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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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Class of COVID: For Minnesota high school seniors, pandemic taught lessons in struggle, perseverance

Class of COVID: For Minnesota high school seniors, pandemic taught lessons in struggle, perseverance

Friday marks four years since Gov. Tim Walz announced the state’s first COVID-19 school closings. Students who entered high school in 2020 saw their entire experience shaped by the pandemic. Those graduating this spring say their high school years are a tale of resilience in a harsh time.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Minnesota lawmakers look to put packaging companies on the hook for materials waste

Minnesota lawmakers look to put packaging companies on the hook for materials waste

Amid growing amounts of discarded packaging materials, lawmakers ask: Who should pay to deal with it and how to slim the pile? A bill before the Minnesota Legislature puts that onus on packaging companies.
by Clay Masters

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Minnesota-grown technology helps scientists track wildlife around the globe

Minnesota-grown technology helps scientists track wildlife around the globe

Much of the research conducted around the world on hundreds of species of wildlife — from large mammals including moose and wolves, to birds and fish and reptiles, even insects — relies on technology developed, in part, in Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Lakota vinyl collector revitalizes Indigenous music, language one record at a time

Lakota vinyl collector revitalizes Indigenous music, language one record at a time

Justis Brokenrope’s vinyl collection of Native artists is bringing generations of music to new audiences on social media. The collection he’s built over the last decade includes about 300 records by Indigenous artists from various genres — mostly country, folk, rock from the 1960s through the late 1980s.
by Melissa Olson

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Citing prosecution expert, defense attorneys say trooper Ryan Londregan ‘committed no crime’

Citing prosecution expert, defense attorneys say trooper Ryan Londregan ‘committed no crime’

Attorneys for a Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot a man during a July 2023 traffic stop allege in court filings that an expert whom the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office hired told prosecutors that the officer’s use of deadly force was justified. Trooper Ryan Londregan, 27, is charged with murder, manslaughter and assault in the death of Ricky Cobb II.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota Democrats weigh in on national IVF debate, push infertility treatment coverage

Minnesota Democrats weigh in on national IVF debate, push infertility treatment coverage

After Super Tuesday, candidates up and down the ballot are turning their sights toward the general election. And for Minnesota Democrats, that means casting a light on access to infertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization — or IVF.
by Dana Ferguson

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Minnesota Muslims prepare for Ramadan during tense, emotional time

Minnesota Muslims prepare for Ramadan during tense, emotional time

The start of Ramadan signifies the beginning of deep, introspective prayer and private devotion to God through the month-long act of strict fasting, without water or food. While many Minnesota Muslims will be able to break their fast each night, for those in Gaza — they have been without food, water and shelter to pray in for months.
by Tom Crann, Lukas Levin and Matthew Alvarez

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Report shows ride share drivers in metro make less than minimum wage; Lyft disagrees

Report shows ride share drivers in metro make less than minimum wage; Lyft disagrees

A report released by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry found wages for drivers working for transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft fall below the minimum wage rates in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. However, Lyft officials say they are skeptical of the data.
by Jon Collins

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