Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete today following a doping investigation, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is ready to discuss military transparency and limits for mid-range missile deployment, and St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan will hold a virtual state of the university address this afternoon. Reporter Derek Badger has today’s News in :90.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked for forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuses cases, a lung specialist testifies George Floyd could have been saved if Minneapolis police officers had moved him into a position to breathe more easily and five St. Thomas students were trapped on a January study abroad trip in Greece after testing positive for COVID-19. Web Manager Lauren Dettmer has today’s News in :90.
The Undergraduate Student Government General Council met over Zoom on Thursday to discuss open positions and mask wearing, Minnesota’s attorney general will join in a review of the fatal shooting of Amir Locke by Minneapolis police, and the French president and German chancellor will head to Moscow and Kyiv to add to diplomatic efforts to try to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching an invasion of Ukraine. TommieMedia Creative Director Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.
Suspects in Richfield shooting will be charged by police today. A leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed during an overnight raid by the U.S. A major winter storm with millions in its path ran across country on Thursday. Assignment Editor, Lauren Price, had today’s News in :90.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
