Citizens rallied in front of the Minnesota Capitol building in St. Paul Tuesday following a leaked Supreme Court opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. Scout Mason and Rori West have the story.
A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, employers posted a recond 11.5 million job openings in March and the United States now has an unprecedented two job openings for every person who is unemployed, and a Minnesota appeals court has sided with a Wright County man who was fined for flying a huge Donald Trump flag on top of a crane. Reporter Abby Kielty has today’s News in :90.
Israel lashed out at Russia over “unforgivable comments” by its foreign minister about Nazism and Antisemitism, President Joe Biden saluted his Walter Mondale Sunday at the UMN, and 29th Annual Undergraduate Communication Research Conference was held Friday. Camarae Good has today’s News in :90.
The St. Thomas baseball team breezed to a 12-2 victory over Western Illinois Sunday and split the doubleheader Saturday, St. Thomas men’s golf finished day one of the Summit League Championship on Sunday in seventh place, St. Thomas softball suffered a 5-0 loss at South Dakota State on Friday and the Minnesota Wild kick off the playoffs today. Kelly Chisholm has today’s Sports in :60.
St. Thomas softball lost both of their games at South Dakota State, St. Thomas men’s baseball is set to play its 5th Summit League Series of 2022, and the Minnesota Wild will play their final game of the season against the Colorado Avalanche. Designer Isabel Brown has today’s Sports in :60.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit to the city by the U.N. chief, Beijing is grappling with the latest wave of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, and Minneapolis police used covert or bogus social media accounts to monitor black individuals and groups despite having no clear public safety rationale for doing so. Production Editor Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
University President Julie Sullivan will be leaving St. Thomas and the universities public safety team has added a new furry friend. Join anchors Derek Badger and Natalie Hoepner for the latest on those and more on Top Stories.
Putin’s demand to pay for gas in rubles would violate western sanctions imposed over the war, a Minneapolis Police Department investigation found patterns of race discrimination, and a TommieMedia columnist takes first place in contest. Ella Shuherk has today’s News in :90.
Russia and the United States have carried out a prisoner exchange, Elon Musk pledged to buy Twitter for $44 billion this week and 22 new positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being. Angelica Franaschouk has today’s News in :90.
Ukrainian officials say the Russian military has hit a strategic bridge linking the southern Odessa region with neighboring Romania on Tuesday, a Minnesota judge ruled Tuesday that the trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd’s killing will not be live streamed, and Tentative plans are in place to rebrand and reopen Scooter’s on August 21. Ad/Pr Representative Ethan Erickson has today’s News in :90.
The St. Thomas baseball team claimed its first Summit League series win Sunday in an 8-6 win over Northern Colorado State, and Tommies softball team fell 5-3 to University of North Dakota on Sunday. Madeline Combs has today’s Sports in :60.
French President Emmanuel Macron won a second term Sunday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called for compromise in negotiations to replenish the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund, and Organizers of a vigil for four slain family members lit up their Duluth house with Christmas lights. Jack Taverna has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas University Action and Response Team released a statement that the university will maintain its current mask requirements through the end of the semester, satellite photos show what appear to be rows of freshly dug mass graves on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, Polaris Inc. announced that it donated nearly $120,000 to off-road, utility-training, and all-terrain vehicles organizations across the United States. Reporter Luana Karl has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas senior Dane Korsi sat down with TommieMedia’s Macy Berendsen to discuss how a group of St. Thomas business students are putting together a bowling fundraiser for the JP4 foundation.
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an additional $800 million in military aid to help Ukraine fight back. Five people were found dead inside a Duluth, Minnesota, home on Wednesday, after police received a report of a male experiencing a mental health crisis. Isabel Brown has today’s News in :90.
