Students with disabilities are experiencing academic setbacks during the pandemic, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has named Tina Flournoy as her chief of staff, and a small plane crash-landed on a Minnesota interstate. Chief Story Editor and Social Media Manager Mia Laube has today’s News in :90.
Britain authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for use Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr declared the U.S. Justice Department has uncovered no evidence of voter fraud and there is a growing zero waste movement. Assignment Editor Burke Spizale has today’s News in :90.
Positive COVID-19 cases on campus fell by almost half, Arizona certifies President-elect Joe Biden as its winner and police will not open a major investigation into the disappearance of a monolith in Utah. Business Manager Mae Macfarlane has today’s News in :90.
Moderna said it would ask U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, Wisconsin’s recount confirmed Biden’s victory in the state and classes are resuming on campus at St. Thomas after Thanksgiving. Director Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
Students choose between going home or staying on campus for Thanksgiving, surging COVID-19 cases in Minnesota forced the state to send the National Guard to help, applications for unemployment benefits rose in the U.S. Ad/Pr Representative Kyra Winslow has today’s News in :90.
COVID-19 numbers dropped in Monday’s weekly report, Minnesota rolled out a new COVID-19 tracking smartphone app, and Joe Biden will formally announce his National Security team this afternoon. Designer Ava Wilk has today’s News in :90.
President-elect Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, Gov. Walz plans to unveil a new technology designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 and St. Thomas tutoring departments have adjusted their service. Reporter Macy Berendsen has today’s News in :90.
President Donald Trump is summoning state legislators, doctors are urging Minnesotans to comply with new COVID-19 restrictions and St. Thomas will continue operations after Thanksgiving break. Reporter Logan Bahr has today’s News in :90.
Gov. Tim Walz imposed four weeks’ worth of new COVID-19 restrictions, campus community members lined up for St. Thomas’ free on-campus COVID-19 testing and the number of Americans seeking unemployment rose last week to 742,000. University Affairs Editor Annie Terry has today’s News in :90.
Minnesota bars, restaurants and fitness centers will close for four weeks starting Friday, two state senators announced they will split from the DFL and President Trump fired the nation’s top election security official. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Amazon opens an online pharmacy and the Vikings defeated the Bears. Reporter Jaqueline Strunk has today’s News in :90.
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be 94.5% effective, Comcast plans to provide Wi-Fi connected “lift zones” and university President Julie Sullivan spoke about St. Thomas’ recent COVID-19 efforts at a USG meeting. Ad & PR representative Logan Sriharatsa has today’s News in :90.
Federal and State officials have found no evidence of compromised votes, public health officials prepare for the biggest vaccination effort in U.S history and St. Thomas is offering free on-campus COVID-19 testing. AD/PR representative Alaina Schoenfelder has today`s News in :90.
Minnesota’s largest school district is planning to close its elementary schools due to COVID-19, Trump loyalists have filed at least 15 legal challenges in Pennsylvania and the University of St. Thomas hosted its first Division I signing day. Reporter Libby Simpson has today’s News in :90.
Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday that bars and restaurants will now close at 10 p.m. due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, 16 people were injured in snowstorm related vehicle crashes and the St. Thomas dance team is moving under athletic supervision. Videographer Josh Ballou has today’s News in :90.
