Walser Automotive Group is working to offer a new scholarship program for students pursuing technical and associate degrees, the bird flu is spreading to additional poultry flocks in Minnesota, and the ALS Association thanked Minnesota state leaders for passing a legislation that includes a $25 million grant to fund ALS research. Reporter Annabelle Wiskus has today’s News in :90.
The St. Thomas baseball team suffered a three-game sweep by South Dakota State this weekend during the matchup on Saturday and the doubleheader on Sunday, Tommie softball rallied for a win on Sunday, securing a 3-2 victory against the Kansas City Roos, and Target Center hosted the Women’s Final Four title game. Francesca Sartor has today’s Sports in :60.
Russia faced condemnation on Monday after evidence emerged of deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine, a mass shooting in Sacramento left six people dead and 12 wounded, and Minneapolis police responded to multiple shootings overnight that left one man dead and five people injured in four separate incidents. Scout Mason has today’s News in :90.
The new Stomp and Shake cheer team at St. Thomas is celebrating Black American culture and self-love as they get ready to hype up the university this fall. Chief Video Editor Emily Rudie has the story.
St. Thomas’ Innovation and Technology Services added several vintage sports clips to the library’s digital archives this spring, allowing current Tommies to take a step into the past and watch former athletes compete.
St. Thomas baseball will have to wait a little longer for its home opener as poor weather conditions have altered the team’s schedule, and head women’s basketball coach Ruth Sinn and graduate student Kaia Porter joined TommieMedia’s The Locker Room Thursday to discuss incoming recruits and Porter’s impact on the program. Chief Story Editor and Social Media Manager Cam Kauffman has today’s Sports in :60.
Scientists say they have finally assembled the full genetic blueprint for human life, the national highway traffic safety administration has passed new fuel economy requirements, Amazon workers have begun voting to unionize and the Minnesota legislative leaders announced a bipartisan deal Thursday to extend Minnesota’s healthcare reinsurance program in a move to hold down premiums for residents who buy their health insurance on the individual market. Reporter Elijah Todd-Walden has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas women’s basketball coach Ruth Sinn and forward Kaia Porter joined TommieMedia’s Cam Kauffman in The Locker Room to discuss
a UN refugee agency reported that the daily number of refugees reported by countries bordering Ukraine dropped below 40,000. Cold and wet conditions canceled the University of St. Thomas’ baseball team non-conference home opener Wednesday, March 30th. Kelly Chisholm has today’s News in :90.
Ukraine submitted a set of proposals including its readiness to adopt a non-bloc, nuclear-free status, and scientists are concerned that the Corona virus could evolve within animal populations – potentially spawning dangerous viral mutants that could jump back to people. Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, U.S. regulators authorized another COVID-19 booster for people 50 and older on Tuesday, and police in Champlin are searching for a suspect in a fatal stabbing after a 35-year-old woman was found unresponsive in the front yard of a residence on Monday. Ad/Pr Representative Allexa Whitehouse has today’s News in :90.
Minneapolis teachers have approved a new contract to end the strike, Ukraine is prepared to declare its neutrality and consider a compromise and the Oscars happened Sunday. Director Scout Mason has today’s News in :90.
The University of St. Thomas baseball team defeated Omaha, St. Thomas softball went 2-1 on the weekend, March Madness continues and Stanford and South Carolina will head to the women’s Final Four in Minneapolis. Luana Karl has today’s Sports in :60.
On Feb. 26 at 1 p.m., the University of St. Thomas lifted its mask mandate in many common spaces across campus, only requiring masks in classrooms, labs, the Center for Well-Being and while riding the St. Thomas shuttle. Macy Berendsen and Rori West have the story.
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared at a huge flag-waving rally Friday at a Moscow stadium, Public defenders are poised to go on strike as early as Tuesday across Minnesota, where unionized attorneys say they’ve been pushed to the brink by routinely high caseloads that have become unmanageable amid the coronavirus pandemic, and Governor Tim Walz gave an updated plan on what to do with the state’s reasonably big surplus last Thursday.
