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Minnesota is now dealing with 44 confirmed cases of measles, another in a series of alleged racist incidents on a college campus and the possible bribery of a St. Paul mayoral candidate.

It wasn't all bad news this week though, with a team of goats helping fight invasive plants, and glasses of beer helping strangers harmonize.

Check out all these stories below. And when you're good and informed, try taking our news quiz here:

Public health workers push back against anti-vaccine claims at Somali community meeting

 have contracted measles since an outbreak began last month. The vaccination rate among 2 year olds in Minnesota's Somali-American community is 

, compared with 88 percent of non-Somali kids.

With classes canceled, St. Olaf addresses race concerns

Classes were canceled at St. Olaf College in Northfield on Monday because of a boycott by students who were 

protesting in the wake of alleged racist incidents on campus.

Tensions were high as students moved to occupy an atrium inside the college's administrative building.

Lobbyist on Dai Thao's alleged bribery: 'It's just shocking to me'

Lobbyist Sarah Clarke said she met with council member Dai Thao at a St. Paul coffee shop in February about food packaging, and that remarks by Thao, who is also running for mayor of St. Paul, 

In Beer Choir, strangers find a new harmony

How do you get several hundred strangers to hang out and sing songs together, and to cheer on choirs as though they were football teams?

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 

Counter Stories on the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards

 by an officer last weekend as he and his friends were leaving a party in suburban Dallas. The Counter Stories hosts discussed the incident.

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Minnesota saw a mixed bag in the news this week. While concerns on measles outbreaks and racism dominated breaking news, a group of goats provided a lighthearted reprieve. Check out these stories, then test your news knowledge.

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