Tom Crann Feature Archive

Minnesota's Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-District 3, spoke with MPR News about a number of developments, including the President's push to improve trade and create jobs. (02/15/2012)
MPR's medical analyst tells how the vital organ works and whether there's any truth to the idea that a person can die of a broken heart. (02/14/2012)
Everyone's a critic. The advent of the Internet is opening restaurateurs to the every day voice of blogs, social media and user-driven review sites. (02/09/2012)
When Minnesotans look back on how craft beer has changed the state, the big news may not be in the Twin Cities at all, but in Duluth. (02/02/2012)
Many people are turning to the Internet for help in diagnosing medical symptoms or finding information about a specific disease, according to a study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. (02/01/2012)
Hal Tearse, coach-in-chief of Minnesota Hockey and chair of the Minnesota Hockey Safety Committee, speaks with MPR about safety in hockey. (01/20/2012)
You don't have to leave the state to have a weekend vacation that includes a great meal; wonderful destination restaurants are open all winter long in Minnesota. (01/19/2012)
Petitioners say they have more than one million signatures, about twice as many needed to trigger a recall election of the governor. (01/17/2012)
State Sen. Julie Rosen talks about the nine proposals that face Gov. Mark Dayton. (01/13/2012)
Ellen Pence is known for her work in the field of domestic abuse prevention and the development of the "Duluth Model" She died last week at the age of 63 from breast cancer. (01/13/2012)
We talked about turning to other cultures for veggie-heavy meals, but there are dozens of local restaurants doing creative, outstanding, delicious things with vegetables. (01/12/2012)
Gov. Mark Dayton this week proposed a package of investments and tax policy changes that he claims will create thousands of jobs for Minnesotans. (01/12/2012)
There's a new call to reduce deaths, infections and injuries caused by surgical and hospital errors in outpatient procedures. (01/11/2012)
Somali Americans in Minnesota have been looking alternatives to send money back to relatives after the last bank that facilitates money transfers to Somalia stopped that service in December. (01/10/2012)
Temperatures shot into the 50s in much of the region today, and so far our January weather has been quite a bit above normal. Gardeners are on the watch for sudden early blooming, and bird watchers are seeing snowy owls well south of where they usually do. The University of Minneesota's Lee Frelich talks with MPR's Tom Crann about the unusual things happening in the natural world because of our warm temperatures. (01/10/2012)