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Photos: BWCA firefighting grows more complex

Photos: BWCA firefighting grows more complex

Efforts to control the unpredictable Pagami Creek Fire in northeastern Minnesota have entered a more aggressive phase, and special team from the northern Rocky Mountains has arrived in Ely to take over its management.

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Aerial photos of the fire in BWCA

Aerial photos of the fire in BWCA

Fire raging in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness continues to spread. Authorities now estimate that the wildfire in northern Minnesota has engulfed about 100,000 acres -- about ten times its reported size just 24 hours ago.

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Photos: The Pagami Creek fire in NE Minn.

Photos: The Pagami Creek fire in NE Minn.

A forest fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness exploded in size in recent days as weather conditions have done little to slow its growth.

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Photos: Youth hunger and homelessness in Minnesota

Photos: Youth hunger and homelessness in Minnesota

Homeless youth in the state -- whether in shelters, couch hopping, or on the streets -- struggle to get enough to eat. Food shelves and meal programs offer help, but some youth have to use their own survival skills to get by.
by Caroline Yang

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On the hunt for carp in the St. Croix River

On the hunt for carp in the St. Croix River

With the recent discoveries of a bighead carp and DNA of silver carp in the St. Croix River, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has stepped up its efforts to find more evidence of the invasive Asian carp species in the river.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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MPR News photos of the week

MPR News photos of the week

Presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann won the Ames Straw Poll, President Barack Obama visited Cannon Falls, we published another story in our series on Hunger in Minnesota and Twins slugger Jim Thome notched his 600th home run. Take a look at that and more in our photos of the week.

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