Ukraine submitted a set of proposals including its readiness to adopt a non-bloc, nuclear-free status, and scientists are concerned that the Corona virus could evolve within animal populations – potentially spawning dangerous viral mutants that could jump back to people. Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, U.S. regulators authorized another COVID-19 booster for people 50 and older on Tuesday, and police in Champlin are searching for a suspect in a fatal stabbing after a 35-year-old woman was found unresponsive in the front yard of a residence on Monday. Ad/Pr Representative Allexa Whitehouse has today’s News in :90.
Minneapolis teachers have approved a new contract to end the strike, Ukraine is prepared to declare its neutrality and consider a compromise and the Oscars happened Sunday. Director Scout Mason has today’s News in :90.
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared at a huge flag-waving rally Friday at a Moscow stadium, Public defenders are poised to go on strike as early as Tuesday across Minnesota, where unionized attorneys say they’ve been pushed to the brink by routinely high caseloads that have become unmanageable amid the coronavirus pandemic, and Governor Tim Walz gave an updated plan on what to do with the state’s reasonably big surplus last Thursday.
An unspecified number of U.S.-made drones will be among the additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine. A Minneapolis man who lost an eye when he was hit by a projectile fired by police during protests that followed George Floyd’s killing will get a $2.4 million settlement. Lane Kennedy has todays News in :90.
Russian forces are pounding Ukrainian cities and edging closer to the capital, Kyiv, in a relentless bombardment that keeps deepening the humanitarian crisis in this war, now in its third week, the mayor of the Minneapolis suburb where Daunte Wright was killed by an officer who said she mistook her handgun for her Taser said Tuesday that a memorial to the Black motorist will stay in place, after miscommunication with staff led some to believe it would be removed and St. Thomas’ Luann Dummer Center for Women hosted Leslie Jamison, an acclaimed author and novelist, March 8. KUST host Joe LaPorte has today’s News in :90.
Russia’s relentless bombardment of Ukraine edged closer to central Kyiv as a series of strikes hit a residential neighborhood, prosecutors have decided not to charge a Minneapolis woman and her son after one of them fatally shot a man they say was trying to break into their home and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a new policy for search warrants following the police shooting of a Black man in a downtown apartment. Photographer Zachary Knapp has today’s News in :90.
More than 2.8 million people have fled Ukraine, according to the U.N. refugee agency, with the vast majority seeking refuge in Poland, which has taken in more than 1.7 million refugees in the last 19 days. Gillian Farinella has today’s News in :90.
Russia widened its military offensive in Ukraine, a self-described member of an anti-government extremist group accused of taking advantage of the unrest after George Floyd’s killing to raise money for the movement was sentenced to three years in federal prison, and Minnesota legislative leaders remain so far apart on a deal to avert a looming increase in unemployment insurance taxes on businesses that they could not agree on whether the deadline is next Tuesday or April 30th. Reporter Ben Hogan has today’s News in :90.
3M is joining the growing list of multinational companies that have suspended business operations in Russia. St. Thomas men’s hockey graduate student goaltender Peter Thome signed a professional contract Tuesday with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL. Abby Kielty has todays News in :90.
Despite Russia achieving less and struggling more than anticipated two weeks into the Ukraine War, the invading force of more than 150,000 troops retains large advantages in firepower as they bear down on key cities. Moscow’s main objective is toppling the Kyiv government and replacing it with Kremlin-friendly leadership. Angelica Franaschouk has today’s News in :90.
President Joe Biden has decided to ban Russian oil imports, teachers in the Minneapolis school district walked off the job on Tuesday in a dispute over wages, and three positive COVID-19 cases were reported by the Center for Well-Being during the week ending on March 4th. Ad/Pr representative Camarae Good has today’s News in :90.
Russian forces intensified shelling of cities in Ukraines center as citizens attempted to evacuate, federal prosecutors plan to appeal a ruling that overturned a death sentence, and St. Thomas eMedia staff member Oyuna Uranchimeg is competing in the Paralympics. Katie Goelz has today’s News in :90.
Russians could face prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading information that goes against the government’s position on the war in Ukraine, Russian troops seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe Friday and the Minnesota senate held its first votes Thursday on a package of Republican-backed education bills promoted as a “Parents Bill of Rights.” Reporter Nkechukwu Akpati has today’s News in :90.
Russian forces captured a strategic Ukrainian port and besieged another. Russian forces have taken over the local government in the port city of Kherson. Kare-TV morning anchor announces backing of the forward party of Minnesota. Ruth Moder had todays News in :90.
