Rising COVID-19 cases across Minnesota are especially affecting middle and high school students, and some places across the U.S., including counties in Iowa, are having to turn down COVID-19 shipments due to low interest. Senior Reporter Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
Hundreds of people turned out Wednesday at Shiloh Temple International Ministries for the public viewing for Daunte Wright and St. Thomas graduate student Olivia DeMeuse died on April 16. Sports Editor Olivia Paradise has today’s News in :90.
Derek Chauvin was convicted on three charges Tuesday, the Justice Department is opening an investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis and Columbus police shot and killed a teenage girl. Ad Sales & Promotions Director Hope Hansen has today’s News in :90.
Closing arguments have begun at the murder trial of former Police Officer Derek Chauvin and family members of St. Thomas students and staff are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through the university. Production Editor Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
The United States nears 200 million vaccines administered and a theology textbook written by St. Thomas theology department members won the 2021 Textbook Excellence Award. Assignment Editor Joey Swanson has today’s News in :90.
The police officer who shot Daunte Wright resigned, St. Thomas Racial Justice Initiative held a prayer service and the judge at Derek Chauvin’s trial turned down a defense request to acquit Chauvin. Reporter Ireland Langer has today’s News in :90.
Brooklyn Center police chief, Tim Gannon described Sunday’s shooting and death of Daunte Wright, 20, as an accidental discharge. All classes and events at St. Thomas were cancelled Monday evening starting after 5pm. Ad/ PR Representative, Sophie Triplett has today’s News in :90.
A black man died in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Sunday after being shot by police during a traffic stop and the St. Thomas Art History department has called on two artists to commission memorial art for two students who died. Designer Liselle Diaz has today’s News in :90.
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.
Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News Friday, and the George Floyd and Anti-Racist Street Art Database, founded by St. Thomas faculty, has reached over 27,000 site views. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
Three days after he was arrested outside of a Boulder, Colorado supermarket where 10 people were fatally shot, the suspect, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, appeared in court Thursday, Minnesota has identified 89 coronavirus infections in people who have been fully vaccinated and some St. Thomas students in certain jobs are eligible to receive their vaccines earlier than others. Photographer Rachel Bartel has today’s News in :90.
Ten people died in a mass shooting this morning at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado. The end of the jury selection is in sight for the Chauvin trial. All 15 jurors have been selected and now the judge is interviewing for backup jurors. St. Thomas Center for Well-Being has reported 15 positive COVID-19 cases from last week. This makes the third week in a row of cases increasing. Designer Molly Heimel has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas senior Abenezer Ayana won the undergraduate student track of the St. Thomas Business Plan Competition and Miami Beach officials are warning that its unruly spring break crowd has become a serious threat to public safety. Reporter Irene Shin has today’s News in :90.
A judge denied a defense request to delay or move the trial of the former Minneapolis Police officer charged in George Floyd’s death and the CDC relaxed its social distancing guidelines for schools. Photographer Maddy Herman has today’s News in :90.
Concern is fading over a massive settlement for George Floyd’s family and its impact on the trial of Derek Chauvin, Asian-Americans are grieving after an Atlanta-area shooting on Tuesday that killed eight people and many U.S. schools are preparing to do summer school to help kids make up for lost time due to the pandemic. Ad/PR representative Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.
