Students with disabilities are experiencing academic setbacks during the pandemic, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has named Tina Flournoy as her chief of staff, and a small plane crash-landed on a Minnesota interstate. Chief Story Editor and Social Media Manager Mia Laube has today’s News in :90.
Positive COVID-19 cases on campus fell by almost half, Arizona certifies President-elect Joe Biden as its winner and police will not open a major investigation into the disappearance of a monolith in Utah. Business Manager Mae Macfarlane has today’s News in :90.
COVID-19 numbers dropped in Monday’s weekly report, Minnesota rolled out a new COVID-19 tracking smartphone app, and Joe Biden will formally announce his National Security team this afternoon. Designer Ava Wilk has today’s News in :90.
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 bars, restaurants and fitness centers will close for four weeks starting Friday, two state senators announced they will split from the DFL and President Trump fired the nation’s top election security official. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Amazon opens an online pharmacy and the Vikings defeated the Bears. Reporter Jaqueline Strunk has today’s News in :90.
Minnesota’s largest school district is planning to close its elementary schools due to COVID-19, Trump loyalists have filed at least 15 legal challenges in Pennsylvania and the University of St. Thomas hosted its first Division I signing day. Reporter Libby Simpson has today’s News in :90.
Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday that bars and restaurants will now close at 10 p.m. due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, 16 people were injured in snowstorm related vehicle crashes and the St. Thomas dance team is moving under athletic supervision. Videographer Josh Ballou has today’s News in :90.
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.
Minnesota voters decide between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, COVID-19 cases rise on campus for the first time in a month and St. Thomas students can vote today using their student I.D. AD/PR representative Lauren Price has today’s News in :90.
Hackers have stolen $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party, a petition challenges Minnesota’s seven-day extension for absentee ballots and seasonal affective disorder affects around 10% of St. Thomas students. Ad/PR representative Cole Slocum has today’s News in :90.
Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed, Darnella Frazier will be honored for her role in reporting George Floyd’s death and COVID-19 cases dropped at St. Thomas for the fourth consecutive week. Reporter Josie Morss has today’s News in :90.
Pope Francis becomes the first pope to endorse same-sex civil unions, Governor Tim Walz says that the $1.9 billion public works bill he passed will improve infrastructure and St. Thomas sports teams have been practicing under COVID-19 guidelines. Reporter Sam Larson has today’s News in :90.
COVID-19 cases on campus cut in half, the Justice Department is filing a lawsuit against Google and a Minnesota singer-songwriter who died seven years ago returned to the top of the iTunes chart. Ad & PR Representative Hope Hansen has today’s News in :90.
President Donald Trump sought to shore up support from constituencies in Iowa, Minnesota reported 29 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday and the European-Japanese probe, BepiColombo, bound for Mercury swung by Venus. Photographer Casey Eakins has today’s News in :90.
