President Donald Trump is summoning state legislators, doctors are urging Minnesotans to comply with new COVID-19 restrictions and St. Thomas will continue operations after Thanksgiving break. Reporter Logan Bahr has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas will continue campus operations after Thanksgiving break, but professors may choose to transition classes online and students who go home for break are encouraged to stay home for the remainder of the semester, President Julie Sullivan wrote in an email Thursday.
Gov. Tim Walz imposed four weeks’ worth of new COVID-19 restrictions, campus community members lined up for St. Thomas’ free on-campus COVID-19 testing and the number of Americans seeking unemployment rose last week to 742,000. University Affairs Editor Annie Terry has today’s News in :90.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday imposed four weeks worth of new COVID-19 restrictions as the spread spiked to an all-time high, shutting down bars, restaurants and fitness centers, while pausing social gatherings and organized amateur sports.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz plans to announce new COVID-19 restrictions on Wednesday that will shut down indoor dining at bars and restaurants, close gyms and fitness centers, and put organized indoor youth sports on hold for four weeks.
A St. Thomas student was arrested for third degree assault, a wallet was snatched from a St. Thomas student and a St. Thomas student accidentally struck a university vehicle with a baseball. These and more are part of the Public Safety briefs for Oct. 30-Nov. 10.
One-hundred twenty seven positive COVID-19 cases were reported last week by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being Monday, the highest weekly total seen all semester. Justin Amaker, Joey Swanson and Maggie Stout have the story.
Over the last 50 years, the gray wolf population in Minnesota has grown and stabilized, but with the removal of the gray wolf from the federal Endangered Species Act, many are worried this will jeopardize wolf populations. Designer Lauren Dettmer has the infographic.
Democrat Joe Biden pushes closer to 270 Electoral College votes, Minnesota law enforcement arrested more than 600 demonstrators who marched onto Interstate 94 Wednesday night and St. Thomas dance and women’s lacrosse will join TommieMedia in the Locker Room. Photojournalist Irak Saenz has today’s News in :90.
A large and confident crowd at the Minnesota Republican election party Tuesday night was greeted with disappointment after Joe Biden won Minnesota, dashing President Donald Trump’s hopes of becoming the first Republican to carry the state since Richard Nixon in 1972.
Voters in Minnesota made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country’s direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
Voters in the community, including St. Thomas students, socially distanced at St. Thomas’ McNeely Hall and the Groveland Recreation Center in St. Paul as they voted in the 2020 election Tuesday. Reporter Scout Mason and photojournalist Emily Rudie have the story.
Minnesota Vikings defeated the Green Bay Packers 28-22 on Sunday and the Minnesota Gopher’s were defeated by the Maryland Terrapins in a stunning 45-44 comeback victory Friday night. Ad/PR representative Paige Peplinski has today’s Sports in :60.
Because of COVID-19, voters are encouraged to vote early, either in-person or by mail. Design Manager Maggie Stout shows where Minneapolis and St. Paul residents can vote early for the 2020 election.
With growing COVID-19 cases, schools in the MIAC are taking extra precautions to keep their campuses open for the fall semester. Design Manager Maggie Stout shows how the MIAC schools compare in positive cases.
