News in :90 – Feb. 1, 2021

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U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regiment of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has announced her intention to seek a third term representing Minnesota’s Fifth District and questioning of potential jurors begins Tuesday for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Chief Photo Editor and Social Media Manager Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 15, 2021

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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will appear in federal court this morning, President Joe Biden will visit Kentucky after devastating tornadoes tore through the state, and St. Thomas students conducted research around Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 pipeline. Angeline Terry has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 13, 2021

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Kentucky Governor Andrew Beshear says his state will rebuild and move forward after a tornado left dozens dead in six states over the weekend, the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged in the shooting death of Daunte Wright opened its second week of testimonies this morning with an assistant medical examiner walking jurors through Wright’s autopsy and Minnesota confirmed its second omicron COVID-19 case from the University of Minnesota. Reporter Andrés Tejeda has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 10, 2021

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Kim Potter was charged with first-degree and second-degree manslaughter, Jussie Smollett was convicted for lying to police and and the labor shortage has left employers lacking snowplow drivers and other employees. Reporter Noelle Gahnz has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 8, 2021

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Pfizer has announced that their booster may protect against the omicron variant, opening statements in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter began, and China criticized Biden’s diplomatic boycott of the Olympics. Annabelle Wiskus has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 6, 2021

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A religious group in Ohio announced a violent gang in Haiti has released three more hostages while another 12 remain abducted, Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was convicted on two charges and the University of Minnesota’s College of Design launched the Design Justice Initiative. Reporter Jos Morss has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 3, 2021

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The Labor Department’s report showed a historically low unemployment rate, a mostly white jury is nearly set for the Kim Potter trial and several more cases of the omicron variant were reported in the U.S. Ad/PR representative Lia Piazza has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – December 1, 2021

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Three were killed and eight were injured in a shooting at a Michigan high school Tuesday, Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter will testify at her trial, and St. Thomas celebrated Native American Heritage Month. Camarae Good has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Nov. 29, 2021

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President Joe Biden will urge Americans to get vaccinated and receive a booster shot as he seeks to quell concerns over the new COVID-19 varient omicron, police in a Minneapolis suburb fatally shot an armed carjacking suspect after the man confronted them in a liquor store and a jury was selected to determine whether Ghislaine Maxwell was Jeffrey Epstein’s puppet or accomplice. Reporter Emily Rudie has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Nov. 24, 2021

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Dollar Tree will raise its prices to $1.25, President Joe Biden will require essential and non-resident travelers to the U.S. to be fully vaccinated and a former middle school principal was found dead in a Minnesota jail. Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Nov. 22, 2021

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A SUV driver plowed through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, President Joe Biden announced he’s nomination Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as federal reserve chair and the United States Department of Agriculture Office of Tribal Relations has announced that it will partner with several native-led organizations on projects to raise awareness of indigenous perspectives about food and agriculture. Reporter Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Nov. 19, 2021

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Minnesota farmers will benefit from higher prices this year, U.S. regulators on Friday moved to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults and St. Thomas will be offering an LGBTQIA+ literature course this spring. Ad/PR representative Mirana Gottlieb has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Nov. 17, 2021

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Pfizer will allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, Minnesota law enforcement officers will have new body cameras, and St. Thomas students are in it to win it at trivia nights. Paige Yurczyk has the story.

News in :90 – Nov. 15th, 2021

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The University of St. Thomas will require all employees to be vaccinated by January 4th in compliance with federal guidelines instated by the Biden administration, Minnesota hospitals scramble to make room for patients as hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have hit a high for the year and attorneys are set to make closing arguments today at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial in the shooting of three men during street unrest in Wisconsin. Reporter Pico Volkov has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Nov. 12, 2021

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St. Thomas will require all employees to be vaccinated by January 4, 2022, a Minnesota state court advisory committee meets Friday to discuss whether to allow more video coverage of criminal proceedings and St. Thomas U.S. Air Force ROTC marched under the American flag and placed a vigil in honor of Veterans day. Videographer Maddy Herman has today’s News in :90.