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'Can any of you students out there help us with the Pledge of Allegiance?' Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan invited students at today's naturalization ceremony to help with the Pledge. You bet they were pumped to help!

Umpire John Flaherty separates Detroit Tigers pitcher Phil Regan (16) and Minnesota Twins first baseman Vic Power, right, partially hidden, during the fifth inning on June 28, 1963 at Metropolitan Stadium. Power was ejected. (John Croft/Star Tribune)

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Congratulations on an amazing career @WCCORosen. Mark Rosen has covered sports in Minnesota for half a century!

Congressman-elect Jim Hagedorn and his dad Tom looked around his new DC office, the same office, 325 Cannon, where his Tom Hagedorn, left, served as a MN Congressman, 74 to 82. He and the other members will be sworn in tomorrow.

Representative-elect Ilhan Omar Ilhan Omar was at the U.S. Capitol this morning. Soon she will be sworn in and become the first Somali-American to serve in Congress.

A child hits a 'carp piñata' before the Carp Drop on New Year's Eve, 2004 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. At midnight, Lucky the Carp, a real frozen fish from the Mississippi River, was dropped to ring in the new year. (David Brewster/Star Tribune)

#NewYears2019

Vikings beat Lions, next week showdown game for the final wild card spot vs. Bears!

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Aldrick Robinson (17) reached for a pass during warmups at Ford Field Sunday December 23, 2018 in Detroit, MI.

Jeffrey Stebbins Sr. left and Jeffrey Stebbins Jr. of Frazer, MI tried to get autographs at Ford Field Sunday December 23, 2018 in Detroit, MI

J.W. Armstrong, 11, of Cottage Grove, warms his feet while competing in the Golden Rainbow ice fishing contest on Sunday, Feb. 4, 1996 at Forest Lake. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune)

Bears receiver Anthony Miller 17 celebrated his 19 yard td catch over the Vikings

Vikings Jayron Kearse warm up at Soldier Field

“I look out the kitchen window every day and say, ‘If you’re out there, come home to us, Jayme.’” Dozens of volunteers help in foot search for missing Wisconsin 13-year-old strib.mn/2P9MECV via ML Smith Photo: Jerry Holt

What a gift to work on this story with Jim Paulsen and Jerry Holt. These women are amazing trailblazers and deserve all the attention they're finally receiving. With video: strib.mn/2ALK4xa

Richfield vigil remembers Jonathan O'Shaughnessy, killed in a drive-by shooting last summer. Photos by Jerry Holt strib.mn/2MtrBqq

Get to know Kirk Cousins and the worldview that helps him keep the seismic expectations attached to his new contract in perspective. Our story from our trip to Cousins’ hometown of Holland, Michigan (photos by Jerry Holt): strib.mn/2A8EDrR

No trip to #minneapolis is complete without a stop at #worldfamous #mattsbar home of the #jucylucy a #cheese stuffed #burger

Minnesota Vikings fans confronted by Philadelphia Eagles fans while tailgating. #MINvsPHI

Love this pic, Melissa Colorado. It so perfectly captures who he was. A big man with a big heart and a never-ending smile. RIP, Rover. You will be missed.