President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the U.S. beginning in November, Pfizer said its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and fire restrictions have been lifted for the entire Superior National Forest in Northern Minnesota. Reporter Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
Senior outside hitter Fran Egan had a team-leading seven kills in a three set loss to the University of Minnesota Thursday in the Diet Coke Classic at Maturi Pavillion in Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt to salvage a proposed charter amendment on the future of policing in Minneapolis, ruling just days before early and absentee voting is due to begin in the city where George Floyd died in police custody that any votes on the question won’t count.
A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of willfully violating the Black man’s constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air.
Gov. Tim Walz plans to announce a timeline on Thursday for lifting all COVID-19 restrictions in Minnesota while doubling down on the state’s vaccination push.
In season six episode three of Keep the Ball Rolling, hosts Cam Kauffman and Andrés Tejeda review recent Minnesota sports news, discuss their top five sports movies of all time, interview St. Thomas volleyball player Kate Achenbach and recap Tommie Sports from the past week.
St. Thomas campus buildings and services closed at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in response to a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Minneapolis and St. Paul curfew prompted by protests after Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man; Potter resigned Tuesday along with Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon.
Prince Phillip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, died at 99, and president Joe Biden announced a half-dozen executive actions to combat gun violence in the United States. Photojournalist Connor Steil has today’s News in :90.
Kneeling on George Floyd ‘s neck while he was handcuffed and lying on his stomach was top-tier, deadly force and “totally unnecessary,” the head of the Minneapolis Police Department’s homicide division testified Friday.
Gov. Tim Walz on Friday is expected to expand vaccine eligibility to all Minnesotans 16 and older next week following a promised increase in weekly doses from the federal government early next month.
Opponents of the Enbridge Replacement Line 3 pipeline, which will cover 300 miles of northern Minnesota land, gathered for a march and rally March 11 in St. Paul near the Mississippi River where they called on President Joe Biden to halt construction on the controversial project.
Gov. Tim Walz on Friday announced he is easing several coronavirus restrictions, citing rising vaccinations and declining COVID-19 cases.
Mohamed Malim, former refugee and 2018 St. Thomas graduate, created the idea for a business called Epimonía for the 2018 Fowler Business Concept Challenge to help support refugees in the United States. Natalie Hoepner and Casey Eakins have the story.
Five positive COVID-19 tests were reported to St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being last week, an increase of four from the previous week. Justin Amaker and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) party Rep. Ryan Winkler presented the adult-use cannabis bill to the Minnesota House of Representatives that would legalize recreational marijuana, and on Feb. 23, the bill passed through its second round of House committee meetings. Scout Mason and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
