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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Wife of man fatally shot by Mpls. police downplays threatening behavior
Police said officers shot a suspect after he came out of the home, in what the department called an armed confrontation. His wife said she didn't believe he posed a threat to police and had surrendered.
Native American leaders work to overcome community mistrust of census
Native Americans remain one of the most undercounted groups in the census. Much of tribes’ government funding is dependent on census numbers, so an accurate count is crucial. With so much at stake, tribal officials and other community leaders in Minnesota are taking outreach into their own hands.
Thinking small to make big difference on homelessness
Smaller, simpler housing units offer a way to house people for less money. Two Twin Cities organizations are looking to implement more creative and much less expensive ways to provide accommodations, with dignity and community support.
Appetites: Holiday baking without wheat flour
A new wave of nonwheat flours are becoming popular with bakers in Minnesota. They include things flours made from rye, oat, barley, buckwheat or wild rice. Cookbook author Beth Dooley shares her recipes for holiday cookies without wheat flour.
Fight over filming kids outside Bloomington mosque heads to court
A Bloomington woman argues she has a First Amendment right to film activity at a public playground next to the Dar Al Farooq mosque. Supporters of a city ordinance prohibiting that filming say mosque opponents want to harass and intimidate.