St. Thomas’ Sustainability Club and French Club joined forces to pick up trash Saturday, Oct. 23 on the shorelines of the Mississippi River during the 28th annual River Clean-Up.
Mississippi River Clean-Up unites community for a bigger cause
News in :90 – Nov. 10, 2021
The name of the new St. Thomas STEAM building was announced, a body found along an interstate was identified as a missing girl, and two reporters are working on a biography of George Floyd. Josephine (Lopez) Otieno has the story.
News in :90 – Nov. 9, 2021
Medical professionals are suing a city-owned hospital after they were terminated for refusing to receive the COIVD-19 vaccine, Wong Yah-Ping has become the first Chinese woman to conduct a spacewalk, and 28 new positive COVID-19 cases have been reported by the Center For Well Being. Lucy Peterson has today’s News in :90.
Sports in :60 – Nov. 8, 2021
The St. Thomas football team ended its three-game winning streak as they fell 42-15 this last weekend and the St. Thomas women’s hockey team finished the Buckeyes series with a 6-2 loss. Reporter Natalie Hoepner has today’s Sports in :60.
News in :90 – Nov. 8, 2021
Eight people died at an Astroworld Music Festival this weekend in Houston, the Minnesota Department of Transportation installed twelve highway signs recognizing land boundaries with three Ojibwe tribes and construction of the new Schoenecker Center will begin in May 2022. Reporter Sumaii Gemechu has today’s News in :90.
Sports in :60 – Nov. 5, 2021
St. Thomas athletics department hosted “Hoops Hysteria,” the Minnesota Wild beat the Ottawa Senators and the St. Thomas football team will face the Davidson Wildcats in North Carolina. Photographer Pico Volkov has today’s Sports in :60.
News in :90 – Nov. 5, 2021
The Biden administration sued Texas over new election laws, Minnesota school districts administer the COVID-19 vaccine to children and St. Thomas Dining Services introduced the OZZI reusable take-out system. Photographer Keaton Eakins has today’s News in :90.
The Locker Room with Men’s Cross Country – Nov. 4th, 2021
St. Thomas men’s cross country coach Pete Wareham and players Zach Haire and Cole Halla sit down with TommieMedia’s Zachary Knapp to discuss their first D-I season and what’s to come next year.
News in :90 – Nov. 4, 2021
Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vowed to make his re-election a turning point after a bitterly divisive campaign, and New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy narrowly won reelection Wednesday. Sydney Labelle has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Nov. 3, 2021
St. Thomas community members voted in the municipal election Tuesday, Jacob Frey is leading the Minneapolis mayoral race, and voters decided against replacing the Minneapolis police department. Leila Weah has today’s News in :90.
McNeely Hall welcomes St. Thomas voters
St. Thomas’ McNeely Hall serves as a polling place on election days. On Nov. 2, St. Thomas students made their way to the polls and voted for Mayor, school board members and rent stabilization. Annie Terry and Emily Rudie have the story.
News in :90 – Nov. 2, 2021
The Biden administration has pledged to work to reduce overall methane emissions worldwide by 30% by 2030, local elections are taking place across the U.S., and St. Paul will vote on a proposal for rent stabilization. Ella Shuherk has today’s News in :90.
Sports in :60 – Nov. 1, 2021
The Tommies football program extended its regular season home win streak to 30 games, the women’s soccer team suffered a heartbreaking loss to North Dakota State and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Minnesota Vikings 20-16 on Sunday night. Reporter Jonathan Rosario has today’s Sports in :60.
News in :90 – Nov. 1, 2021
President Joe Biden proposed a $555 billion plan for climate change spending and the University of Minnesota is participating in a new $25 million project that will reduce uncertainties in climate change projections using artificial intelligence technology. Reporter Anh Nguyen has today’s News in :90.
Public safety question appears in upcoming election
In the upcoming Nov. 2 election, residents of the City of Minneapolis will vote on a city question that will determine whether or not the police department will be replaced with a new department of public safety.