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Photos: Manhunt in Massachusetts for Boston Marathon bombing suspects

Photos: Manhunt in Massachusetts for Boston Marathon bombing suspects

After a car chase and shootout with police, one suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was shot and killed by police early April 19, and a manhunt was underway for his brother and second suspect, 19-year-old suspect Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. The two men, reportedly of Chechen origin, are suspects in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on April 15 that killed three people and wounded at least 170. The police captured Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Friday in Watertown, Mass.

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Photos: Yet another spring snowstorm wallops Minn.

Photos: Yet another spring snowstorm wallops Minn.

Nearly two feet of snow has fallen in the last 24 hours in northern Minnesota in a storm that has disrupted travel and closed schools. The storm also hit much of the rest of the state.

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Photos: Boston Marathon rocked by explosions

Photos: Boston Marathon rocked by explosions

Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and injuring at least 130 others in a terrifying scene of broken glass, smoke and severed limbs, authorities said.

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MPR News photos of the week

MPR News photos of the week

Weather was the headline story this week, but we also had time for a visit with a master falconer and a sheep farm where lambing season is underway. All that and more in our photos of the week.

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Photos: A falconer in Minnesota

Photos: A falconer in Minnesota

Master falconer Frank Taylor, in his backyard with his red-tailed hawk Mim. Taylor and Mim and have been training and hunting together for the past eight years. Taylor is passionate about falconry, an activity that's been around for thousands of years.

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Photos: April snowstorm slogs through Minn.

Photos: April snowstorm slogs through Minn.

A mix of rain, sleet and snow fell over much of Minnesota Wednesday night and Thursday, bringing difficult conditions for driving, and even walking, in many parts of the state.

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Photos: Ice storm knocks out power in SW Minn.

Photos: Ice storm knocks out power in SW Minn.

An ice storm has caused wide-spread power outages in southwest Minnesota. Transmission lines feeding power to the city of Worthington are down and the city has declared a state of emergency, giving officials the authority to coordinate relief efforts with state and federal agencies.

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Before and after photos: Home buyouts in Fargo-Moorhead key to flood fight

Before and after photos: Home buyouts in Fargo-Moorhead key to flood fight

The cities of Fargo, N.D. and Moorhead, Minn. have purchased and removed hundreds of flood-prone homes along the Red River since the record flood of 2009. As a result, the cities require fewer sandbags and less manpower when fighting floods now. The region is gearing up for another major flood this year.

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