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All Things Considered with Clay Masters is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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There's an NFT conference in town, but not all Minneapolis artists welcome the trend
Celebrities and artists are in Minneapolis this week for a first-of-its-kind NFT conference. These one-of-a-kind digital artworks have generated both excitement and serious environmental, economic and ethical concerns — something the Minneapolis College of Art and Design recently ran into head on when it tried to offer a class on NFTs
George Floyd killing: Ex-cop pleads guilty to aiding, abetting manslaughter
As part of his plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. Lane and ex-Minneapolis cops J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were previously convicted on federal counts of violating Floyd's rights.
Decades after taking it, feds set to return Minnesota land to Leech Lake band
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe will soon get back nearly 12,000 acres wrongfully taken in the ‘40s and ‘50s. As they plan for the land’s future, tribal leaders say their fight has also helped strengthen bonds with the Cass County government.
Minnesota venues band together to push for tax relief before legislative session ends
Minnesota venues have begun to reopen in full swing, thanks in part to $165 million dollars of federal support distributed last year. Now, venues are being held liable by the state for thousands of dollars in taxes on the money they received — despite federal stipulations saying otherwise.
Minneapolis to pay $1.5M to man beaten by police during George Floyd protests
Police shot Jaleel Stallings with a foam marking round in a Lake Street parking lot after curfew on May 30, 2020. He shot back with his handgun, but video shows that he tossed away his weapon and surrendered after realizing he’d fired at police.
Walz, legislative leaders reach deal on taxes and spending
Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders reached a broad deal on spending and taxes Monday morning. There’s a week left in the session to fill in the details.
Wet spring slows planting for many Minnesota farmers
Planting for most Minnesota crops is well behind average because of wet conditions and cold soil temperatures. Warmer weather over the past week is helping to dry fields, but widespread rains continue and in many parts of the state farmers are waiting as prime planting time slips past.
Beyond the compost bin: How companies are reducing food waste
An estimated 35 percent — or $408 billion worth — of food in the United States goes to waste, emitting methane and creating inefficiencies in carbon-heavy supply chains.
Hmong snack connects present with the past
Chef Yia Vang’s mom Pang teaches us how to make her family’s favorite dish, Fawm Kauv, steamed rice rolls.
$100 and 23 years later, 2 refugees and a Minnesota stranger reunite
In 1999, two sisters fleeing Yugoslavia’s civil wars were seated next to a woman from Minnesota on a flight from Amsterdam to Minneapolis. She left them with some cash and an encouraging note. Twenty-three years later they found each other again.