News in :90 – April 22, 2022

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St. Thomas University Action and Response Team released a statement that the university will maintain its current mask requirements through the end of the semester, satellite photos show what appear to be rows of freshly dug mass graves on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, Polaris Inc. announced that it donated nearly $120,000 to off-road, utility-training, and all-terrain vehicles organizations across the United States. Reporter Luana Karl has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 21, 2022

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President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an additional $800 million in military aid to help Ukraine fight back. Five people were found dead inside a Duluth, Minnesota, home on Wednesday, after police received a report of a male experiencing a mental health crisis. Isabel Brown has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 20, 2022

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President Emmanuel Macron and far-right contender Marine Le Pen will face off in a French presidential debate Wednesday evening, the Minnesota Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a challenge by environmentalists over portions of a lower court ruling involving a key permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine and 20 positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week ending April 17. Bella Bot has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 19, 2022

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Russia ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland on Tuesday by intensifying assaults on cities and towns, a federal judge’s decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it’s really time to end one of the most visible vestiges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Associate Vice Provost for Student Achievement Sheneeta White answered questions about St. Thomas’ faculty advising. Designer Gillian Farinella has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 14, 2022

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The head of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that Russia’s war against Ukraine was weakening the economic prospects for most of the world’s countries. A public outdoor patio will replace the Starbucks drive-thru on the corner of Snelling and Marshall avenues. Gillian Farinella has todays News in :90.

News in :90 – April 13, 2022

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A man sought in connection with an attack on a subway train in Brooklyn that left 10 people shot is now considered a suspect, in Minneapolis, the school board voted to change the names of two schools, and early spring storms surged through southern Minnesota. Nkechukwu Akpati has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 12, 2022

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President Joe Biden is visiting corn-rich Iowa on Tuesday to announce he’ll suspend a federal rule preventing the sale of higher ethanol blend gasoline this summer, prosecutors revealed Monday that they offered plea deals to three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation is considering changes to the Twin Cities’ busiest highway. Designer Saylor Kragness has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 11, 2022

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Russia claims that it destroyed several air defense systems in Ukraine over the weekend, students will be in school 42 minutes longer due to the Minneapolis teacher strike and members of the St. Thomas Undergraduate Student Government feel the university community needs to better understand their positions as the 2022-23 elections draw near. Francesca Sartor has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 8, 2022

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A Russian missile hit a crowded train station in eastern Ukraine Friday morning, President Joe Biden will celebrate the confirmation hearing of judge Kentanji Brown Friday, the Minnesota senate’s Republican majority passed a $8.4 billion tax cut bill Thursday, and the new Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, William “Bill” Tolman, will be joining St. Thomas on July 1. Photographer Zach Knapp has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 7, 2022

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Minnesota animal health officials say more than a million birds across the state have now been infected with bird flu. Minnesota prosecutors declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke in February. Olivia VanGrinsven has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 6, 2022

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A man arrested Tuesday in connection with a Sacramento shooting that killed six people was released from prison weeks before, and Kremlin-backed media are denouncing recent videos and photos of bodies that emerged from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha as an elaborate hoax. Luana Karl has today’s News in :90

News in :90 – April 5, 2022

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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.

News in :90 – April 4, 2022

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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.

News in :90 – April 1, 2022

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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.

News in :90 – March 31, 2022

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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.