COVID-19 in my Community: May 9, 2020

In TommieMedia’s fifth COVID-19 in my community report, reporter Andrés Tejeda reports from Chicago on the city’s new “Stay Home. Hit Play” initiative, designed to keep Chicago students engaged and educated during the Illinois stay-at-home order.

News in :90 From a Distance – May 7, 2020

The Trump administration has shelved a report by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team, 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, and Minnesotans should fish close to home to help curb the coronavirus pandemic when the walleye season opens this weekend. Design Manager Reid Neeser has today’s News in :90 from a distance.

COVID-19 in my Community: May 6, 2020

In TommieMedia’s fourth COVID-19 in my community report, reporter Annie Terry reports from Greendale, Wisconsin on how residents in her community are hanging paper decorations for a neighborhood scavenger hunt, aiming to increase a sense of community amid social distancing regulations.

COVID-19 in my Community: May 1, 2020

In TommieMedia’s third COVID-19 in my Community report, reporter Mae Macfarlane reports from her hometown of Sioux City, Iowa on how a local food truck, Heartland Coffee and Nosh, has donated over $4000 worth of meals to healthcare workers.

COVID-19 in my Community: April 29, 2020

In TommieMedia’s second COVID-19 in my Community report, reporter Joey Swanson reports from Minneapolis on the Minneapolis’ Park and Recreation Board’s decision to close playgrounds, skate parks, athletic fields and courts by May 1 in an effort to reduce group gatherings.

News in :90 From a Distance – April 28, 2020

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as national and some U.S. states reopen their economies from lockdowns, people in Ohio are voting by mail for the state’s primary election, and St. Thomas holds online EcoChallenge. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90 from a distance.