Izzy’s Ice Cream will permanently close its St. Paul location after serving community members for 20 years, as a result of economic difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Reporter Burke Spizale has the story.
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday extended Minnesota’s stay-at-home order for another two weeks, to May 18, while loosening some restrictions on retail businesses to allow them to reopen for curbside pickup and deliveries starting Monday.
Izzy’s Ice Cream in St. Paul closes, New York temporary hospitals become unused, and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board plan to close playgrounds. Chief Video Editor Taylor Shupe has today’s News in :90 from a distance.
St. Thomas senior Maria Neuzil received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Award this April. Reporter Andrés Tejeda has the story.
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.
St. Thomas employees are familiar with the university’s timekeeping system, whether from scanning your finger at a timekeeping machine, or going to the Workforce EmpCenter website and inputting your time manually on an electronic timesheet. Reporter Mae Macfarlane has the story.
After campus closed due to COVID-19, the St. Thomas admissions office have found innovative ways to recruit students and provide them with the St. Thomas admissions experience. Reporter Leila Weah has the story.
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.
Many things take up our time. Whether it be school, work, hobbies or other social engagements, it is easy to get overwhelmed when there are only 24 hours in a day. Designer Ellie Lehto outlines a few tips for better time management.
St. Thomas’ Office of Sustainability Initiatives is holding an online EcoChallenge that started April 20 and runs until May 3. Reporter Annie Terry has the story.
St. Thomas early education major Shannon Bach knew she would spend the spring of her senior year student teaching. She didn’t know she would be teaching 20 energetic kindergarteners over Zoom. Reporter Mia Laube has the story.
What happens to digital devices after we get rid of them, and what effect does this have on our Earth? Designer Maggie Stout breaks down this process and outlines the impact this has on our environment.
In TommieMedia’s first COVID-19 in my Community report, Director Emily Haugen reports from her hometown in Fairmont, Minnesota on how local businesses are working to support one another with “Martin County Strong.”
University administrators Sheneeta White and Kris Wammer spoke, spring elections changes were announced and various university updates were discussed at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting Thursday, April 16. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the update.
Minnesota is partnering with the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic to test as many as 20,000 people per day for COVID-19, more than 4.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, and a St. Thomas biology professor researches how cancer cells spread from tumors into other parts of the body. Advertising and Public Relations Director Alexis Okafor has today’s News in :90 from a distance.
