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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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Rapidan community campaigns to preserve aging dam
Blue Earth County is deciding what to do with the huge Rapidan Dam. Over a century old, it suffered damage during recent flooding. If the county board votes to take it down it will be the largest-ever dam removal project in state history. However some local residents say the huge structure is vital to attract visitors, and to the town’s identity.
For some soccer fans, loyalty to home team remains unchanged
It’s not unusual for Mexican fans, even if they’ve lived in the U.S. for years, to remain loyal to their home teams — whether that’s Club America, Chivas or Cruz Azul.
More Minnesota theaters adapt for people with autism
A theater performance can be overwhelming, and not in a good way for people sensitive to lights, sounds and certain movements.
What to know about Tuesday’s primary election in Minnesota
Minnesotans will vote for the candidates they’d like to see advance to November’s general election. Without a presidential race, lower turnout is expected, but there’s plenty on the ballot.
'We're in trouble': Evictions surpass pre-pandemic levels, strain shelters
Statewide, evictions averaged 600 a week in June. That’s 73 percent above the pre-pandemic average, according to court filings compiled by Princeton University's Eviction Lab. Most of those filings were in Hennepin County.
'The most progress we will have made — ever': Climate scientists heartened by Senate climate deal
Climate scientist and author Michael Mann tells Climate Cast, that while it stops short of the 50 percent emissions drop we need, the climate deal now poised to pass the Senate will be “the most progress we will have made in addressing the climate crisis — ever — from the standpoint of Congressional action.”
A first-of-its kind affordable housing complex with childcare center breaks ground
A new affordable housing project with a childcare center began construction this week in St. Louis Park. It comes at a time when rising housing prices, inflation, and supply chain shortages continue to push homeownership out of reach for many. MPR News host Nina Moini discussed the Rise on 7 project and the increasingly dire state of housing with Deidre Schmidt, president and CEO of CommonBond Communities.
World's biggest rubber duck: A Duluth man's quacky idea has outsized impact
The world’s largest rubber duck was created nearly a decade ago by a Duluth entrepreneur. This weekend it’s back in the region at the tall ships festival in Two Harbors.