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PHOTOS: Mankato area hit with first snowfall
Snow Day

A Mankato Department of Public Safety officer helps a motorist who slid into a telephone pole Wednesday on East Main Street after about a 2-inch snowfall in Mankato overnight.
Snow day 2

A bicyclist rides along a snow-covered Main Street Wednesday.
Snow day 3

Above: Brightly colored fall leaves are covered in a blanket of snow Wednesday. Right: A bicyclist rides along a snow-covered Main Street Wednesday.