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California votes

Voting across America

From coast to coast Americans gather to cast votes on local and national races, ballot questions and referendums.

Minneapolis City Hall

Photos: Minnesotans at the polls

Voters across Minnesota are casting ballots in state-wide and local races, ballot questions, and referendums. Election day marks the end to a season filled with record-setting spending.

Hanging a deer

Photos: Cravaack, Nolan blaze campaign trail through 8th District

First-term Rep. Chip Cravaack is in a tough race in Minnesota's 8th District with Rick Nolan, a businessman and former congressman. The 8th District primarily covers northeastern Minnesota.

Chief Dolan retires

MPR News photos of the week

Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan retires, a Minnesotan survives a shipwreck in the Atlantic, and hunters get ready for this month's wolf season. All that and more in our photos of the week.

St. Cloud marriage amendment

Photos: Campaign 2012 in Minnesota

Take a look back at the best visual moments of the 2012 campaign.

Klobuchar campaign

Photos: Sen. Amy Klobuchar on the campaign trail

DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar enters the final weeks of her re-election campaign with a big lead in the polls and in the money race.

Waiting to be served

MPR News photos of the week

This week, we learned how to make pierogi, visited ranchers in northern Minnesota who're trying to protect their livestock, and remembered Sen. Paul Wellstone, who died in a plane crash 10 years ago this week.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Minnesota Vikings

Photos: Buccaneers beat Vikings

Playing at home during a short week was supposed to be an advantage for the Minnesota Vikings. So much for that idea. Rookie Doug Martin racked up 214 total yards and two touchdowns, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers blew out Minnesota 36-17 on Thursday night to hand the Vikings their first home loss this season.

Sen. Tom Harkin

Photos: Wellstones remembered, 10 years after their deaths

More than 200 people turned out on Minnesota's Iron Range Thursday to remember the late Sen. Paul Wellstone and those who died with him.

Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Tamika Catchings

Photos: Game 4, WNBA Finals

Tamika Catchings scored 25 points to help the Indiana Fever win their first WNBA championship with an 87-78 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night.

Arizona Cardinals v Minnesota Vikings

Photos: Vikings beat Cardinals

Adrian Peterson ran for 153 yards and a first-quarter touchdown, and the Minnesota Vikings survived an ugly second half to hang on and beat Arizona 21-14 Sunday to hand the Cardinals their third straight loss.

Seimone Augustus, Briann January

Lynx stumble in Game 3

It was a tough night for the defending WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx as they fell to the Indiana Fever 76-59 in Game 3 of this year's finals. Shavonte Zellous scored a career-high 30 points to help the Fever, while Rebekkah Brunson, who scored 12 points, was the only Minnesota player to reach double figures.

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