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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‘I have a great responsibility’: Connecting with ancestors through Aztec dance
An immigration attorney in Minneapolis is also the leader of Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue, a traditional Aztec dance group that has entertained audiences and helped build a sense of community in Minnesota over the past 20 years.
Carmakers revving up electric truck and SUV production
Nearly half of all vehicles sold in the United States are sport utility vehicles, and the International Energy Agency reports they’re second-largest contributor to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the last decade. But a new wave of electric SUVs and pickup trucks is on the horizon.
Ex-cops’ attorneys attribute Floyd’s death to drugs, foreshadowing central theme at trial
In recent weeks, attorneys representing former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death have sketched out a legal strategy that alleges that Floyd was intoxicated, overdosed and contributed to his own death. Raising a victim’s history of drug use to justify police killings has precedent, but will it be effective this time?
Art Hounds: Twin Cities Iranian Culture Festival celebrates with music, art and food
The festival includes Iranian music, visual art and food. While largely online this year —including numerous music concerts and a virtual art gallery — two events allow American and Iranian cultures to connect over food.
Minnesota won't take your kid: 3 COVID-19 myths to start the school year
As schools across Minnesota reopen, state and local officials are fighting disinformation tied to the coronavirus. Here are the facts around three widely circulating myths.
Pandemic, 'Floyd effect' hamper Minneapolis crime prevention efforts
During one of the most violent summers in more than a decade, the city’s public health initiatives to prevent retaliatory violence have been constrained by efforts to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 and public reaction to the police killing of George Floyd.