One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address Thursday night to make all adults eligible for vaccines by May 1 and raised the prospect of “independence from this virus” by the Fourth of July. He offered Americans fresh hope and appealed anew for their help.
St. Thomas Residence Life announced the addition of compost bins inside residence hall waste rooms in a campuswide email on Feb. 8th. Sydney LaBelle and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
Mohamed Malim, former refugee and 2018 St. Thomas graduate, created the idea for a business called Epimonía for the 2018 Fowler Business Concept Challenge to help support refugees in the United States. Natalie Hoepner and Casey Eakins have the story.
A judge on Thursday granted prosecutors’ request to add a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, heavy snow in northeastern Minnesota left many without power and the International Olympic Committee is offering vaccines to athletes for the Olympic games. Ad/PR Representative Alaina Schoenfelder has today’s News in :90.
A judge on Thursday granted prosecutors’ request to add a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death.
Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death questioned potential jurors Wednesday about their attitudes toward police, trying to determine whether they’re more inclined to believe testimony from law enforcement over evidence from other witnesses to the fatal confrontation.
Jury selection for the Derek Chauvin trial continues today, the U.S. is buying an additional 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and Pascale Kunda has won the Tommie Award. Ad/PR Representative Jacqueline Strunk has today’s News in :90.
The long process of jury selection for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death began Tuesday with two jurors picked and five dismissed, including some who said they would not be able to set aside their views on what happened.
The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death is going ahead with jury selection after a delay yesterday. St. Thomas is investigating an ethnic slur found on a chalkboard of a classroom building, found on monday. St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being reported 5 COVID-19 cases on campus last week. Reporter Libby Simpson has today’s News in :90.
Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday that Minnesota is expanding eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine after reaching its goal of inoculating at least 70% of people 65 and older.
St. Thomas is investigating an ethnic slur found on a chalkboard in an O’Shaughnessy Educational Center classroom on Monday morning, according to a statement released by the university. Director Mia Laube has the story.
Five positive COVID-19 tests were reported to St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being last week, an increase of four from the previous week. Justin Amaker and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
St. Thomas senior Pascale Kunda, an international student from Rwanda and mechanical engineering major, is the 2021 Tommie Award recipient according to Student Affairs on Feb. 12. Andrés Tejeda has the story.
Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials.
Jury selection for Derek Chauvin’s trial in Minneapolis has been paused for at least a day and DFL party Rep. Ryan Winkler presented the adult-use cannabis bill to the Minnesota House of Representatives. Ad/PR Representative Paige Peplinski has today’s News in :90.
