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All Things Considered

Tom Crann
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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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‘Identical patients’: A Minneapolis ER doc remembers the COVID-19 surge

‘Identical patients’: A Minneapolis ER doc remembers the COVID-19 surge

Dr. John Hick saw Minnesota’s busiest emergency department fill with patients, many struggled to breathe. Five years later, health care is still dealing with the pandemic’s aftermath.
by Erica Zurek

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In Rochester, a new program helps students’ families avoid eviction

In Rochester, a new program helps students’ families avoid eviction

In many cases, the cycle of homelessness can start with an eviction. Kids with unstable housing struggle to learn in school. So a new program in Rochester is preventing evictions from ever happening to kids and their families.
by Catharine Richert

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‘Wicked’ costume designer reflects on formative years at the Guthrie

‘Wicked’ costume designer reflects on formative years at the Guthrie

Paul Tazewell is the first Black man to win an Academy Award for costume design. He said his work at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis set him up for the success of his work on the movie “Wicked.”
by Lukas Levin

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U of M professor worries proposed policy banning political statements goes too far

U of M professor worries proposed policy banning political statements goes too far

Eric Schwartz, chair of the Humphrey School's global policy area, believes a resolution barring “institutional statements addressing matters of public concern or public interest” could be harmful.
by Tom Crann and Gretchen Brown

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Minnesota DNR cuts Mille Lacs Lake perch limit for 2025 fishing season

Minnesota DNR cuts Mille Lacs Lake perch limit for 2025 fishing season

MPR News host Tom Crann spoke with Terry Thurmer, owner of Terry’s Boat Harbor on the west shore of the lake, to see how the move may impact businesses on the lake.
by Tom Crann and Gretchen Brown

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Funeral service with full police honors for former St. Paul officer Felicia Reilly

Funeral service with full police honors for former St. Paul officer Felicia Reilly

Reilly died last weekend at the age of 67 — 15 years after suffering a traumatic brain injury when she was attacked while on duty. Reilly’s family said her death was due to injuries stemming from that assault.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and MPR News Staff

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Former state Sen. López Franzen announces U.S. Senate run in Minnesota

Former state Sen. López Franzen announces U.S. Senate run in Minnesota

Melisa López Franzen, a former Democratic leader in the Legislature, said she will run for Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year. She most recently worked at the University of Minnesota.
by Dana Ferguson

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Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Bock testifies in her own defense

Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Bock testifies in her own defense

Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock on Friday tried to portray Feeding Our Future as an organization that was on the up-and-up, countering extensive prosecution evidence that it was the locus of a $250 million fraud and testimony from former board members that they had no knowledge of the organization until it came under scrutiny.
by Matt Sepic

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