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Traffic stop
During a traffic stop on James Avenue North, Minneapolis police found an unregistered handgun on September 20, 2010. For many young African Americans in north Minneapolis, going to school, riding the city bus or going to a party can be dangerous.
MPR Photo / Nikki Tundel

Teens in north Minneapolis, a walk around Lake Superior, and flooding were in the news this week.

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Flooding in Owatonna
Vehicles sit in front of a flooded insurance agency in Owatonna, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. Rain storms this week caused widespread flooding across the southern half of the state.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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Traffic stop
During a traffic stop on James Avenue North, Minneapolis police found an unregistered handgun on September 20, 2010. For many young African Americans in north Minneapolis, going to school, riding the city bus or going to a party can be dangerous.
MPR Photo / Nikki Tundel
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Mike Link
Mike Link and Katie Crowley carried a hand-carved wooden canoe with them for their grandchildren as they walked around Lake Superior, Link said. He drew inspiration for the canoe from Holling Clancy Holling's 1939 book "Paddle to the Sea."
MPR Photo/Nathaniel Minor