Junior center Jo Langbehn played through foul trouble to score 14 points for the St. Thomas women’s basketball team in its 78-55 loss to the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Wednesday night at Schoenecker Arena. Adam Mueller has the story.
A Russian rocket killed at least 51 people in Eastern Ukraine on Thursday. A man with a gun demanded to see the Wisconsin governor at the Wisconsin capitol. A Minnesota county paid a settlement to a man who lost his hands after failing to get him the treatment he needed. Adam Mueller has today’s News in :90.
Aviation only makes up 3% of global carbon emissions, but it accounts for the highest percentage of the average person’s carbon footprint. Cam Kauffman pleads for people to take more fuel efficient flights.
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.
President-elect Joe Biden’s win has been locked in under federal law, Minneapolis City Council members are now voting on whether or not to shrink the Minneapolis police department and Wisconsin has set new restrictions for bars and restaurants. Chief Video Editor Taylor Shupe 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.
Eight people were injured in a shooting Friday at a suburban Milwaukee mall and police said they were still seeking the suspect.
Democrat Joe Biden narrowly won battleground state Wisconsin on Wednesday, edging out President Donald Trump in a state that was crucial to the incumbent’s victory four years ago.
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden each have a path to win the White House. The former vice president is competitive in all the battleground states Trump carried in 2016, and has put a handful of traditional Republican states, including Georgia and Arizona, in play. Trump can win by defending a wide swath of territory he won in 2016, but his hopes for reelection are heavily dependent on the swing states of Florida and Pennsylvania.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has moved all classes online, the Department of Health says the state has received more than 800 complaints of COVID-19 violations at restaurants and bars since mid-July and the Minnesota State High School League is increasing fees as much as 300% in order to make up for losses caused by the coronavirus. Production Editor Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
As hospitals struggle to obtain personal protective equipment to protect their staff from COVID-19, one St. Thomas student was motivated by unused materials from the engineering department to start making face shields to donate to hospitals across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Reporter Leila Weah has the story.
In TommieMedia’s fourth COVID-19 in my community report, reporter Annie Terry reports from Greendale, Wisconsin on how residents in her community are hanging paper decorations for a neighborhood scavenger hunt, aiming to increase a sense of community amid social distancing regulations.
The Opus Group will begin construction on the Iversen Center for Faith on April 1, 2019. Many cities in Minnesota and Wisconsin are under flood watch after a winter of heavy snows. Hollywood actors Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were among those caught up in a $25 million college entrance exam cheating scheme. The women’s basketball team is currently en route to Salem, Virginia, to compete in the Final Four tournament. Ahna Clark has today’s News in :90.
A stand-out defensive performance from Elijah Hannah Saturday at Schoenecker Arena helped lead the St. Thomas men’s basketball team to a 73-57 victory against Wisconsin Stevens Point.
Wisconsin Republicans passed bills to limit powers of state’s executive branch, chief financial officer of Chinese tech company Huawei arrested in Canada Saturday, University of Minnesota selects finalists for open position of school president. Reporter Sawyer Rutan has today’s News in :90.
