The St. Thomas basketball team lost 62-57 by UM Kansas City on Thursday, the St. Thomas football team added seven new student-athletes from across the country to its roster Monday on National Signing Day, and the St. Thomas women’s hockey team was unable to best No. 4 Wisconsin as they lost 3-1 on Monday. Reporter Cam Kauffman has today’s Sports in :60.
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.
Despite first-year guard Jade Hill’s 22 points, St. Thomas was narrowly defeated by UM Kansas City 62-57 Thursday at Schoenecker Arena.
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.
President Joe Biden is shifting roughly 1,000 Germany-based soldiers to Romania, a student was killed and another critically injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon near the front entrance to a suburban Minneapolis school, and an increase in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. leads universities to update their protocols for the spring semester. Production Editor Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90
Sixty-one positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the St. Thomas Center for Well-Being for the week ending Jan. 28. The university-wide vaccination rate is 91.2%, with 94% of employees and 90.4% of students vaccinated.
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.
Despite 47 saves by senior goaltender Alexa Dobchuk and a second period equalizing goal by junior forward Luci Bianchi, the St. Thomas women’s hockey team was unable to best No. 4 Wisconsin as they lost 3-1 Monday night at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
The United States and Russia are squaring off at the UN Security Council over Ukraine. While Washington called Moscow’s actions a threat to international peace and security, a Kremlin envoy ridiculed today’s meeting as a “PR stunt.” Scout Mason has today’s News in :90.
Coach Glenn Caruso added 28 student-athletes to the St. Thomas football roster Wednesday on the team’s second Division I National Signing Day.
College students often mark their newfound freedom with ink. Senior reporter Mia Laube and Chief Video Editor Emily Rudie found professional advice for college students thinking about getting a tattoo.
St. Thomas students celebrated the start of the holiday season by taking family photos in the Anderson Student Center.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will appear in federal court this morning, President Joe Biden will visit Kentucky after devastating tornadoes tore through the state, and St. Thomas students conducted research around Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 pipeline. Angeline Terry has today’s News in :90.
After nearly two years of pandemic life, St. Thomas community members shared their joys of 2021. From new jobs to birthdays to lifetime achievements, many members were able to have their happiest moments this year.
Pfizer says that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the omicron variant, Minneapolis began a pilot program on Monday that would send unarmed mental health professionals to residents who call 911 about behavioral or mental-health related crises, and former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd ‘s civil rights. Claire Woodson has today’s News in :90.
