The name of the new St. Thomas STEAM building was announced, a body found along an interstate was identified as a missing girl, and two reporters are working on a biography of George Floyd. Josephine (Lopez) Otieno has the story.
Medical professionals are suing a city-owned hospital after they were terminated for refusing to receive the COIVD-19 vaccine, Wong Yah-Ping has become the first Chinese woman to conduct a spacewalk, and 28 new positive COVID-19 cases have been reported by the Center For Well Being. Lucy Peterson has today’s News in :90.
Eight people died at an Astroworld Music Festival this weekend in Houston, the Minnesota Department of Transportation installed twelve highway signs recognizing land boundaries with three Ojibwe tribes and construction of the new Schoenecker Center will begin in May 2022. Reporter Sumaii Gemechu has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas community members voted in the municipal election Tuesday, Jacob Frey is leading the Minneapolis mayoral race, and voters decided against replacing the Minneapolis police department. Leila Weah has today’s News in :90.
The Tommies football program extended its regular season home win streak to 30 games, the women’s soccer team suffered a heartbreaking loss to North Dakota State and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Minnesota Vikings 20-16 on Sunday night. Reporter Jonathan Rosario has today’s Sports in :60.
President Joe Biden proposed a $555 billion plan for climate change spending and the University of Minnesota is participating in a new $25 million project that will reduce uncertainties in climate change projections using artificial intelligence technology. Reporter Anh Nguyen has today’s News in :90.
The first U.S. passport with an “X” gender designation was issued, the names of the jurors for the Derek Chauvin trial will be released, and seven positive COVID-19 cases were reported by the Center for Well-Being. Lauren Dettmer has today’s news in :90.
Two of the five people in the Cambridge house explosion were seriously injured, the Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place and children as young as 3 will start receiving the COVID-19 vaccines in China. Reporter Jonathan Rosario has today’s News in :90.
The FBI identified the remains of Brian Laundrie, the Minnsota Department of Health reported the first COVID-19 student death this school year and the Center for Well-Being restructured positions to add health promotion. Ad/PR Director Hope Hansen has today’s News in :90.
Public Safety Sgt. Reggie Wright has a fan club, the White House has announced plans to vaccinate children, and a judge announced that bail will not be lowered for a man accused of shooting a Twin Cities man. Derek Badger has today’s News in :90.
A public art tribute to Bob Dylan was unveiled Saturday in Hibbing with the hopes of inspiring a new generation of young artists, a notorious Haitian gang known for brazen kidnappings and killings was accused by police of abducting 17 missionaries from a U.S.-based organization and Colin Powell died of COVID-19 complications. Designer Bella Bot has today’s News in :90.
Suicide bombers attached a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan, six people were shot in Minneapolis and the Career Development Center opened a new space for career exploration. Ad/PR Representative Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.
The U.S. will reopen its borders to nonessential travel, Gustavus Adolphus college renamed its arboretum, and nineteen positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the Center for Well-Being. Lauren Stanton has today’s News in :90.
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators to authorize its pill against COVID-19, a Southern California beach reopened after an undersea pipeline leaked crude oil into the waters and a shootout at a busy St. Paul bar left a woman dead and 14 injured. Reporter Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
Russia’s daily coronavirus death toll hit a new record, Google is cracking down on ads promoting false climate change claims and giant panda twins born at Tokyo’s Zoo got their names. Designer Paige Yurczyk has today’s News in :90.
