George H. W. Bush dies on Friday, December 1st, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres issues a dramatic appeal about global warming, the Dinner Table Diplomacy produces agreement to keep talking. Opinions editor Anna Hoffman has today’s News in :90.
President Trump signs revised North American Trade Pact, state officials report agricultural, mining and manufacturing exports increased and videographer Charlie Siddons captures the government’s decision to reopen mineral exploration. Design Manager Christine Hastings has today’s News in :90.
Minneapolis officials are stepping up efforts to persuade citizens from a homeless camp, Michael Cohen makes an appearance before a federal judge, and Northern Minnesota police officials encounter a standoff with an armed man. Chief Studio Producer Mackenzie Bailey has today’s News in :90.
Cindy Hyde-Smith won the last U.S. Senator run off election in Mississippi on Tuesday, thousands of teens at a migrant detention camp in Texas could be at risk following Trump’s forced finger print checks for their caregivers and short staffed mental health workers, and Russian border guards fire at 3 Ukrainian ships on Sunday. …
A man accused of threatening teenagers with a gun inside a McDonald’s in Eden Prairie is released from jail, Minnesota wildlife officials and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar push congress for more funding to monitor Chronic Wasting Disease in the deer herd and Minnesota state colleges and universities seek more state funding as the state sees …
The Tiny Tap, a taphouse on wheels, begins to make its way around Twin Cities, winter storm brings blizzard-like conditions to Midwest, and the United Arab Emirates pardon release for British academic. Assignment Editor Althea Larson has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas women’s basketball standout Hannah Spaulding was one of five players named to the D3hoops.com preseason All-American team and enters her final season with championship aspirations.
A tap house on wheels has started making its way around the Twin Cities. The Tiny Tap was co-founded in October 2017 by St. Thomas alumni Colin Mihm and Trevor Pearson.
Volunteers from Minnesota traveled to North Carolina to help provide relief for animals impacted by hurricane Florence, a Selby Avenue building has been raised after a destructive fire, and a man died from a gun shot wound while hunting in northern Minnesota. Designer Emilia Fredrickson has today’s News in :90.
Gov. Mark Dayton expects to be home before Thanksgiving after a month of hospitalization, stocks fell and the market was pushed back into the red, and St. Thomas announced plans to build two new residence halls and renovate two more. Director Noah Brown has today’s News in :90.
The university announced plans for two new dorms, which will be built where John Paul II and Faculty Residence currently sit. The projects are expected to be complete in 2020 and will not use tuition money.
A group of local volunteers took a road trip to North Carolina Oct. 18 to provide relief for animals affected by Hurricane Florence, providing over $1,500 and nearly 2,000 pounds of food and other supplies to two shelters in the area.
The St. Paul city council passes a $15 minimum wage ordinance, St. Paul Chipotle reconsiders firing restaurant manager, and St. Thomas Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion releases book series. Photographer Davis Narey has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion Artika Tyner released her third children’s picture book, “Joey and Grandpa Johnson’s Day in Rondo.”
The St. Paul City Council passed a $15 minimum wage ordinance Wednesday afternoon. Large businesses, including the University of St. Thomas, will increase minimum wages to $11.50 by July 1, 2020 and reach $15 an hour by 2023.
