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All Things Considered
All Things Considered is a comprehensive source for afternoon news and information provided by various MPR hosts in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington over the decades. The program contains interviews, reports, speeches and breaking coverage.
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- Downtown Minneapolis is struggling. Would a new Wolves and Lynx arena help?
MPR’s Gretchen Brown reports on renewed efforts on bringing a new basketball arena to downtown Minneapolis. Brown looks at the past here and recent efforts in other cities as an indicator to what may come of it.
- ‘Tinted windows and out-of-state plates’: How ICE watchers look for agents in their neighborhoods
MPR’s Jon Collins reports on efforts by local community members to be watchers of ICE actions as federal deployment of ‘Metro Surge’ impacts the Twin Cities.
- Appetites: New Latino supermarket offers pieces of home for its Richfield customers
On this episode of Appetites, MPR’s Regina Medina takes an audio tour of the newest Lomabonita Market in Richfield.
- As milk prices dropped, these Minnesota farmers put their cows out to cuddle
MPR’s Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval reports that as milk prices dropped, a family dairy farm in the town of Corcoran has put their cows out to cuddle…thus, Curious Cows and Company was born. For $25, anyone can spend 30 minutes with their calves, brushing their coats and feeding them hay.
- Davis Moturi reflects on failed pleas to Minneapolis police that led to him being shot in his own yard
MPR’s Cari Spencer talks with Davis Moturi, a Minneapolis Black resident who was harassed and injured in a racially motivated shooting by John Sawchak, a white neighbor. Despite repeatedly contacting police about the harassment and threats, Moturi is dismayed and angry at the lack of action taken by police until after shooting transpired.
- North Star Journey: Longtime south Minneapolis resident brings deep experience to historic panel
MPR’s Cari Spencer takes a tour of south Minneapolis with Greg McMoore, member of the African American Heritage Work Group. McMoore highlights various sites he hopes to preserve as part of the city’s African American history.
- Restored tribal land ends uncertainty for a family living on Mille Lacs Lake
MPR’s Melissa Olson reports on the restoration of 18 acres on the south side of Mille Lacs Lake. The action means an end to decades of uncertainty for one family.
- Minnesota OK’d free menstrual products in schools, but that hasn’t solved the problem
MPR’s Sam Stroozas reports that while Minnesota OK’d free menstrual products in schools, it hasn’t solved the problem of accessibly, leading to what some term as “period poverty.”
- A look at Ann Bancroft for Women's History Month
MPR’s Ellen Finn put together this look at Ann Bancroft’s legacy to celebrate Women’s History Month.
- Minnesota counties stand to lose millions after Supreme Court ruling
MPR’s Kristi Marohn reports that in Minnesota, forfeited properties generate millions of dollars that local governments use to run their operations, according to an analysis of public records by MPR News, APM Reports and the APM Research Lab. Property owners believe it to be an unfair practice.