The Opus Group will begin construction on the Iversen Center for Faith on April 1, 2019. Many cities in Minnesota and Wisconsin are under flood watch after a winter of heavy snows. Hollywood actors Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were among those caught up in a $25 million college entrance exam cheating scheme. The women’s basketball team is currently en route to Salem, Virginia, to compete in the Final Four tournament. Ahna Clark has today’s News in :90.
A construction crew in Winston-Salem, North Carolina prepares to take down a Confederate statue, some airlines cited worried customers for grounding the Boeing 737 Max 8 after the Ethiopian plane crash, and TommieMedia’s columnist Kayla Mayer discusses prison reform and the First Step act signed by President Trump. Columnist Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas men’s basketball falls to Guilford College, women’s basketball advances to the Final Four and women’s hockey will host Hamline in the Frozen Four. Ad/PR Rep. Sam Herriges has today’s Sports in :60.
An Ethiopian Airlines jet crashes, singer R. Kelly faces more abuse allegations and St. Thomas administration responds to TommieMedia’s recent article. Ad/PR Rep. Sarah McCarthy has today’s News in :90.
St. Paul declared a one-side residential street parking ban following a record-breaking February snowfall, and President Donald Trump is expected to release his budget proposal which will include $100 million for a global women’s fund spearheaded by his daughter Ivanka Trump. Production Editor MacKenzie Bailey has today’s News in 90.
Women’s track and field coach Joe Sweeney and captains Kendall Novak and Mallory Adamson visit The Locker Room with TommieMedia’s Taylor Shupe to talk about their indoor success and goals for the outdoor season.
St. Thomas students find blackface photos in university archives, Minnesota joins a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration and London doctors eliminate HIV from a patient’s body. University Affairs Editor Kat Barrett has today’s News in :90.
Hillary Clinton has ruled out a 2020 rematch with Donald Trump, a London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem cell transplant, democrats launched a sweeping new probe of President Donald Trump on Monday, and St. Thomas students voted on Feb. 12 and 13 in a special election to fill nine open USG positions. Columnist Kayla Mayer has today’s News in :90.
The St. Thomas men and women’s basketball teams make it to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and women’s hockey wins the MIAC title game. Videographer Drew Bouman has today’s Sports in :60.
President Trump speaks out against the New Green Deal, SpaceX launches its first commercial spaceship and harsh weather hits the U.S. Reporter Lexie Nustvold has today’s News in :90.
The Saudi Arabian government revoked the citizenship of Osama Bin Laden’s son, President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un fail to make a trade deal, Bryce Harper landed the largest contract in baseball history after signing with the Philadelphia Phillies, and Samantha Hoanglong and Kat Barrett host this week’s episode of Tommie Media’s Top stories. Reporter Rae Beaner has today’s News in 90.
Student Body President Bisrat Bayou was voted the 2019 Tommie Award recipient. For the first time in St. Thomas history, all three finalists for the award were first-generation college students and students of color. St. Thomas sophomore finance major Jenny Keller made a high school pastime profitable by selling handcrafted mugs and bowls through her pottery …
President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen testified before Congress Wednesday casting Trump as a racist and a con man, the Minnesota House opened a hearing with Democrats pushing for new gun control laws, Walmart has decided to remove its blue-vested “greeters” from nearly 1,000 stores nationwide, and President Sullivan gave her first state of the University Address on Feb. 21. Reporter Tina O’Malley has today’s News in :90.
After multiple storms blanketed the St. Thomas campus with snow, the grounds crew made it their mission to keep sidewalks clear for students. Chief Video Editor Jack Stanek and Videographer Drew Bouman have the full story.
St. Thomas first-year Miranda Mead was diagnosed with cancer in 2015. In northwestern Minnesota, a woman was accused of setting fire to her restaurant for insurance money. President Donald Trump met with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Wednesday in hopes to curb North Korea’s pursuit of Nuclear weapons. At St. Thomas, this is the first year all three Tommie Award finalists were first-generation college students and students of color. Reporter Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
