News in :90 – May 8, 2019

Two high school students used at least two handguns in the shooting at a charter school that killed one of their classmates and injured eight others in a Colorado community. Douglas County sheriff’s officials said Devon Erickson, 18, and a younger student who is a juvenile and was not identified walked into the STEM School Highlands Ranch through an entrance without metal detectors and opened fire on students in two classrooms.

In other news, drivers for ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft turned off their apps to protest what they say are declining wages at a time when both companies are raking in billions of dollars from investors. Demonstrations took place in 10 U.S. cities Wednesday, including Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Washington. Some Twin Cities drivers participated in the strie as well.

In local news, University of Minnesota students were evacuated from The Marshall apartment in Dinkytown Tuesday afternoon after a Ricin poisoning. One girl was transported to the hospital and a hazmat team neutralized the affected apartment.

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Rae Beaner can be reached at rnbeaner696@stkate.edu.