The Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments in a partisan legal fight over President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered officials to tighten control of the border with Ukraine after a spate of drone attacks. Heavy snow bookended the United States on Tuesday, with a late-season storm bringing a messy morning commute to the Northeast.
News in :90 – Feb. 27, 2023
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments today over President Biden’s student debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced. The death toll rose to 62 today in the migrant tragedy off Italy’s southern coast after rescue crews recovered three more bodies. Bella Adams has today’s news in :90.
News in :90 – Feb. 24, 2023
The St. Paul police department on Wednesday identified the victim of a fatal crash that occurred on Cretin Avenue Monday, The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a first-hand look at a creek contaminated by a freight train derailment in Ohio and the St. Thomas study abroad office is attempting a new approach to boost student engagement with its programs. Will Abrahamson has today’s News in :90.
Photo Slideshow: Snowstorm shutters St. Thomas
The University of St. Thomas was struck by a snowstorm on Feb. 22 and 23, pushing classes online and closing some on-campus venues.
Charges filed in Monday’s fatal Cretin Avenue crash near St. Thomas campus
A 31-year-old Minneapolis man was charged in the fatal Cretin Avenue crash that occurred Monday afternoon across from Anderson Student Center and O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
St. Thomas campus to close Thursday due to weather
The University of St. Thomas will be closed to most in-person activities on Thursday, Feb. 23, due to winter weather that has gripped the central part of the state.
Victim identified in fatal Cretin Avenue crash near St. Thomas campus
The St. Paul Police Department on Wednesday identified the victim of a fatal crash that occurred around 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, on Cretin Avenue.
Wednesday classes canceled due to weather
All in-person classes on Wednesday, Feb. 22, are canceled starting at 6 a.m. according to an email and text sent to the St. Thomas community by Public Safety. Executive Director Owen Larson and Managing Editor Sam Larson have the story.
City government responds to the poor quality of side streets near campus after repeated snowstorms
Students at the University of St. Thomas are used to Minnesota winters, but this cold season in particular has been a difficult one, especially for students who live off campus.
News in :90 – Feb. 21, 2023
The St. Paul Police Department was on the scene of a fatal two-vehicle crash on Cretin Avenue North. Michigan State University students and faculty returned to the East Lansing campus Monday. A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family’s earthquake-shattered home has left the hospital and gone to her new home.
1 dead, 1 injured in crash on Cretin Avenue near St. Thomas campus
The St. Paul Police Department was on the scene of a fatal two-vehicle crash on Cretin Ave. N near the intersection of Mississippi River Blvd across from Anderson Student Center and O’Shaughnessy Stadium on Monday.
News in :90 – Feb. 20, 2023
President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war.” A shooting during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans killed one person, wounded four and sent panicked families running for cover. Opinions editor Rhynn Paulsen has today’s news in :90.
Biden declares ‘Kyiv stands’ in surprise visit to Ukraine
President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war” days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
St. Thomas professor urges students to layer up this winter
The lowest observed temperature in February in 2023 has been minus 13 degrees, according to the National Weather Service, yet students around St. Thomas often lack the layers necessary to stay warm.
News in :90 – Feb. 17, 2023
Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith made their first court appearances with their lawyers before a judge in Shelby County Criminal Court. The officers …