The lake bottom is exposed as water levels recede on White Bear Lake in White Bear Lake, Minn., on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Ben Garvin

1. DNR sued over White Bear Lake water levels (MPR News)
2. Recounts begin Wednesday in Minnesota House 8B and in Senate District 20 (Alexandria Echo Press), (Mankato Free Press)
3. Ritchie says Minn. ready for broader early voting (KARE11)
4. Little Falls: Suspect in teens’ shootings had told police about previous break-ins (Pioneer Press)
5. In the wake of Little Falls: Rural crime numbers (Ground Level)

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