Associated Press

An oil painting created by a 6-year-old South Dakota youth has been selected to appear on the 2013-2014 Federal Junior Duck Stamp.

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An Aberdeen Central High School senior forced to miss his senior prom because of emergency surgery received a surprise when the party came to him.

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The Minnesota Wild were back on their home ice, with a prime opportunity to take another step toward the playoffs. Despite long stretches of dominance, they remain stuck due to a plucky performance by the noncompliant Calgary Flames.

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Josh Willingham atoned for an earlier misplay with a tiebreaking three-run double in Minnesota’s four-run seventh inning, leading the Twins to a 5-3 victory over the slumping Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

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Ryan Doumit doubled and scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on Alexei Ramirez’s throwing error to give the Minnesota Twins a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. .

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The nation has lost a "great media innovator" with the death of USA Today founder Al Neuharth. Neuharth died Friday in Cocoa Beach, Fla. He was 89.

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All residents of Boston were ordered to stay in their homes Friday morning as the search for the surviving suspect in the marathon bombings continued after a long night of violence that left another suspect dead.

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Logan Couture and Marty Havlat did much more than just shut down Minnesota's top line. They dominated the score sheet for San Jose, as well. Couture and Havlat each scored two goals and the Sharks closed in on a ninth straight playoff berth, beating the Wild 6-1 on Thursday night.

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The Minnesota Wild are moving their primary minor league team to Iowa. The Wild made the long-anticipated announcement Thursday that their American Hockey League affiliate will relocate from Houston to Des Moines, starting next season.

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The FBI has released photos of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings and is asking for the public's help in identifying them.

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