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May 3, 2017 7:48 AM

Mayo searching for way to screen for multiple kinds of cancer at once

Two research teams at the Mayo Clinic are working on parallel efforts to develop a simpler way to screen for multiple kinds of cancer.

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May 3, 2017 6:00 AM

Hungry goats join the ranks of St. Paul city staff

Some three dozen goats took to the bluffs at Indian Mounds Regional Park on Tuesday where they'll start chomping down on invasive plants like buckthorn.

by Cody Nelson

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May 3, 2017 4:00 AM

To see the future of drones, look to student competitors

A handful of students from the region are preparing for an international robotics competition this summer.

by Dan Gunderson

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May 3, 2017 4:00 AM

GOP bets on big savings in health care programs

As legislative Republicans try to free up money for a big tax cut, school funding and road construction, they're looking to cut projected spending increases in other places, including subsidized health care programs.

by Brian Bakst

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May 2, 2017 8:44 AM

St. Olaf president says intensive effort underway to find people behind racist messages

David Anderson says the investigation is generating leads and that he's "optimistic" they'll catch the perpetrator, or perpetrators.

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May 2, 2017 7:59 AM

Rep. Omar disappointed state money to fight measles in Somali-American community denied

On Monday, state Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced an emergency bill to secure $500,000 to help curb the outbreak. That effort failed in the house, in part because those funds wouldn't be available for weeks.

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May 2, 2017 7:56 AM

Willie Nelson out with new album

The singer celebrated his 84th birthday over the weekend.

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May 2, 2017 4:00 AM

Edina poised to become first Minn. city to make tobacco buying age 21

The Twin Cities suburb's council is expected to pass a measure raising the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21.

by Dan Gunderson

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May 2, 2017 4:00 AM

'I make the decisions,' said '80s Mpls. police chief

One of the more colorful and controversial public figures we have covered over the last 50 years is former Minneapolis police chief Tony Bouza, who led the department from 1980 to 1989.

by MPR News Staff