Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as investors watch the developing situation in Ukraine as Russia amasses troops on the border, Canada’s most populous province will lift its COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination requirements in two weeks, and Minnesota law students gathered for a demonstration of justice for Amir Locke and all stolen lives at Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis Friday. Mae Macfarlane has today’s News in :90.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday to create a pathway to split $7 billion in Afghan assets frozen in the U.S. to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan, a fifteen-year-old Minneapolis student was shot Wednesday while walking to a bus stop and a nineteen-year-old Shoreview man has been charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Ad/PR rep. Ruth Moder has today’s News in :90.
A school bus driver in Minneapolis survives being shot in the head. British prime Minister calls the Ukraine Crisis “the most dangerous moment” for Europe in decades. The Canadian truck blockade causes auto manufacturing plants to slow down production. Sydney LaBelle has todays News in :90
An investigation is underway into a fatal accident at a 3M plant in western Minnesota, first lady Jill Biden and Health and Human Service Secretary Xavier Becerra are visiting Minnesota Wednesday and St. Thomas seniors have been selected as finalists for the 2022 Tommie Award. Sports Editor Sam Larson has today’s News in :90.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked for forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuses cases, a lung specialist testifies George Floyd could have been saved if Minneapolis police officers had moved him into a position to breathe more easily and five St. Thomas students were trapped on a January study abroad trip in Greece after testing positive for COVID-19. Web Manager Lauren Dettmer has today’s News in :90.
International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine intensified, a caravan of about 50 vehicles drove through Minneapolis demanding justice in the death of Amir Locke and the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s rights is expected to resume. KUST Station Director Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
The Undergraduate Student Government General Council met over Zoom on Thursday to discuss open positions and mask wearing, Minnesota’s attorney general will join in a review of the fatal shooting of Amir Locke by Minneapolis police, and the French president and German chancellor will head to Moscow and Kyiv to add to diplomatic efforts to try to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching an invasion of Ukraine. TommieMedia Creative Director Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.
Suspects in Richfield shooting will be charged by police today. A leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed during an overnight raid by the U.S. A major winter storm with millions in its path ran across country on Thursday. Assignment Editor, Lauren Price, had today’s News in :90.
President Joe Biden is shifting roughly 1,000 Germany-based soldiers to Romania, a student was killed and another critically injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon near the front entrance to a suburban Minneapolis school, and an increase in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. leads universities to update their protocols for the spring semester. Production Editor Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90
U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regiment of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has announced her intention to seek a third term representing Minnesota’s Fifth District and questioning of potential jurors begins Tuesday for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Chief Photo Editor and Social Media Manager Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.
The United States and Russia are squaring off at the UN Security Council over Ukraine. While Washington called Moscow’s actions a threat to international peace and security, a Kremlin envoy ridiculed today’s meeting as a “PR stunt.” Scout Mason has today’s News in :90.
College students often mark their newfound freedom with ink. Senior reporter Mia Laube and Chief Video Editor Emily Rudie found professional advice for college students thinking about getting a tattoo.
St. Thomas english professor Todd Lawrence sat down with TommieMedia’s Angeline Terry to discuss the urban art mapping project in the Midway and Highland Park areas.
Pfizer has announced that their booster may protect against the omicron variant, opening statements in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter began, and China criticized Biden’s diplomatic boycott of the Olympics. Annabelle Wiskus has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas’ Boxing Club, Purple Gloves, creates a safe space for students to learn self-defense while also relieving stress. Videographer Rori West has the story.
