Who will help Mercedes Gorden? Fortunately, a lot of people will.

Two military veterans are running for Congress in Minnesota's 2nd District. But that's pretty much where the similarities in this political race end.

View the best images from Pioneer Press photographers during the past week.

MINNEAPOLIS — Allan H. Spear, a former state Senate president who served in the Minnesota Legislature for nearly 30 years, has died at the age of 71.

The Vikings appeared to play down to the level of their opponent Sunday at the Metrodome.

University of Minnesota senior defensive end Willie VanDeSteeg was named Walter Camp national defensive player of the week on Sunday after his breakout performance in Saturday's 27-20 upset win at Illinois.

In front of a riled-up crowd of 500, the Minnesota U.S. Senate candidates met Saturday night in their first televised debate at a volatile moment in the swift-concluding race.

Across the country, Americans are tallying their losses from the relentless rout in the markets. Financial message boards on the Internet are filled with confessions of fear — about hits to savings, job security and scuttled retirement plans.

They were clouds that looked like they had traveled a long way to send a message. They looked like Old Man Winter.

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A Deutsch Drahthaar owner recounts his dog's long journey to mastery of the pheasant hunt and his love of the breed.
She promotes hunting for women -- and sells the clothes for it
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