News in :90 – Sept. 24, 2020

Protesters gathered outside of the Minnesota State Capital in response to the Louisville, Ky. grand jury’s decision to not indict the officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor, some St. Thomas students participated in voting education events and St. Thomas club sports have been cleared to start practices this week. Design Manager Maggie Stout has News in :90.

News in :90 – Sept. 23, 2020

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 200,000, Johnson & Johnson is beginning a final study to prove if a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine can protect against the virus and former St. Thomas student Ray Ghansham Persaud pleaded guilty to phoning a hoax bomb threat against St. Thomas’ St. Paul campus. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Sept. 22, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a virus restriction order, 36 COVID-19 cases were reported at St. Thomas and Jomoy Lee was charged for the killing of Andre Conley and the wounding of another man. Chief Photo Editor Song Johansen has today’s News in :90.

Sports in :60 – Sept. 21, 2020

The Minnesota State High School League is holding a special meeting to reconsider holding fall seasons for football and volleyball, Game 1 of its best-of-five semifinal series between the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx will be played on Tuesday and The Minnesota Vikings fell to 0-2 after losing to the Indianapolis Colts 28-1. Production Editor Justin Amaker has today’s Sports in :60.

News in :90 – Sept. 15, 2020

An Edina hospital was locked down Monday night, a settlement was reached in the Breonna Taylor lawsuit and St. Thomas reported nine positive COVID-19 cases last week. Director Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.

Sports in :60 – Sept. 14, 2020

The NCAA has established a new COVID-19 medical advisory group, the Minnesota Vikings hosted the family of George Floyd and the Big Ten Conference presidents met Sunday to discuss the potential for a fall football season. Chief Story Editor/Social Media Manager Mia Laube has today’s Sports in :60.

News in :90 – Sept. 10, 2020

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has moved all classes online, the Department of Health says the state has received more than 800 complaints of COVID-19 violations at restaurants and bars since mid-July and the Minnesota State High School League is increasing fees as much as 300% in order to make up for losses caused by the coronavirus. Production Editor Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.

COVID-19 in my Community: May 15, 2020

In TommieMedia’s sixth COVID-19 in my community report, Production Editor Kat Barrett reports from the Medtronic executive headquarters in Fridley, Minnesota. Medtronic is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of ventilators, which are needed right now for those struggling with COVID-19 related breathing problems.

COVID-19 in my Community: May 6, 2020

In TommieMedia’s fourth COVID-19 in my community report, reporter Annie Terry reports from Greendale, Wisconsin on how residents in her community are hanging paper decorations for a neighborhood scavenger hunt, aiming to increase a sense of community amid social distancing regulations.