The Minneapolis mayor on Friday imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants after Amir Locke was killed this week as a SWAT team executed a search warrant.
Minneapolis mayor announces moratorium on no-knock warrants
News in :90 – Feb. 4, 2022
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.
Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services and Interim Executive Director of Dining Services speak, special elections update given and face masking discussed at Feb. 3 meeting
New Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services Pam Peterson and Interim Executive Director of Dining Services Steve Griffin discussed updates in dining services, USG open positions were talked about and USG President Adam Revoir emphasized face mask wearing at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting over Zoom on Thursday, Feb. 3.
News in :90 – Feb. 03, 2022
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.
News in :90 – Feb. 02, 2022
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
Police shoot man in downtown Minneapolis
State agents are investigating Wednesday after a Minneapolis police officer was involved in a shooting downtown.
Spring Semester COVID-19 Protocols
Sixty-one positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the St. Thomas Center for Well-Being for the week ending Jan. 28. The university-wide vaccination rate is 91.2%, with 94% of employees and 90.4% of students vaccinated.
Police: 2 students shot, 1 fatally, outside Minnesota school
Two students were shot, one fatally, outside a suburban Minneapolis school on Tuesday, police said.
News in :90 – Feb. 1, 2021
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.
Sports in :60 – Jan. 31, 2022
St. Thomas sports went winless on the road during the weekend. Women’s basketball lost to Western Illinois 67-82. Men’s basketball also lost to Western Illinois 51-81. Women’s Hockey lost to Bemidji State 4-0, and Women’s Tennis lost the season opener 7-0 against the University of Minnesota. Sam Larson has today’s Sports in :60
News in :90 – Jan. 31, 2022
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.
As the holiday season cools down, St. Paul waste management is getting warmed up
With Christmas just around the corner, carefully wrapped gifts are piling up around freshly-cut pine trees in many St. Paul homes. When the celebrations are over, however, recycling bins begin piling up with waste.
Despite Princeton Review rank, St. Thomas continues striving towards sustainability
The University of St. Thomas placed in the Princeton Review’s Top Green Colleges for the fourth year in a row. St. Thomas has been scoring higher on the list in each of the last four years.
Office artifacts tell St. Thomas professors’ stories
Students might know their professors’ alma maters and subsequent degrees, but limited classroom interactions obscure the scope of their instructors’ accomplishments, which often include world travels, awards and academic projects.
Selim Center’s lifelong learners return to campus, enriching St. Thomas community
The Selim Center was founded in 1973 by Mohamed Selim, and has been inspiring those 40 and older to keep pursuing their education on St. Thomas’ campus.