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All Things Considered

Tom Crann
Tom Crann
Evan Frost | MPR News

All Things Considered, with Tom Crann in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington, is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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Abortion access bill advances as ground shifts on issue at MN Capitol

Abortion access bill advances as ground shifts on issue at MN Capitol

Minnesota lawmakers took their first look Thursday at a bill that would codify the right to an abortion in state law. And there was emotional testimony for and against it in a House Committee. 
by Dana Ferguson

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'I bring a holistic view': Q&A with Dawanna Witt, new Hennepin County sheriff

'I bring a holistic view': Q&A with Dawanna Witt, new Hennepin County sheriff

The first woman and the first Black person to lead the department, Witt’s new role follows a period of deep scrutiny of law enforcement and a year of high crime. What comes next? All Things Considered sat down for a Q&A.
by Emily Bright, Megan Burks and Amy Felegy

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'Happy to be home': Twin Cities residents confront heavy snow, slick streets

'Happy to be home': Twin Cities residents confront heavy snow, slick streets

The Twin Cities and area communities declare snow emergencies as plows begin to clear streets so emergency vehicles, delivery and commuting vehicles can move around. A second day of the winter storm is dumping more than foot in some places in the metro.
by Matt Sepic

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GOP leaders ready to defend against DFL agenda at Capitol

GOP leaders ready to defend against DFL agenda at Capitol

Republicans picked new faces to lead them at the Capitol after a disappointing 2022 election, and two small business owners say they’ll take a more collaborative approach to working with DFL leaders.
by Dana Ferguson

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Tornado ravaged towns rebuild and struggle

Tornado ravaged towns rebuild and struggle

Two small Minnesota towns were hit hard by tornadoes earlier this year. As the year ends, each is still recovering and rebuilding, and community leaders see success and struggle.
by Dan Gunderson

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At a Minneapolis tent encampment, a chosen family sticks together in the storm

At a Minneapolis tent encampment, a chosen family sticks together in the storm

The weather is just one of many daily hurdles for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Three residents at an encampment in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood are grateful to have each other and hope to have enough propane tanks to fuel their heaters through this dangerous cold spell.
by Grace Birnstengel

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Descendants of executed Dakota 38+2 ride to Mankato to honor ancestors

Descendants of executed Dakota 38+2 ride to Mankato to honor ancestors

For what may be the last time, Dakota riders on horseback are braving bitter December weather to travel hundreds of miles to honor 38 men hanged in the largest mass execution in U.S. history. The ride also remembers the many others who died as a result of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.
by Hannah Yang

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