GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with “severe consequences.”
President Joe Biden will urge Americans to get vaccinated and receive a booster shot as he seeks to quell concerns over the new COVID-19 varient omicron, police in a Minneapolis suburb fatally shot an armed carjacking suspect after the man confronted them in a liquor store and a jury was selected to determine whether Ghislaine Maxwell was Jeffrey Epstein’s puppet or accomplice. Reporter Emily Rudie has today’s News in :90.
Legend has it that in November of 1621, English settlers in Plymouth and the Indigenous Wampanoags celebrated their newfound friendship with a feast: America’s first Thanksgiving. History, however, tells a story of massacre, war and violence between the Native Americans and the English — that story is much harder to feel ‘thankful’ for.
All three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting that became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice.
Dollar Tree will raise its prices to $1.25, President Joe Biden will require essential and non-resident travelers to the U.S. to be fully vaccinated and a former middle school principal was found dead in a Minnesota jail. Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.
The Minnesota National Guard will deploy 400 members to reinforce nursing staff at long term care facilities, an email from the university stated St. Thomas will have a nursing program beginning in the fall of 2022 and this Thanksgiving, Target will no longer open its stores after the pandemic forced it to close on the holiday and extend its seasonal sales. Nicole Gutierrez has today’s News in :90.
Vice President and Director of Athletics Phil Esten reviewed updates in the athletic department, a Dougherty Family College update was given, a new member was sworn in and finance updates were overviewed at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting Thursday, Nov. 18 at Scooter’s.
Executive Vice President and Provost Eddy Rojas announced a major milestone in St. Thomas’ history in a Monday morning email: the beginning of a nursing program.
Twenty positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the Center for Well-Being during the week of Nov. 15.
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether the SUV driver who plowed through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40, was fleeing a crime, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
A SUV driver plowed through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, President Joe Biden announced he’s nomination Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as federal reserve chair and the United States Department of Agriculture Office of Tribal Relations has announced that it will partner with several native-led organizations on projects to raise awareness of indigenous perspectives about food and agriculture. Reporter Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — An SUV sped through barricades and into a parade of Christmas marchers in suburban Milwaukee on Sunday, killing multiple people as it hit more than 20 adults and children in a horrifying scene captured by the city’s livestream and the cellphones of onlookers.
Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said “some” people had been killed but would not give an exact number. A person was in custody, as was the SUV, he said, but he did not give any indication of motive.
The St. Thomas football team celebrated senior day and sent the class of 2022 out in a remarkable fashion with a 54-15 victory over Presbyterian College Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
Senior goaltender Alexa Dobchuk saved 26 of 33 shots that came her way, but it wasn’t enough for a win, as the St. Thomas women’s hockey team lost 7-1 to No. 1 ranked University of Wisconsin-Madison Saturday at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
Two touchdowns apiece by senior running back Nick Rice and sophomore running back Hope Adebayo propelled the St. Thomas football team to a 54-15 pounding of Presbyterian College Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
