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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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Vikings hope tailgating, traffic plans a hit with fans on game day
The Minnesota Vikings and U.S. Bank Stadium on Wednesday rolled out plans to get people to the stadium and back out of downtown; the team said it's also figured out how to make tailgating work.
Deer River, small northern MN town, battered by storm
The small town in Itasca county was hit especially hard. The power is still out across much of Deer River and the surrounding few miles.
So, how good is that Allina nurses health coverage?
Allina Health's union nurses are dug in on keeping their health plan choices as part of a new contract. Experts, though, say the corporate and nurses' plans are both generous.
Hallberg's Picture of Health: Medical marijuana and pain
A year into Minnesota's medical marijuana program, doctors are getting a new condition for which they can prescribe the treatment: intractable pain.
Mille Lacs tribe, county at odds over law enforcement deal and boundaries
The county says it revoked the agreement due to a dispute over state law. But what's really at the heart of the disagreement is a long-running dispute over the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe's reservation boundaries.
No criminal charges after drug investigation of U of M wrestlers
A case report released by University of Minnesota Police Wednesday says Hennepin County declined the case due to "lack of evidence." It says the Minneapolis City Attorney's Office also declined to prosecute.
New book gathers stories of young Minnesota immigrants
"Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a Minneapolis High School" is made up of essays from 30 students of Minneapolis' Wellstone International High School.
Suburban MN conflicted on guns as national debate roars again
MPR News is checking in on attitudes of Minnesota voters toward guns in the wake of the nightclub shooting in Orlando and a new round of debate over gun laws in Washington. Reporter Brian Bakst checked in on the suburb of Osseo.
Grief gripped Minneapolis anti-gang advocate killed by gunshot
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner will decide whether Jimmy Stanback killed himself or if he was he killed by someone else. Either way, his friends say Stanback's death is a huge loss for north Minneapolis.