Police removed barricades and began dismantling pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ encampment early Thursday at the University of California, Los Angeles, a highway collapse in China killed 36 and new data shows that pregnancy-related deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels. Kendall Shostak has today’s News in :90.
Lakeville Minnesota high school teachers, parents and community members rallied outside the district before a school board meeting Tuesday. In Florida, an abortion ban after six weeks of pregnancy took place today. The recent developments in the united methodist church mark a significant shift in its stance on LGBTQ inclusion. Morgan Hanson has today’s News in :90.
Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order, the EPA said it finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride and hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at the University of Minnesota Campus Monday. Jaydin Fairbanks has today’s News in :90.
Getting around the Twin Cities could become more difficult this summer after ridesharing apps Uber and Lyft have threatened to cease operations in the area over a Minneapolis city ordinance set to raise the minimum wage for rideshare workers. Livy Dunlap has the story.
Marty Fisher asks whether the Schoenecker Center and the Lee and Penny Anderson Ice Arena will shift the “heart of campus” to South Campus.
St. Thomas baseball fell flat in an 8-0 defeat against the University of Minnesota Wednesday night in the last game of a two-game series. Juan Del Valle has the story.
The St. Thomas baseball team lost both of their games against the Golden Gophers this Tuesday and Wednesday. The women’s golf team ties for third place at the Summit League Championships. Softball lost a high scoring game against Iowa State. Jensen Richard has today’s Sports in :60.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinker met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials. A measure of inflation closely tracked by Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March. Construction of the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena paused on April 16. Chief Studio Producer Abby Madsen has today’s News in :90.
Construction on the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena paused on April 16 until the City of St. Paul can assess the site’s building plans. Managing Editor Owen Larson has the story.
Eli Bieker sits down with head coach Katie Hanneman and first-year Nicole Rieneke to discuss the Summit League Championships.
A New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, a top Hamas political official told The Associated Press they are willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel if aPalestinian state is established and some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. Dom Tritchler has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas has seen quite a bit of progress in the athletic realm ever since jumping from NCAA Division III to Division I in 2021. Features CME Miles Schiffer has the story.
St. Thomas baseball’s 7-6 loss to the University of Minnesota soured junior outfielder Brig Richartz’s ninth career homer at Siebert Field Tuesday night. Sports CME Adam Mueller has the story.
The United Nations called Tuesday for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops. Columbia University averted another confrontation between students and police early Wednesday. The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban. Madeline Mussay has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas football began its spring practice schedule and picked up five new coaches ahead of a scrimmage game planned for May 4. AP Wire CME Kevin Lynch has the story.
