The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in the death of George Floyd on Monday paused jury selection for at least a day while an appeal proceeds over the possible reinstatement of a third-degree murder charge.
Minneapolis and Hennepin County officials will spend at least $1 million to put up barricades before Derek Chauvin’s trial, and St. Thomas students await the Travel Risk Advisory Committee’s decision on several study abroad programs. Reporter Leila Weah has today’s News in :90.
Democrats approved an act late Wednesday to overhaul policing nationwide, Minnesota health officials celebrated the arrival of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and St. Thomas officials hope to turn the university into a COVID-19 vaccination site. Reporter Elijah Todd-Walden has today’s News in :90.
The NASA rover Perseverance landed on Mars Thursday and Tommies Closet, a program that aims to recycle unwanted clothes, is offering mini workshops for students and faculty on how to mend torn clothes. Reporter Sam Larson has today’s News in :90.
The Minneapolis mayor and police chief said Monday that officers will no longer be allowed to turn off their body cameras to talk privately when they respond to calls, one of several changes implemented following George Floyd’s death in police custody.
Yohuru Williams, founding director of St. Thomas’ Racial Justice Initiative, joins TommieMedia’s Emily Haugen to discuss the initiative’s mission and the climate at St. Thomas.
Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed, Darnella Frazier will be honored for her role in reporting George Floyd’s death and COVID-19 cases dropped at St. Thomas for the fourth consecutive week. Reporter Josie Morss has today’s News in :90.
President Trump and Democratic contender Joe Biden prepare lawyers, Nigerian authorities are yet to address military actions and a Minnesota judge dismisses a third-degree murder charge in the case of George Floyd. Reporter Scout Mason has today’s News in :90.
Former police officer Derek Chauvin was released from prison, rock legend Eddie Van Halen died, and former St. Thomas coach Mark Dowdle ran 160 miles for pancreatic cancer. Director Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail on Wednesday and was released from prison.
The NCAA has established a new COVID-19 medical advisory group, the Minnesota Vikings hosted the family of George Floyd and the Big Ten Conference presidents met Sunday to discuss the potential for a fall football season. Chief Story Editor/Social Media Manager Mia Laube has today’s Sports in :60.
Americans commemorate 9/11 today as the COVID-19 pandemic re configures anniversary ceremonies, deadly wildfires continue to spread in northwest Oregon as an estimated 500,000 has evacuated statewide and four former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of George Floyd are in court today for a hearing. Assignment Editor Burke Spizale has today’s News in :90.
The University of St. Thomas closed its Minneapolis campus at 5 p.m. Thursday and will be “operating on reduced hours” from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through the weekend amid civil unrest that broke out in downtown Minneapolis Wednesday night.
A Minnesota judge on Monday warned that he’s likely to move the trials of four former police officers charged in George Floyd’s death out of Minneapolis if public officials, attorneys and family members don’t stop speaking out about the case.
St. Thomas College of Arts and Sciences Dean Yohuru Williams has elected to stay at St. Thomas to take a position as a Distinguished University Chair, Professor and Founding Director of the new Racial Justice Initiative at St. Thomas beginning July 1, university President Julie Sullivan announced in an email on Wednesday.
