News in :90 – Feb. 11, 2022

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.

News in :90 – Feb. 10, 2022

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

News in :90 – Feb. 9, 2022

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.

2022 Tommie Award Finalists

St. Thomas seniors Thevni Lelwala, Kevyn Perkins and Adam Revoir have been selected as finalists for the 2022 Tommie Award, an annual honor given to a St. Thomas senior who “embodies the ideals of St. Thomas Aquinas through scholarship, leadership and campus involvement.”

News in :90 – Feb. 8, 2022

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.

News in :90 – Feb. 7, 2022

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.