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All Things Considered

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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St. Paul school board votes against renewing contract with police

St. Paul school board votes against renewing contract with police

By a vote of 5 to 1, the school board decided against renewing a contract with the St. Paul Police Department. The nearly $775,000 contract, which ends on June 30, employs seven school resource officers in the state’s second-largest district.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Majority with chronic diseases fine with limited doctor visits, but some too important to miss

Majority with chronic diseases fine with limited doctor visits, but some too important to miss

A recent Kaiser Health survey shows about 86 percent of patients with chronic, stable conditions have remained stable. But some are ignoring symptoms or forgoing immunizations.
by Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg

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GOP's Lewis uses call to defund police against Smith in Senate race

GOP's Lewis uses call to defund police against Smith in Senate race

Republican challenger Jason Lewis is trying to tag Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith as a supporter of efforts to defund the Minneapolis Police Department even though Smith has not used the phrase.
by Mark Zdechlik

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11 people in wounded in Minneapolis shooting

11 people in wounded in Minneapolis shooting

Eleven people were injured in a shooting early Sunday amid crowds gathered in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. Police on Tuesday said a man who was believed to have died in the Uptown shooting was instead part of a separate shooting in downtown that morning.
by Tim Nelson, Andrew Krueger and Emily Bright

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Twins remove Calvin Griffith statue from Target Field over racist remarks

Twins remove Calvin Griffith statue from Target Field over racist remarks

The team apologized for racist remarks Griffith made to a Lions Club meeting in Waseca, Minn., in 1978. There, Griffith reportedly told the group he moved the team to Minnesota from Washington, D.C., because there weren't many black people here.
by Brandt Williams

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Divided Minneapolis Park Board supports encampment at Powderhorn Park

Divided Minneapolis Park Board supports encampment at Powderhorn Park

Superintendent Al Bangoura said the park board is spending $7,400 per week to rent port-a-potties, and is also providing showers and electricity for those living at Powderhorn Park. But he said the agency doesn't have the resources to keep up with the extra cleaning and maintenance that's required there.
by Matt Sepic

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A ‘profoundly different’ Juneteenth in Minnesota

A ‘profoundly different’ Juneteenth in Minnesota

The annual celebration of Juneteenth is taking on new meaning this year in Minnesota and across the country as people are energized to fight for racial justice in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. And while the pandemic has curtailed larger celebrations, smaller outdoor events are planned throughout the weekend.
by Riham Feshir

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