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MPR News photos of the week
This week, we visited an oasis in a western Minnesota food desert, the northern woods and the Jordan home of a family involved in a devastating crash in Kansas.
MPR News photos of the week
We watched as spring came much sooner than expected, admired a photographer's new exhibition about Somali youth in Minneapolis, saw Michele Bachmann outside the Supreme Court, covered local rallies in support of an unarmed Florida teenager shot dead by a neighborhood watch member, a rally against the same-sex marriage ban, and more.
OutFront Minnesota Lobby Day of Action
More than a thousand opponents of a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage rallied outside the Capitol Thursday, March 29, 2012. Speakers included lawmakers, clergy, representatives of labor and immigrant groups, and a graduate of Blaine High School who talked about the bullying he endured for being gay.
Photos: Mohamud Mumin's Somali youth exhibit
For years, photographer Mohamud Mumin watched as a tiny minority of Somali-Americans -- like those who left Minnesota to join the radical Islamic militia group al-Shabab -- made headlines. Mumin wanted to refocus attention on the more positive, and more representative, happenings in the Somali community. In 2010, he began capturing the images of young Somali men and documenting their efforts to improve the lives of those around them. On March 24, 2012, the Whittier Gallery in Minneapolis, Minn., launched an exhibition of his work.
MPR News photos of the week
The U of M women's hockey team won the NCAAs, traditional wolf trappers got ready for the season, a tragic plane crash killed three Minnesotans and G. Love visited The Current. See those images and more in our photos of the week.
MPR News photos of the week
This week we looked at the lack of flood worries in Fargo, watched Jack Jablonski's face light up as Benilde-St. Margaret's won the state hockey tourney, saw Minnesotans figuring out how to welcome outsiders, and bike mechanics keep up with unseasonably early customers. Check out those images and more in our photos of the week.
Minnesota in Photos: 'The Outsiders' in Willmar
Abdirizak Mahboub, Sahra Gure and their three children have been living in the traditionally Scandinavian community of Willmar, Minn. for about six months. Like many families in the area, they are learning to navigate the cultural melting pot Willmar has become.
Photos: Benilde-St. Margaret's state hockey win
The Benilde-St. Margaret's boys' hockey team won the state high school championship Saturday night with a 5-1 win over Hill-Murray of St. Paul. Benilde-St. Margaret's players said the win was a tribute to sophomore Jack Jablonski, who was paralyzed in December after he was checked from behind.