Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared at a huge flag-waving rally Friday at a Moscow stadium, Public defenders are poised to go on strike as early as Tuesday across Minnesota, where unionized attorneys say they’ve been pushed to the brink by routinely high caseloads that have become unmanageable amid the coronavirus pandemic, and Governor Tim Walz gave an updated plan on what to do with the state’s reasonably big surplus last Thursday.
St. Thomas men’s basketball coach Johnny Tauer and junior forward Brooks Allen joined TommieMedia’s Scout Mason in The Locker Room to discuss the Tommies’ new recruits and and how they want to continue to improve in their second DI season.
An unspecified number of U.S.-made drones will be among the additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine. A Minneapolis man who lost an eye when he was hit by a projectile fired by police during protests that followed George Floyd’s killing will get a $2.4 million settlement. Lane Kennedy has todays News in :90.
Russian forces are pounding Ukrainian cities and edging closer to the capital, Kyiv, in a relentless bombardment that keeps deepening the humanitarian crisis in this war, now in its third week, the mayor of the Minneapolis suburb where Daunte Wright was killed by an officer who said she mistook her handgun for her Taser said Tuesday that a memorial to the Black motorist will stay in place, after miscommunication with staff led some to believe it would be removed and St. Thomas’ Luann Dummer Center for Women hosted Leslie Jamison, an acclaimed author and novelist, March 8. KUST host Joe LaPorte has today’s News in :90.
Russia’s relentless bombardment of Ukraine edged closer to central Kyiv as a series of strikes hit a residential neighborhood, prosecutors have decided not to charge a Minneapolis woman and her son after one of them fatally shot a man they say was trying to break into their home and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a new policy for search warrants following the police shooting of a Black man in a downtown apartment. Photographer Zachary Knapp has today’s News in :90.
More than 2.8 million people have fled Ukraine, according to the U.N. refugee agency, with the vast majority seeking refuge in Poland, which has taken in more than 1.7 million refugees in the last 19 days. Gillian Farinella has today’s News in :90.
Minneapolis teachers marched to the John B. Davis Education Center on Tuesday during the first day of the teacher strike. The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers is fighting for higher pay, mental health resources, smaller class sizes and more.
Despite Russia achieving less and struggling more than anticipated two weeks into the Ukraine War, the invading force of more than 150,000 troops retains large advantages in firepower as they bear down on key cities. Moscow’s main objective is toppling the Kyiv government and replacing it with Kremlin-friendly leadership. Angelica Franaschouk has today’s News in :90.
President Joe Biden has decided to ban Russian oil imports, teachers in the Minneapolis school district walked off the job on Tuesday in a dispute over wages, and three positive COVID-19 cases were reported by the Center for Well-Being during the week ending on March 4th. Ad/Pr representative Camarae Good has today’s News in :90.
Russian forces intensified shelling of cities in Ukraines center as citizens attempted to evacuate, federal prosecutors plan to appeal a ruling that overturned a death sentence, and St. Thomas eMedia staff member Oyuna Uranchimeg is competing in the Paralympics. Katie Goelz has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas assistant women’s hockey coach Marty Sertich, junior forward Maija Almich and senior forward Anna Erickson joined TommieMedia’s Natalie Hoepner in the Locker Room to talk about their recent 2021-2022 season and incoming recruits for next year.
Russian forces captured a strategic Ukrainian port and besieged another. Russian forces have taken over the local government in the port city of Kherson. Kare-TV morning anchor announces backing of the forward party of Minnesota. Ruth Moder had todays News in :90.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the federal reserve system will begin raising interest rates this month in an effort to restrain surging inflation, a 31-year-old with a gun held hostages at a St. Paul Speedway gas station, and President Julie Sullivan announced her decision to step down from her position at St. Thomas to become President of Santa Clara University. Angelica Franaschouk has today’s News in :90.
Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT, Russian forces bombarded the central square in Ukraine’s second-largest city, and St. Thomas Campus Ministry and the Office for Mission held an ecumenical prayer Friday for justice and peace in Ukraine. Ad/Pr Rep. Ethan Erickson has today’s News in :90.
Russian and Ukrainian delegations met for talks today amid high hopes but low expectations for any diplomatic breakthrough. Exact death tolls are unclear, but the U.N. human rights chief said 102 civilians have been killed and hundreds wounded in five days of fighting. Macy Berendsen has today’s News in :90.
