A public art tribute to Bob Dylan was unveiled Saturday in Hibbing with the hopes of inspiring a new generation of young artists, a notorious Haitian gang known for brazen kidnappings and killings was accused by police of abducting 17 missionaries from a U.S.-based organization and Colin Powell died of COVID-19 complications. Designer Bella Bot has today’s News in :90.
Suicide bombers attached a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan, six people were shot in Minneapolis and the Career Development Center opened a new space for career exploration. Ad/PR Representative Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.
Gov. Tim Walz is asking ICE to stop deportation proceedings for a woman who claims she stabbed her husband in self-defense, inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.6% in September compared to a year ago, and at least 46 people died in a fire in Taiwan. Isabel Crosby has today’s News in :90.
The U.S. will reopen its borders to nonessential travel, Gustavus Adolphus college renamed its arboretum, and nineteen positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the Center for Well-Being. Lauren Stanton has today’s News in :90.
Two men were charged in connection with a weekend shootout, a U.S. based economist won the Nobel prize, and St. Thomas faculty, staff, and students stood in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community on National Coming Out Day. Lauren Price has today’s News in :90.
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators to authorize its pill against COVID-19, a Southern California beach reopened after an undersea pipeline leaked crude oil into the waters and a shootout at a busy St. Paul bar left a woman dead and 14 injured. Reporter Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
Russia’s daily coronavirus death toll hit a new record, Google is cracking down on ads promoting false climate change claims and giant panda twins born at Tokyo’s Zoo got their names. Designer Paige Yurczyk has today’s News in :90.
The Minnesota Supreme Court denied Derek Chauvin’s request for a public defender, Pfizer asked the U.S. government to approve use of the vaccine in children aged 5 to 11, and a federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the country. Elijah Todd-Walden has today’s News in :90.
A touch football game kicked off homecoming week, Gov.Tim Walz called for COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements for teachers, and international enrollment is at an all-time high at St. Thomas. Annabelle Wiskus has today’s News in :90.
Minnesota gave local governments more time to claim federal COVID-19 relief funds, a former Facebook data scientist revealed the company’s dishonesty in preventing hate speech, and the St. Thomas homecoming committee kicked off the week with a football event. Jos Morss has today’s News in :90.
A new report sheds light on how world leaders, politicians, billionaires, and other have used offshore accounts to shield assets collectively worth trillions of dollars, Pope Francis and dozens of religious leaders signed a joint appeal to commit to ambitious climate targets and Minnesota Republican activists picked former state Senator David Hann as the next leader of their party. Reporter Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
Drugmaker Merck will soon ask health officials to authorize its experimental COVID-19 pill and the St. Thomas Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion addressed a visit from a TikTok personality. Reporter Luana Karl has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas students gathered to denounce white supremacy, the CDC is encouraging people to get the flu shot, and the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the third straight week. Mia Laube has today’s News in :90.
Stickers linked to a white supremacist movement were posted on campus yesterday, Pfizer submitted data to the FDA to have the vaccine approved for children between 5 and 11 years old, and today is National Voter Registration Day. Caroline Hansen has today’s News in :90.
The recommendation from federal authorities about children receiving the COVID-19 vaccine could cause the first significant jump in vaccinations seen in months, Facebook is putting a hold on the development of a kids’ version of Instagram and the University of Minnesota is taking action to curb violent crimes in Dinkytown.
