News in :90 – March 22, 2021

St. Thomas senior Abenezer Ayana won the undergraduate student track of the St. Thomas Business Plan Competition and Miami Beach officials are warning that its unruly spring break crowd has become a serious threat to public safety. Reporter Irene Shin has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 19, 2021

A judge denied a defense request to delay or move the trial of the former Minneapolis Police officer charged in George Floyd’s death and the CDC relaxed its social distancing guidelines for schools. Photographer Maddy Herman has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Mar. 18, 2021

Concern is fading over a massive settlement for George Floyd’s family and its impact on the trial of Derek Chauvin, Asian-Americans are grieving after an Atlanta-area shooting on Tuesday that killed eight people and many U.S. schools are preparing to do summer school to help kids make up for lost time due to the pandemic. Ad/PR representative Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 17, 2021

A judge this morning dismissed a juror who had been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police office in George Floyd’s death. This year, St. Patrick’s Day was held mostly virtually in New York. Supporters for the University Survivors Movement, a group that advocates for the end of sexual assault on college campuses, is seeking changes for title nine.

News in :90 from a distance- March 15, 2021

Jury selection continues today for the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and four St. Thomas students have been named semifinalists for the U.S. Fulbright Student Program. Ad/PR Representative Gabi Bibeau has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 12, 2021

Jury selection for the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death resumed Friday and St. Thomas graduate Mohamed Malim created Epimonía, a business designed to help support refugees in the United States. Designer Rabia Malik has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Mar. 11, 2021

A judge on Thursday granted prosecutors’ request to add a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, heavy snow in northeastern Minnesota left many without power and the International Olympic Committee is offering vaccines to athletes for the Olympic games. Ad/PR Representative Alaina Schoenfelder has today’s News in :90.

AP: Attorneys in ex-cop’s trial probe jurors’ views about police

Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death questioned potential jurors Wednesday about their attitudes toward police, trying to determine whether they’re more inclined to believe testimony from law enforcement over evidence from other witnesses to the fatal confrontation.

News in :90 – March 9, 2021

The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death is going ahead with jury selection after a delay yesterday. St. Thomas is investigating an ethnic slur found on a chalkboard of a classroom building, found on monday. St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being reported 5 COVID-19 cases on campus last week. Reporter Libby Simpson has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 8, 2021

Jury selection for Derek Chauvin’s trial in Minneapolis has been paused for at least a day and DFL party Rep. Ryan Winkler presented the adult-use cannabis bill to the Minnesota House of Representatives. Ad/PR Representative Paige Peplinski has today’s News in :90.