St. Thomas first-year student Erika Cruz died as a result of injuries in a car crash Tuesday night and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said Thursday that every Minnesotan should be able to get a vaccine by this summer. Columnist Macy Berendsen has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas first-year student Erika Cruz died as a result of injuries in a car crash that, according to Olmsted County authorities, involved an impaired driver Tuesday night in Rochester.
Minnesota public health officials are asking families to get tested for COVID-19 every two weeks, President Biden nominated three postal experts to the governing board of the U.S. Postal Service and St. Thomas recognizes the Black leaders who have enhanced the campus community. Columnist Mae Macfarlane has today’s News in :90.
During Black History Month, St. Thomas recognizes the Black leaders who have enhanced the campus community. Ea Porter, Todd Lawrence and Munir Maalim are three leaders who demonstrate the importance of celebrating Black history through their work, commitment to teaching and activism.
Golfer Tiger Woods recovers from a car accident, Minnesota utilities customers will face increased February heating bills and demolition of St. Thomas’ Loras Hall is underway. Photographer Casey Eakins has today’s News in :90.
Nine positive COVID-19 cases were reported at St. Thomas, security officials say that bad intelligence was to blame for the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and Xcel Energy was named one of the world’s most ethical companies. Videographer Maddie Combs has today’s News in :90.
Tiger Woods was seriously injured Tuesday when his SUV crashed into a median, rolled over and ended up on its side on a steep roadway in suburban Los Angeles known for wrecks, authorities said. The golf superstar had to be pulled out through the windshield, and his agent said he was undergoing leg surgery.
Nine positive COVID-19 cases were reported last week by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being, over a 50% decrease from last week’s 19 cases, and the lowest since the week of Jan. 30. Emili Raeder and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
The Supreme Court cleared a New York prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump’s tax returns Monday and St. Thomas graduate Hannah Studee used a Tommie network to establish a fitness training business. Reporter Lauren Price has today’s News in :90.
Drawing on connections she made throughout her time at St. Thomas, Studee organized a team of like-minded individuals who have helped to make her entrepreneurial visions a reality. Reporter Lauren Price has the story.
The NASA rover Perseverance landed on Mars Thursday and Tommies Closet, a program that aims to recycle unwanted clothes, is offering mini workshops for students and faculty on how to mend torn clothes. Reporter Sam Larson has today’s News in :90.
A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars.
Not only did St. Thomas juniors Payton Filipiak and Morgan Ronsen start a sustainability program called Tommies Closet, they’re helping St. Thomas students, faculty and staff do it too. Reporter Josie Morss has the story.
Life expectancy in the United States has dropped due to COVID-19, National Guard troops will be in the Minneapolis area during the trial of Derek Chauvin and St. Thomas women’s hockey lost against Hamline University Wednesday night. Ad/PR representative Isabel Crosby has today’s News in :90.
The Speedway on the corner of Cleveland and Grand avenues reopened Feb. 1 after being burned down during protests in response to the killing of George Floyd last May. Reporter Natalie Hoepner has the story.
