Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality Sid Hartman, an old-school home team booster who once ran the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers and achieved nearly as much celebrity as some of the athletes he covered, died Sunday. He was 100.
St. Thomas has reported 231 total positive cases through Oct. 9, but the numbers don’t tell the whole story. St. Thomas contact tracers urge students to report test results with the intention of stopping the spread, not punishing students. Chief Story Editor and Social Media Manager Mia Laube has the story.
A person handing out inflammatory materials was trespassed, two individuals rode scooters inside the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex and a St. Thomas employee cut a finger. These and more are part of the Public Safety briefs for Oct. 1-15.
St. Thomas residential students are now allowed to visit other residents’ dorm halls between 10 a.m. and 2 a.m., Residence Life wrote in an email to on-campus residents.
17 Million Americans have voted ahead of the general election, a new testing program has started in Hawaii, and the Minnesota State Senate passed a 1.9 billion dollar construction package. Photojournalist Grace Hahn has today’s News in :90.
President Donald Trump sought to shore up support from constituencies in Iowa, Minnesota reported 29 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday and the European-Japanese probe, BepiColombo, bound for Mercury swung by Venus. Photographer Casey Eakins has today’s News in :90.
A second wave of COVID-19 hit Europe, the Minnesota House convened to try to pass a public works construction borrowing package and University of St. Thomas student clubs and organizations may host in-person events with more than 25 attendees. Designer Lauren Dettmer has today’s News in :90.
Thirty-six positive COVID-19 tests were reported last week by the University of St. Thomas’ Center For Well-Being Monday, Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been paused for an investigation into a study participant’s “unexplained illness” and Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is on Capitol Hill for a second day of hearings. Ad/PR representative Isabel Crosby has today’s News in :90.
Thirty-six positive COVID-19 tests were reported last week by the University of St. Thomas’ Center For Well-Being Monday, a decrease of 15 from last week. Justin Amaker, Joey Swanson and Maggie Stout have the story and infographic.
Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing began Monday, a federal judge upheld a Minnesota state court agreement that allows counting of absentee ballots up to seven days after Election Day and four St. Thomas community members provided life-saving aid to professor Stephen Laumakis. Videographer Madeline Combs has today’s News in :90.
COVID-19 is changing businesses everywhere as many states implemented stay-at-home orders and temporarily closed “non-essential” businesses earlier this year. Design Manager Maggie Stout shows how COVID-19 changed e-commerce.
Four Tommies. One stricken philosophy professor. The story, by TommieMedia’s Sawyer Rutan, Burke Spizale and Justin Amaker, of how four community members — a professor, a lab manager and two students — saved the life of Stephen Laumakis.
As students return to campus, they are adjusting to the new normal of campus life within the pandemic. While knowing it is necessary for the common good of the community, students find pros and cons to the precautions. Chief Video Editor Taylor Shupe has the story.
President Donald Trump insist he is ready to resume campaign rallies, 51 people were arrested Wednesday night in Minneapolis and the University of St. Thomas reduce AARC capacity limits. Photojournalist Huda Alsomali has today’s News in :90.
Some university departments that sponsor student meetings or activities may now host in-person student events and activities with more than 25 attendees starting on Oct. 12, Student Affairs said in an email Thursday.
