The week in Minnesota news Invasive carp creeps upstream, bio-hackers, small- town plagiarist exposed, rave reviews of Grand Forks Olive Garden review and other stories made the news in Minnesota this week.March 11, 2012
Benilde-St. Margaret's caps emotional tourney with state title Grant Besse scored five times -- including three times short-handed -- to lead the Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights past Hill-Murray 5-1 in the Class 2A state boys hockey championship.March 10, 2012
Benilde-St. Margaret's goes for hockey title tonight Benilde-St. Margaret's plays for the Minnesota state high school boys' hockey title tonight after trouncing Lakeville South 10-1 last night at the Xcel Energey Center in a Class AA semifinal. The win means the players have a chance to bring home the championship trophy for their injured teammate, Jack Jablonski, who was paralyzed in December when he was checked from behind during a game. The emotional aftermath of Jablonski's injury appears to be giving his team an edge.March 10, 2012
MPR News Photos Of The Week This week we covered championship cheese, beer entrepreneurs in Brainerd, anti-racist demonstrators in Duluth, a Mankato DJ with a unique fan base in prison, Jack Jablonski's presence at the state high school hockey tournament and more. Check out this weeks gallery to see what it all looked like.March 9, 2012
Photos: Jack Jablonski cheers Benilde-St. Margaret's upset over Edina Among those cheering in the stands as Benilde-St. Margaret's advanced to the Class AA semifinals in the state high school hockey championships was the Red Knights' Jack Jablonski, who was paralyzed during a game in December.March 9, 2012
Dutch cheese pokes holes in Swiss bragging rights Spectators at the World Champion Cheese Contest witnessed a mild upset when a low-fat Dutch Gouda took top honors in a category dominated by Swiss.March 8, 2012
Cravaack and Franken claim congressional hotdish crown Amid the partisan bickering in the nation's capital, Minnesota's Republicans and Democrats took a few minutes Wednesday to celebrate one piece of their state's heritage they could all agree on: hotdish.March 7, 2012