Hurricane Sally made landfall this morning, the Big Ten conference will return to football the weekend of October 24, the University of St. Thomas canceled January Term study abroad programs and U.S. citizens are barred from all but eight countries. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
Minnesota’s golf courses reopen with restrictions in place
The University of St. Thomas golf teams weren’t able to compete this spring after the NCAA canceled all collegiate spring sports, but the golfers are able to play recreationally after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz opened up golf courses across the state on April 17. Reporter Joey Swanson has the story.
News in :60 – Oct. 16, 2018
Mike Pompeo travels to Istanbul to meet with Saudi Arabian officials after the disappearance of a Washington Post writer, Hurricane Michael’s death toll reaches 19, a missing Wisconsin girl may have been spotted in Florida, and two Republican Minnesota officials are attacked. Reporter Brady Halbmaier has today’s News in :90.
OPINION: Recognize climate change and act now
Hurricane Florence is one of many recent global natural disasters that have left thousands displaced. Opinions editor Anna Hoffman argues that it’s time for citizens to recognize the effects of climate change and act now.
Softball team gears up for Florida games
The No. 24-ranked St. Thomas softball team, upon returning from their trip to Arizona with a 3-3 record, head to Clermont, Florida on Friday for an eight-game stand.
News in :90 – March 16, 2018
A pedestrian bridge collapses at a university in Florida, a former women’s hockey coach wins a near $3.75 million lawsuit against the University of Minnesota-Duluth, and North Korea’s foreign minister meets with Sweden’s prime minister. Video Editor Luke Moe has today’s News in :90.
Pedestrian bridge collapses at university; several hurt
A new pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a highway at a Miami-area college Thursday, crushing at least five vehicles under massive slabs. No deaths were immediately reported.
More than 500 participate in St. Thomas March For Our Lives demonstration
About 550 St. Thomas students, faculty, staff and community members gathered on J.P. Monahan Plaza as part of a March For Our Lives demonstration in response to the Florida school shooting a month ago.
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.
OPINION: ‘Thoughts and prayers’ are not sufficient
Following the 30th mass shooting in the U.S. this year, Opinions Editor Sam Miner argues that offering “thoughts and prayers” is no longer sufficient.
US official: Florida high school shooter identified
A former Florida high school student is in custody after he allegedly opened fire at his former school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people.
AP: Hurricane Irma pummels Florida; ‘This one scares me’
A monster Hurricane Irma roared into Florida with 130 mph winds Sunday for what could be a sustained assault on nearly the entire Sunshine State, flooding streets and knocking out power to more than 2 million homes.
News in :90 – Sept. 8, 2017
Floridians prepare for the worst as Hurricane Irma makes landfall in the Caribbean, and a cyber heist at Equifax leaves the personal information of over 140 million Americans vulnerable. Sports editor Noah Brown has today’s News in :90.
AP: Nations rush to help islands devastated by Hurricane Irma
Florida is bracing for the onslaught of Hurricane Irma, with forecasters warning Irma could slam headlong into the Miami metropolitan area of 6 million people, punish the entire length of the state’s Atlantic coast and move into Georgia and South Carolina.
Hurricane Matthew rips into Florida
Hurricane Matthew scraped Florida’s Atlantic coast early Friday, toppling trees onto homes and knocking out power to a half-million people but sparing some of the most heavily populated stretches of shoreline the catastrophic blow many had feared.