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Mayo Clinic hosts global ‘hackathon’ to solve medical mysteries

Mayo Clinic hosts global ‘hackathon’ to solve medical mysteries

Mayo Clinic is hosting its first U.S. “Undiagnosed Hackathon,” where global experts team up to help patients with mysterious conditions. They’ll reanalyze tests and run new diagnostics to give participants a chance at answers.
by Molly Castle Work

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How ranked choice voting works

How ranked choice voting works

Voters in several Minnesota cities will use ranked choice voting — or instant-runoff voting — this fall to decide local races. Instead of selecting just one candidate, they rank them by preference.
by MPR News Staff

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Voter guides: 2025 St. Paul mayoral race

St. Paul is electing its next mayor on Nov. 4, 2025. All five candidates are nonpartisan.
by MPR News Staff

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Voter guides: 2025 Minneapolis mayoral race

Minneapolis is electing its next mayor on Nov. 4, 2025. No Republicans in the race — but plenty of platforms to choose from, spanning major parties and independents.
by MPR News Staff

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After months of work to repair sinkhole damage, St. Paul's West Seventh Street fully reopens

After months of work to repair sinkhole damage, St. Paul's West Seventh Street fully reopens

For the first time in more than four months, traffic is flowing freely on West Seventh Street near Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul — after crews finished repairing damage caused by a sinkhole.
by Andrew Krueger

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Fateh returns campaign donation from latest Feeding Our Future defendant

Fateh returns campaign donation from latest Feeding Our Future defendant

Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh’s campaign said Friday that he returned a campaign contribution from Muna Wais Fidhin, the latest defendant to be indicted in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud case.
by Matt Sepic

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Law enforcement says new traffic stop policy ‘lowers standards’ for public safety

Law enforcement says new traffic stop policy ‘lowers standards’ for public safety

Hennepin County law enforcement leaders say they’re concerned about a new policy to limit prosecuting charges arising from low-level traffic stops, saying the move lowers standards for public safety. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Mexico City native discovers lefse, the ‘tortilla of the north,’ in Fargo-Moorhead

Mexico City native discovers lefse, the ‘tortilla of the north,’ in Fargo-Moorhead

For this week’s Appetites, we head to the Fargo-Moorhead area to the country’s largest and oldest lefse bakery, Freddy’s Lefse and Nordic Kitchen in West Fargo, N.D.
by Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval and Brandt Williams

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