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Evan Frost and Christine T. Nguyen

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A helicopter hoveres over farm buildings in a snowy field as the sun sets.
A helicopter hovers over Stearns County Road 48 about a mile southwest of Marty, Minn., where a Minnesota National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed on Dec. 5, 2019. The helicopter took off from St. Cloud around 2 p.m. for what the Guard described as a "maintenance test flight" and called mayday about nine minutes after takeoff.
Paul Middlestaedt for MPR News
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leven-year-old Alberto Luna of Leech Lake, left, drills with his coach.
Eleven-year-old Alberto Luna of Leech Lake, left, drills with his coach as 11-year-old Eh Do of White Bear Lake, right, warms up with coach Dave Lusby on May 4, 2019, at Lucy Laney Elementary in Minneapolis. The school held its first Junior Olympic boxing tournament after dean of behavior Morgan McDonald started the Lucy Laney Boxing Academy as an after school program.
Evan Frost | MPR News
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Canoeists paddle through a flooded playground at Harriet Island
Canoeists paddle through a flooded playground at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul on March 29, 2019, with the Clarence W. Wigington Pavilion in the background and the St. Paul Cathedral in the distance.
Andrew Krueger | MPR News

When thinking of MPR News’ journalism, photography isn’t always top of mind. More times than they count, our photographers have heard the question, “Well, why does a radio station need pictures?”

Despite this, our staff and freelance photographers bring everything you read and hear to life through pictures. This year, they’ve braved the wind and waves of Lake Superior, waited in courthouses day after day, followed a rural midwife from one home visit to another and flown in WWII era planes.

We’ve chosen these photos because they make us feel things: joy, anguish, glee, wonder, sorrow or awe. We hope they move you like they did us.

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