The Golden Gophers lose their first game of the season, Minnesota Timberwolves improve their record after trading Jimmy Butler to Philadelphia and Mack Brown is announced as North Carolina’s football coach. Chief Story Editor Solveig Rennan has today’s Sports in :60.
A group of local volunteers took a road trip to North Carolina Oct. 18 to provide relief for animals affected by Hurricane Florence, providing over $1,500 and nearly 2,000 pounds of food and other supplies to two shelters in the area.
The culture of alcohol in the United States is much different than in many places around the world. Opinions Editor Anna Hoffman argues that lowering the drinking age to 19 would keep alcohol out of high schools and demystify it, so it becomes less of a problem in society.
St. Thomas students will have a chance to participate in the 2018 midterm election on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The offices up for election in Minnesota this year include governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor, both senators and each congressional district.
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.
Nikki Haley resigns as United Nations Ambassador, a Minnesota teacher is under investigation for an anti-Brett Kavanaugh tweet and a man was killed on Monday by a Green Line train in St. Paul. Studio Producer Mackenzie Bailey has today’s News in :90.
St. Paul officials are weeks away from gaining approval for a new park, a Minnesota mother was arrested under a kidnapping warrant, memorial services were held for Joe Parise and Donald Trump mocked sexual allegations against Brett Kavanaugh at a Mississippi campaign rally. Designer Emilia Fredrickson has today’s News in :90.
Minnesota laws grant sole custody of children born from unmarried parents to their mothers. Opinions Editor Anna Hoffman argues that this is the best policy for both the well-being of the child and the mother.
The O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library has a new coffee shop, large storms cause damage through southern Minnesota, and a ferry capsizes in Tanzania. Reporter Emily Haugen 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.
Beginning in the fall of 2018, St. Thomas’ Opus College of Business will add a new Masters in Health Care Innovation, a one-year program that will allow more people to enter the booming health care industry in Minnesota.
A helicopter crash in New York, a charter bus crash in Minnesota, tweets from President Trump about gun control, and a St. Thomas petition for safer crosswalks are all part of today’s News in :90 with designer Jon Westerberg.
The worst flu season since the 2008 H1N1 outbreak has strongly affected Minnesotans, and one doctor predicts it may not end for at least another two months.
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017.
The manslaughter trial of a Minnesota police officer who shot and killed a black motorist last summer will resume Monday with closing arguments.
