A prominent Minnesota GOP donor is being sued by an underage girl, the Minnesota State Fair wrapped up its run well below usual attendance and the St. Thomas men’s hockey team will play their first home game at the Xcel Energy Center. Director Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
On April 28, St. Thomas community members participated in Denim Day, an annual day to stand in solidarity with victim-survivors of sexual violence by wearing denim. Emily Rudie and Angeline Terry have the story.
St. Thomas sophomore Penny Groethe has racked up over 200,000 streams on SoundCloud and signed a record deal under the stage name Penny Mae, which all started in an attempt to prove her dad wrong. Scout Mason has the story.
Civil litigation attorney Jeff Storms joins TommieMedia’s Joey Swanson on In Depth to discuss Storms’ work representing the families of George Floyd and Daunte Wright and the future of policing.
Jim Klobuchar, a longtime Minnesota newspaper reporter, and columnist and the father of u.s. senator Amy Klobuchar died Wednesday and St. Thomas dining services is in the process of purchasing a food truck, which is expected to be on campus in early August. Reporter Safiya Mohamed has today’s News in :90.
The St. Thomas tennis teams will be cut next year, violence continues to escalate in the Middle East and House Republicans ousted Liz Cheney as the No. 3 GOP leader. Web Manager Hallie Doce has today’s News in :90.
More than 7,000 St. Thomas students, staff, and facility have been at least partially vaccinated according to a University email on May 6. St. Thomas men’s hockey will play MSU- Mankato as part of Hockey Day Minnesota 2022. Photographer Madeline Combs, has today’s News in :90.
Men’s hockey coach Rico Blasi joins TommieMedia’s Leila Weah to discuss his previous D1 coaching experience and how it will help guide the Tommies through the transition from D3.
Governor Walz plans to announce a timeline today for lifting all COVID-19 restrictions in Minnesota, a petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled has gained tens of thousands of signatures, and the former University of Minnesota forward Jarvis Omersa joined the St. Thomas men’s basketball team. Reporter Lauren Price has today’s News in :90.
Relentless wind and rain keep pummeling the southeastern United States. The defense attorney representing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has requested a new trial. St. Thomas’ Morrison Family College of Health and the School of Education have partnered to develop and advance the field of trauma-informed practices. Reporter Safiya Mohamed has today’s News in :90.
Five people were arrested after a chase through the Twin Cities metro area, a section of the Mexico City metro track collapsed and advocates of Autism Spectrum Disorder called for a shift in the focus of Autism Awareness Month. Ad/PR Representative Isabel Crosby has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas Athletics Director Phil Esten joins TommieMedia’s Scout Mason in The Locker Room to talk about the Tommies’ historic D1 transition taking effect fall 2021.
President Biden marked his first 100 days in office with an address to Congress, artist Mark Balma has been commissioned to create three 20-foot tall frescoes in Terni, Italy and Matt Allen, a hip-hop artist known as Nur-D, creates hip-hop commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic and the death of George Floyd last summer. Reporter Cam Kauffman has Today’s News in :90.
The first juror speaks out about deliberations of the Derek Chauvin trial, President Joe Biden will call for an investment into free preschool and the CDC eased its outdoor mask wearing guidelines. Business Manager Sydney LaBelle has today’s News in :90.
Just under two-thousand individuals of the St. Thomas community received the first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, at McCarthy Gym on Friday and Saturday. Macalester College is now the first Minnesota college to require the COVID-19 vaccine for returning students and staff next fall. Production Editor, Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
