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.
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.
