November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate Native American people, culture and history and to cultivate a sense of belonging for a group that has often been denied inclusion in the United States.
St. Thomas’ Boxing Club, Purple Gloves, creates a safe space for students to learn self-defense while also relieving stress. Videographer Rori West has the story.
The St. Thomas men’s basketball team ended its two game winning streak against Seattle, the St. Thomas women’s basketball team suffered its fifth loss against North Texas State and the Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton agreed to a seven-year, $100 million contract. Reporter Natalie Hoepner has today’s Sports in :60.
President Joe Biden will urge Americans to get vaccinated and receive a booster shot as he seeks to quell concerns over the new COVID-19 varient omicron, police in a Minneapolis suburb fatally shot an armed carjacking suspect after the man confronted them in a liquor store and a jury was selected to determine whether Ghislaine Maxwell was Jeffrey Epstein’s puppet or accomplice. Reporter Emily Rudie has today’s News in :90.
Dollar Tree will raise its prices to $1.25, President Joe Biden will require essential and non-resident travelers to the U.S. to be fully vaccinated and a former middle school principal was found dead in a Minnesota jail. Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.
The Minnesota National Guard will deploy 400 members to reinforce nursing staff at long term care facilities, an email from the university stated St. Thomas will have a nursing program beginning in the fall of 2022 and this Thanksgiving, Target will no longer open its stores after the pandemic forced it to close on the holiday and extend its seasonal sales. Nicole Gutierrez has today’s News in :90.
The St. Thomas football team sent the class of 2022 out in a remarkable fashion with a 54-15 victory of Presbyterian College, the St. Thomas women’s hockey team lost 7-1 to No. 1 ranked University of Wisconsin-Madison and the St. Thomas men’s hockey team lost 5-0 to No. 3 ranked Minnesota State University-Mankato. Assignment Editor Lauren Price has today’s Sports in :60.
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.
The Biden administration is working to distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills through its $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday that the Department of Defense will send medical teams to two major Minnesota hospitals, and St. Thomas students will now be required to scan their ID’s at the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library after 10 p.m. Meg Goltzman has today’s News in :90.
Pfizer will allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, Minnesota law enforcement officers will have new body cameras, and St. Thomas students are in it to win it at trivia nights. Paige Yurczyk has the story.
Joe Biden signed his one-trillion-dollar infrastructure deal into law Monday, Minnesota reported another 5,266 coronavirus infections and a 9.7% positivity rate the past seven days, and St. Thomas has introduced new initiatives to reduce the university’s carbon footprint. Rori West has today’s News in :90.
The St. Thomas football team defeated Drake University 21-14 Saturday, St. Thomas men and women’s swim and dive teams both placed last against St. Cloud State University and Minnesota State University-Mankato, the St. Thomas women’s volleyball team lost in three sets to Oral Roberts in Tulsa and the St. Thomas women’s basketball team lost its home opener to Illinois State 70-55 on Saturday. Director Justin Amaker has today’s Sports in :60.
The University of St. Thomas will require all employees to be vaccinated by January 4th in compliance with federal guidelines instated by the Biden administration, Minnesota hospitals scramble to make room for patients as hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have hit a high for the year and attorneys are set to make closing arguments today at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial in the shooting of three men during street unrest in Wisconsin. Reporter Pico Volkov has today’s News in :90.
The St. Thomas football team will face Drake University at noon Saturday, Nov. 13 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
A group of Democratic lawmakers is reviving an effort to pay the families of Black service members who fought for the nation during World War II, leaders of China’s ruling Communist Party set the stage for President Xi Jinping to extend his rule next year, and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is on “life support.” Zachary Knapp has today’s News in :90.
