Women’s basketball lost 67-57 to Idaho State, men’s basketball lost 72-65 to Montana State, women’s hockey lost 4-3 and 4-1 to the Lindenwood Lions, men’s hockey lost 6-1 to Michigan Tech, and the men and women’s track and field team will begin their D1 season on January 8th at Minnesota. Reporter Mia Laube has today’s Sports in :60.
Kentucky Governor Andrew Beshear says his state will rebuild and move forward after a tornado left dozens dead in six states over the weekend, the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged in the shooting death of Daunte Wright opened its second week of testimonies this morning with an assistant medical examiner walking jurors through Wright’s autopsy and Minnesota confirmed its second omicron COVID-19 case from the University of Minnesota. Reporter Andrés Tejeda has today’s News in :90.
The NCAA announced in November that it will expand the women’s ice hockey playoff bracket from eight to 11 teams, matching the men’s hockey NCAA tournament, after teams across the United States, including the St. Thomas’, denounced the gender gap in funding by sharing an infographic with the hashtag #CloseTheGapNCAA.
The Minnesota Vikings beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks for their eighth straight win and St. Thomas men’s and women’s basketball teams have games Saturday. Chief Photo Editor Casey Eakins has today’s Sports in :60.
Kim Potter was charged with first-degree and second-degree manslaughter, Jussie Smollett was convicted for lying to police and and the labor shortage has left employers lacking snowplow drivers and other employees. Reporter Noelle Gahnz has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas english professor Todd Lawrence sat down with TommieMedia’s Angeline Terry to discuss the urban art mapping project in the Midway and Highland Park areas.
President Joe Biden opened the first White House Summit for Democracy, authorities say a crash in Minneapolis early Thursday following police pursuit of a SUV that was reportedly stolen has left two juveniles dead and three others hospitalized, and the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years. Kylie LaValle has today’s News in :90.
Pfizer has announced that their booster may protect against the omicron variant, opening statements in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter began, and China criticized Biden’s diplomatic boycott of the Olympics. Annabelle Wiskus has today’s News in :90.
Under a bill nearing approval In New York City, some 800,000 noncitizens would be able to cast ballots in elections to pick the mayor, Minnesota reached a 98% occupancy rate in adult ICU beds when COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients are included, and forty-one positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week of Nov. 27. Francisca Aravena has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas men’s hockey lost 6-1 to Bemidji State, St. Thomas men’s basketball lost 74-64 to Drake University, the Minnesota Vikings lost to the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leaf 4-3. Designer Bella Bot has today’s Sports in :60.
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.
The Labor Department’s report showed a historically low unemployment rate, a mostly white jury is nearly set for the Kim Potter trial and several more cases of the omicron variant were reported in the U.S. Ad/PR representative Lia Piazza has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas men’s basketball defeated Crown College, St. Thomas women’s basketball fell to Northern Iowa and the St. Thomas swim and dive team received two TicketSmarter Summit League Swimmer of the Week awards this month. Web Manager Lauren Dettmer has today’s Sports in :60.
A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is taking steps to tighten U.S. testing rules for travelers from overseas, and an armed man who was shot by three police officers after he allegedly threatened them in Forest Lake over the weekend has died. Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.
Three were killed and eight were injured in a shooting at a Michigan high school Tuesday, Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter will testify at her trial, and St. Thomas celebrated Native American Heritage Month. Camarae Good has today’s News in :90.
