Authorities in southern Brazil rushed Wednesday to rescue survivors of massive flooding that has killed at least 100 people, but some residents refused to leave belongings behind while others returned to evacuated homes despite the risk of new storms.
The Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment has its first legislative hearing, floodwaters close schools in Texas, and Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons. Design Lead Preston Yang has today’s News in :90.
India expelled a senior Canadian diplomat, authorities have divided the Libyan city of Derna into four sections to prevent disease outbreaks and the Mississippi River’s low water level is causing transport restrictions. Managing Editor Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
Escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante was captured on Wednesday, massive flooding in the Libyan city of Derna killed at least 5,100 people and spiking gas prices pushed up inflation last month. General News Editor Anya Capistrant-Kinney has today’s News in :90.
Eight buildings lost power on the St. Thomas campus, the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex flooded and Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke in New Hampshire. Reporter Joey Swanson has today’s News in :90.
The Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex flooded from a sprinkler head hit by a softball and parts of St. Thomas’ North Campus lost power for 3.5 hours, disrupting campus life Monday evening. While both incidents occurred within an hour of each other, they were unrelated; despite an incorrect campus-wide alert stating that the loss of power was caused by the tripped sprinkler head.
St. Thomas’ Undergraduate Student Government approved a new Denouncing Hate Resolution, St. Paul is bracing for a spring flooding as the Mississippi River rises with rapidly melting snow, the Great Lakes region is warming faster than the rest of the United States and 40 people were killed when a ferry sank in the Tigris River. Ad/PR Representative Kyla Krohn has today’s News in :90.
Midwestern states see massive flooding, people mourn those killed in a New Zealand shooting, one Blockbuster store remains worldwide and Dick Dale has died at 81. Reporter Rae Beaner has today’s News in :90.
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Japan, the Trump administration announces plans to sidestep a border policy, and Minnesota receives federal disaster relief funding. Director Noah Brown has today’s News in :90.
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015.
This is News in :90 for Sept. 18, 2014.
Record-breaking rainfall has made it challenging for some St. Thomas students and staff to get to campus over the past few weeks.
The Stillwater Lift Bridge over the St. Croix River will be closed to traffic in both directions from Monday morning until further notice.
