All Things Considered

man with smile headshot

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.

Appetites | Climate Cast

After a violent summer in Minneapolis, a plea for transparency
Minneapolis City Council member Katie Cashman is asking for crime clearance rates to be added to the city's public website, and for the police department to release the data as soon as the end of October.
Minnesota’s fall seasons are getting warmer
Climate change is warming up Minnesota’s fall weather. MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner talked with assistant state climatologist Peter Boulay about the state’s fastest-warming season.
Minnesota family held hostage in $8M crypto kidnapping, Texas brothers charged
Federal prosecutors say Raymond and Isiah Garcia held a Washington County family hostage for nine hours, holding them at gunpoint and forcing them to transfer millions in cryptocurrency. The incident triggered a massive law enforcement response and led Mahtomedi Public Schools to cancel its homecoming game out of caution.
Appetites: Apple-inspired fall cocktails
Chris Montana and Keyah Mizer from Minneapolis distillery Du Nord Social Spirits stopped by to share some fall inspiration with MPR News host Emily Bright.
Napheesa Collier is leading the Lynx — on and off the court
The Minnesota Lynx are the favorites to win it all this year. The success they’ve seen this season and in recent seasons has a lot to do with their star forward.
Alleged autism program scammer also charged in Feeding Our Future fraud
Federal prosecutors Wednesday charged the owner of a Minneapolis autism treatment clinic with stealing $14 million from a state program. Asha Farhan Hassan, 28, is the first person charged in the autism fraud investigation.
Meet the interpreters improving access for Deaf Indigenous people   
The Indigenous Interpreters Organization works to support Indigenous ASL interpreters as a means of improving interpreting for Deaf Indigenous people.  
Harris book paints Walz as authentic, but she cringed at his VP debate performance
A new book by former Vice President Kamala Harris offers her view of last year’s presidential race and an inside peek at her dealings with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who was her Democratic running mate in the quick-turn campaign.
Beltrami County storm damage highlights housing need in greater Minnesota
The June storms that tore through Beltrami County impacted the area in ways that will be felt for generations. One of the positives was shining a light on housing, which is scarce throughout all of Minnesota. Now state and local leaders are renewing dialogues for solutions to the statewide problem.