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Tom Crann
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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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BCA: ‘Disturbance’ calls often most volatile for law enforcement officers

BCA: ‘Disturbance’ calls often most volatile for law enforcement officers

Both published and preliminary data from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) shows that police officers are experiencing a surge in assaults since 2019, with domestic incidents being some of the most volatile situations to which police officers respond.
by Jon Collins

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Proposed ‘Kids Code’ bill aims to prevent predatory data collection

Proposed ‘Kids Code’ bill aims to prevent predatory data collection

A bill that aims to make the internet safer for kids got a hearing Wednesday in the legislature. The Minnesota Kids Code (HF 2257/SF 2810) was up for discussion last year and is now getting a second pass after being amended.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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BCA: Man fired ‘without warning’ as Burnsville cops tried to get him to surrender

BCA: Man fired ‘without warning’ as Burnsville cops tried to get him to surrender

Shannon Gooden eventually fired more than 100 rifle rounds at law enforcement and first responders, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Thursday afternoon, adding that there is body camera and squad car camera video of the incident.
by MPR News Staff

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Allegations of toxic work environment shake Minneapolis Institute of Art

Allegations of toxic work environment shake Minneapolis Institute of Art

Current and former employees and artists who’ve long supported Mia say the recent firing of a popular curator is forcing years of internal turmoil to the surface and shaking the world-renowned institution to its core.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Minnesota man who assaulted four officers during Capitol riot is sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison

Minnesota man who assaulted four officers during Capitol riot is sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison

A Minnesota man who repeatedly attacked police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot, wielded a police baton as a weapon and stole two riot shields was sentenced on Thursday to nearly three years in prison.
by The Associated Press

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BCA releases search warrant, new details in Burnsville domestic violence call

BCA releases search warrant, new details in Burnsville domestic violence call

According to a search warrant unsealed Wednesday, officers responded to the house on 33rd Avenue, near Interstate 35E and Highway 77, on a call about an alleged sexual assault. Gooden fired at police with what investigators believe was multiple guns, fatally wounding two officers and a medic. 
by Matt Sepic

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