All Things Considered

Tom Crann
Tom Crann
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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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Decades after taking it, feds set to return Minnesota land to Leech Lake band
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe will soon get back nearly 12,000 acres wrongfully taken in the ‘40s and ‘50s. As they plan for the land’s future, tribal leaders say their fight has also helped strengthen bonds with the Cass County government.
Minnesota venues band together to push for tax relief before legislative session ends
Minnesota venues have begun to reopen in full swing, thanks in part to $165 million dollars of federal support distributed last year. Now, venues are being held liable by the state for thousands of dollars in taxes on the money they received — despite federal stipulations saying otherwise.
Minneapolis to pay $1.5M to man beaten by police during George Floyd protests
Police shot Jaleel Stallings with a foam marking round in a Lake Street parking lot after curfew on May 30, 2020. He shot back with his handgun, but video shows that he tossed away his weapon and surrendered after realizing he’d fired at police.
Wet spring slows planting for many Minnesota farmers
Planting for most Minnesota crops is well behind average because of wet conditions and cold soil temperatures. Warmer weather over the past week is helping to dry fields, but widespread rains continue and in many parts of the state farmers are waiting as prime planting time slips past.
$100 and 23 years later, 2 refugees and a Minnesota stranger reunite
In 1999, two sisters fleeing Yugoslavia’s civil wars were seated next to a woman from Minnesota on a flight from Amsterdam to Minneapolis. She left them with some cash and an encouraging note. Twenty-three years later they found each other again.
Twin Cities wins hosting privilege for 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
Minnesota beat out three other states in its bid for the games. They’ll feature 15 team and individual sports, plus another five demonstration events, and attract tens of thousands of athletes, coaches, volunteers and spectators.