Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of instigating new rounds of shelling Wednesday across their borders as hostilities reignited between the two longtime adversaries. MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell said Tuesday that federal agents seized his cellphone and questioned him about a Colorado clerk who has been charged in what prosecutors say was a “deceptive scheme” to breach voting system technology used across the country. Nurses, hospital staff and supporters gathered outside of Children’s Minnesota-St. Paul and United hospitals Tuesday as part of the second day of a three-day nurses strike pressing for higher wages, resolving understaffing and more. Ben Hogan has today’s New in :90.
Minnesota nurses ‘overloaded with patients,’ strike for higher wages and more staff
Nurses, hospital staff and supporters gathered outside of Children’s Minnesota-St. Paul and United hospitals Tuesday as part of the second day of a three-day nurses strike pressing for higher wages, resolving understaffing and more. Cam Kauffman and Derek Badger have the story.
News in :90 – April 21, 2022
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an additional $800 million in military aid to help Ukraine fight back. Five people were found dead inside a Duluth, Minnesota, home on Wednesday, after police received a report of a male experiencing a mental health crisis. Isabel Brown has today’s News in :90.
Former St. Thomas football player, coach, runs 160 miles for pancreatic cancer
Former St. Thomas football player and coach Mark Dowdle completed a 160-mile run in 43 hours from the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota to St. Thomas’ O’Shaughnessy Stadium Sunday, with former teammate Blake Weber joining him for the final 58 miles, in an effort to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer. Sports Editor Joey Swanson has the story.
AP: Former St. Thomas Seminary adviser, Duluth bishop dies suddenly at age 59
The Diocese of Duluth says Bishop Paul Sirba, who served both seminaries at St. Thomas, has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 59.
News in :90 – Sept. 26, 2019
For the entire month of September, St. Thomas sophomore Wyatt Amdahl is walking shoeless, acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire began his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, and a homeless man in Duluth pleaded guilty to starting a fire that destroyed the Adas Israel Synagogue. Reporter Mia Laube has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 19, 2019
A Minneapolis woman was rescued Wednesday afternoon from Lake Superior and a Saint Paul man was fatally shot Wednesday evening. Reporter Jacob Schneider has today’s news in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 9. 2019
Police near Minneapolis shot and killed a driver following a chase, a group of marchers protesting the shooting shut down part of I-494 for about a half-hour on Sunday night, thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong on Monday, and a fire has gutted a historic synagogue in downtown Duluth. Production Editor Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – May 9, 2019
About 10 inches of snow has fallen in Duluth, Minnesota Thursday morning, Pope Francis issued a law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up, and a BBC DJ was fired Thursday after using a picture of a chimpanzee in a tweet about the royal baby’s birth. Chief Story Editor Samantha HoangLong has today’s News in :90.
Boundary Waters mining battle
Northern Minnesota has long been known for its mining history. Videographer Charlie Siddons recaps the federal government’s decision to reopen mineral exploration around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and reactions to the decision.
OPINION: Teachers should have a say in which books are used in class
University Affairs Editor Solveig Rennan argues in a column that, while the removal of Huckleberry Finn from a Duluth school district curriculum isn’t necessarily bad, teachers should be consulted when deciding what books should be used.
News in :90 – Feb. 26, 2018
Minnesota Olympians return home to a celebration in Duluth, Parkland High School students return to the school, and corporate sponsors drop partnerships with the NRA. Design Manager Christine Hastings has today’s News in :90.
First-year student dies in car accident
St. Thomas first-year student Joseph Sarne died Tuesday, Feb. 6 after a rollover car accident on Interstate 35 near Duluth the prior Saturday.
Kenyan wins Grandma’s Marathon in record time
Dominic Ondoro finished in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 6 seconds. He beat second-place finisher Christopher Kipyego by 2 minutes, 51 seconds.
News in :90 – Dec. 12, 2013
This is News in :90 for Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013.