MPR News photos of the week This week we looked at the lack of flood worries in Fargo, watched Jack Jablonski's face light up as Benilde-St. Margaret's won the state hockey tourney, saw Minnesotans figuring out how to welcome outsiders, and bike mechanics keep up with unseasonably early customers. Check out those images and more in our photos of the week.March 16, 2012
Can the 'argument culture' be stopped? Bestselling author and Georgetown linguistics professor Deborah Tannen explores the lack of civil discourse -- public and private -- in her book, "The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words." She spoke Feb. 16, 2012 at the University of St. Thomas "Public Discourse Lecture Series."Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, March 16, 2012
Record-seeking skydiver makes 13-mile test jump Skydiving daredevil Felix Baumgartner is more than halfway toward his goal of setting a world record for the highest jump. He's aiming for nearly 23 miles this summer. The record is 19.5 miles.March 15, 2012
Soldier's spouse preps for visit with first lady A Minnesota woman whose family has coped with two military deployments says she's looking forward to talking with Michelle Obama about what they learned.March 15, 2012
Minn. barbers, beauticians get snippy over poles Minnesota, Michigan and North Carolina are the latest fronts in a spreading legislative campaign to reserve the swirling poles for barbers. The proposals, which often include fines for offenders, are driving a new wedge in a trade where gender lines have long run deep.March 14, 2012
Dallas Seavey youngest ever Iditarod winner For being first to Nome, Seavey wins $50,400 and a new truck. Sixty-six teams began the race on March 4. Twelve mushers have scratched.March 14, 2012
Partial skull found on Minn. sandbar A couple rock hunting along the Minnesota River has discovered part of a human skull on a sandbar.March 13, 2012
Ice roads closing in Voyageurs National Park The National Park Service says the warm temperatures and recent rainfall have caused significant deterioration to trails and ice roads in the park along the U.S.-Canadian border.March 13, 2012