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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The reason for warmer Minnesota winters: Less snow
Hotter summers and scorching temperatures might be a go-to thought when you think of climate change, but most of Minnesota’s warming has actually been taking shape during the winters.
Advocates seek to prepare for possible ‘mass deportations’ without fearmongering
Minnesota immigrant rights groups say they want to avoid evoking fear in their communities, but are finding ways to stay prepared ahead of the next Trump presidency.  
Snow causing difficult travel across Minnesota, snow emergencies issued for Minneapolis and St. Paul
Steady snow that started falling overnight continued Thursday across a wide swath of Minnesota, causing difficult travel. Many school districts closed or sent students home early. Some cities — including Minneapolis and St. Paul — have declared snow emergencies.
As companies build new data centers across Minnesota, some worry about their energy use
MPR News correspondent Kirsti Marohn spoke to chief meteorologist Paul Huttner about the rapid growth in new data centers across the state that’s making neighbors concerned.
‘An irreplaceable feeling’: Formerly incarcerated advocate votes in Electoral College
Elizer Darris said voting in the Electoral College on Tuesday was “the culmination of a multidecade fight” to make sure the voices of formerly incarcerated people like him are heard.