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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Art to evoke a winter’s night — or a warming globe
This week’s Art Hounds recommend “Thermal” a dance, audio and visual art installation at the American Swedish Institute; Open Eye Theatre's “Once Upon a Winter’s Night” with puppets and live music; and “The Dragon Who Liked to Spit Fire” at St. Louis Park’s Sabes Jewish Community Center, bringing a classic picture book to the musical stage.
Invasion of Ukraine ripples through the agricultural economy
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created turmoil in farm commodity markets and left farmers, grain traders and agricultural economists trying to predict the effects on the international food system.
Biden touts new money for bridge, road repair in Superior speech
One day after delivering his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden traveled to the Twin Ports Wednesday to talk about the expected impact of his $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending package on Minnesota, Wisconsin and the nation.
Scientists have a pretty good understanding of what goes on in the Great Lakes during the summer. But they don't know nearly as much about Lake Superior and the other lakes during winter. And that’s where what they called the “Winter Grab" comes in.
Report: People worried about masks, critical race theory barrage Minnesota schools with costly records requests
Education news site The 74 Million says one request would cost Rochester Public Schools nearly a million dollars to fulfill. Districts are asking the Legislature for relief, a move that worries some freedom of information advocates.
Climate change and your cup of joe
Coffee is a very finicky crop, needing just the right “Goldilocks” climate and altitude to produce rich, quality brews. So naturally, climate change is taking a toll.
Art Hounds: Works of the heart
Sheri Grube uses painting to manage and speak about living with chronic pain. Rochester Repertory Theatre prepares to stage the play “Silent Sky” about one woman who helped show the world the vastness of the universe. Art Hounds also recommend Matthew French’s new album.