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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.

Appetites | Climate Cast | Brains On | Cube Critics

COVID-19 fact-finding leads to threats against health workers in Minnesota

COVID-19 fact-finding leads to threats against health workers in Minnesota

Racism and implied threats of violence have stopped the work of public health care workers on a project looking at how the coronavirus spreads. That includes an incident in far southeastern Minnesota where workers were confronted by three men, one with a holstered gun.
by Peter Cox

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Rematches key to control of the Minnesota Legislature

Rematches key to control of the Minnesota Legislature

The legislative contests in many parts of Minnesota have a familiar ring this year. There are dozens of rematches for House and Senate seats across the state, with undeterred challengers seeking a different outcome from the last time they ran.
by Tim Pugmire

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Hallberg: Flu shots help you, but also our stretched health care system

Hallberg: Flu shots help you, but also our stretched health care system

Doctors are urging people to get flu shots to keep themselves as healthy as possible during the pandemic. But they also want to minimize a “winter bump” in hospitalizations as COVID-19 continues to strain the health care system.
by Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg

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Appetites: On a quest for the best frozen pizza

Appetites: On a quest for the best frozen pizza

At most grocery stores, you’ll find a huge variety of products in the frozen pizza aisle. Brianna Bierschbach made it her mission to try out as many frozen pizzas as she could. Here’s how she ranks them. What do you think?
by Tom Crann

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'It was angry in the way it gobbled up the ground': Fighting fires on the front line of climate change

'It was angry in the way it gobbled up the ground': Fighting fires on the front line of climate change

This year’s historic fire season in the west has made the link between climate change and more intense and frequent wildfires abundantly clear. For firefighter Don Whittemore, it was a close call with a fireball in 2006.
by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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Statewide testing push seeks to stem COVID-19 transmission

Statewide testing push seeks to stem COVID-19 transmission

State health officials are launching a monthlong statewide testing effort aimed to stem transmission of the virus. “No barrier” testing clinics will be a cornerstone of the effort.
by Catharine Richert

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