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During recent common carp removal from Long Lake carried out by the Rice Creek Watershed District and researchers from the University of Minnesota, trapped carp were sent through the Whooshh system, which rapidly transported the fish out of the water and into tubs, by suctioning them through a tube. (Bridget Kranz photos)

Hamlet on Sunfish Lake, a neighborhood in Lake Elmo, is at odds with the city over the public use of its trails. (Solomon Gustavo)

A bear found in North St. Paul was deemed an immediate threat and was shot and killed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources April 25. (submitted photo)

The former National Guard Armory site in Roseville is on its way to becoming a school once again, while four single-family homes are also planned for the site. (file photo)

As the Roseville Area School District carries out district-wide facilities improvements backed by a $144 million bond referendum, including an expansion of Roseville Area High School, it’s bracing for a third year of operating budget cuts. (Mike Munzenrider)

Greg Helgeson/Mounds View Public Schools

Joshua Falk

Retired officer Julie Bishop and officers Dennis Brom, Todd Waters and Derek Kruse were recently honored with awards from two police associations for their actions during a chaotic shootout last July in South St. Paul, during which Waters and Kruse were shot and Bishop was injured. (courtesy of South St. Paul Police Department)

The Farnsworth 5-8 Campus wind team has been invited to its fourth national competition due to team members’ strong engineering skills. The students will be heading off to Houston May 21-23 for the national KidWind competition. (courtesy of David Barrett)

photos courtesy of Greg Poferl/East Side Freedom Library