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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.
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.
Photos: Hunger in Kanabec County
With an unemployment rate of 10.1 percent -- among the state's highest -- Kanabec County has many people in need, some for the first time.
MPR News photos of the week
This week, we checked in on Minnesota's crops, historical figures in puppet form at the Walker Arts Center and the Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Photos: Scenes from the Fringe Festival
The Minnesota Fringe Festival is underway, with hundreds of performances taking place at venues throughout Minneapolis. The 10-day festival runs through next Sunday. Photographer Jeffrey Thompson captured some scenes of the first few days of the Fringe.
Slideshow: Michele Bachmann on the campaign trail
Only in her third term as a congresswoman from Minnesota, Michele Bachmann has became a front-runner candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Here's a gallery of her life on the campaign trail.