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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.

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Minneapolis group is helping Kenosha protesters, heading to Washington next

Minneapolis group is helping Kenosha protesters, heading to Washington next

A Minneapolis group that formed to help Minneapolis protesters in the weeks following the police killing of George Floyd drove a carload of “protest packs” to Kenosha, Wisconsin overnight.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Lake Street business owners say post-unrest return may take years, if it happens at all

Lake Street business owners say post-unrest return may take years, if it happens at all

Minneapolis city leaders estimate it could take as long as 10 years to rebuild popular business corridors damaged earlier this summer. In the meantime, some displaced business owners worry they may never return to Lake Street.
by Nina Moini

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Minn. Trump supporters say they trust him on the economy

Minn. Trump supporters say they trust him on the economy

As Republicans gather remotely for the first night of their national convention, we checked back with some Minnesotans who voted for Trump four years ago to see how they think he's done as president. 
by Mark Zdechlik

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Aug. 24 update on COVID-19 in MN: Cases steady as U of M delays on-campus classes

Aug. 24 update on COVID-19 in MN: Cases steady as U of M delays on-campus classes

Minnesota’s COVID-19 case numbers continued their climb Monday, as the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents approved a proposal to delay in-person classes for some of its campuses.
by MPR News Staff, Catharine Richert and Peter Cox

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Aug. 21 update on COVID-19: 15 cases tied to Sturgis, more expected

Aug. 21 update on COVID-19: 15 cases tied to Sturgis, more expected

State health officials have worried for weeks about Minnesotans carrying COVID-19 back from the massive motorcycle rally in Sturgis, S.D. On Friday, they confirmed that Sturgis cases are surfacing, with one person hospitalized.
by MPR News Staff

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U of M students brace for change when classes resume

U of M students brace for change when classes resume

As University of Minnesota students prepare for classes to begin in a couple of weeks, they know they are able to plan for only so much. Already some higher education institutions have had to abruptly stop in-person classes because of COVID-19 outbreaks.
by Peter Cox

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Can the Midwest expect more derechos as the climate changes?

Can the Midwest expect more derechos as the climate changes?

Climate change is expected to increase the number of hot, humid days in the Midwest. But will the heat and humidity, which are key components of derechos, translate into more of the destructive windstorms?
by Paul Huttner

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Art Hounds: Escape from puzzle rooms; stream a play about microaggressions and 'Minnesota Nice'

Art Hounds: Escape from puzzle rooms; stream a play about microaggressions and 'Minnesota Nice'

Microaggressions and “Minnesota Nice” in a streamed stage production, an outdoor multimedia show at Jungle Theater and virtual escape rooms are all on the list recommended by this week’s Art Hounds.
by Emily Bright

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