are students of color. The city program was created to diversify the pipeline of emergency medical technicians in Minnesota, where the field remains largely the province of white men.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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MPR News photos of the week

MPR News photos of the week

Occupy Minnesota confronts the Minneapolis mayor, Kevin Love is sidelined by a mild concussion, a University of Minnesota researcher watches penguins from space, and a new book features archival photos of early Minnesota golf courses. All that and more in our photos of the week.

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Photos: The emperor penguins of Antarctica from space

Photos: The emperor penguins of Antarctica from space

Researchers from the University of Minnesota's Polar Geospatial Center have co-authored new research with partners from the British Antarctic Survey that shows there are twice as many emperor penguins in the Antarctic than scientists previously thought -- using satellite technology.

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