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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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As Annunciation goes back to school, former Red Lake principal reflects on healing after shooting
Chris Dunshee likely knows how staff and students are feeling at Annunciation. He was the principal at Red Lake High School in 2005 when a student killed 10 people, including himself.
Seven people wounded by gunfire at encampment in south Minneapolis
A shooting Monday night at an encampment in south Minneapolis injured seven people — including three who suffered life-threatening gunshot wounds. It was the second mass shooting in the city in less than a day.
This Somali Minnesotan is making his first international feature film
“Barni” was shot in Djibouti and tells the story of three teenagers in rural Somalia looking for a lost girl, featuring a cast and crew from all around the world.
‘Don’t be complicit’: Protests over Israel’s war in Gaza disrupt Minnesota agencies
A relatively unknown board overseeing St. Paul’s water services has gotten a lot more attention recently, as it’s come under scrutiny from pro-Palestinian protesters for its ties with an Israeli cybersecurity company.
Heavier rains due to climate change causing more landslides and rockfalls in Minnesota
Heavier rainfall due to a warming climate is accelerating erosion in some parts of Minnesota. The sandstone bluffs and hillsides of the Minnesota River Valley are especially vulnerable, leading to more frequent landslides and rockfalls.
In form and in control: Minnesota Lynx look ready to win it all
It’s onto the playoffs for the Minnesota Lynx who are ranked the No. 1 team in the WNBA. Terry Horstman, who writes about the Lynx for the Next, said the prospects look good for the team to win it all this year after a “heartbreaking end” last year.
Debate over protecting Minnesota’s wild rice from sulfate pollution intensifies on Iron Range
State officials have proposed strict limits on sulfate pollution to protect wild rice, but the mining industry claims the cost of compliance is so high it could force mines to shut down.
MN Shortlist, Sept. 12-18: It’s the Arboretum Glass Pumpkin Patch, Charlie Brown
Minnesota Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended arts events from MPR News. This week’s recommendations include ‘Art Heals’ by the Roho Collective, the Selby Ave. Jazz Fest and more.
Study predicts collapse of Atlantic Ocean current that warms Europe
MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner talked with John Abraham about warming ocean temperatures and how that could alter currents in the Atlantic Ocean, impacting climate patterns.