The MIAC clears fall and spring sports to compete this semester, and Minnesota governor Tim Walz eases COVID-19 restrictions. TommieMedia’s Emily Haugen and Justin Amaker have those topics and more on this episode of Top Stories.
St. Thomas baseball’s doubleheader Thursday against St. Scholastica at U.S. Bank Stadium has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols and no make-up date has been scheduled yet.
Concern is fading over a massive settlement for George Floyd’s family and its impact on the trial of Derek Chauvin, Asian-Americans are grieving after an Atlanta-area shooting on Tuesday that killed eight people and many U.S. schools are preparing to do summer school to help kids make up for lost time due to the pandemic. Ad/PR representative Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the reopening of movie theaters in New York City. Columnist Logan Sriharatsa discusses the excitement and worry for movie theaters reopening and also highlights some movies soon to be released.
A judge this morning dismissed a juror who had been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police office in George Floyd’s death. This year, St. Patrick’s Day was held mostly virtually in New York. Supporters for the University Survivors Movement, a group that advocates for the end of sexual assault on college campuses, is seeking changes for title nine.
Instead of travelling to St. Mary’s University Tuesday for the St. Thomas women’s hockey team’s season finale, the game was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. The cancellation marks the end of a 6-2-0 season for the Tommies.
For the second week in a row, COVID-19 cases on campus have increased from one to nine. With COVID-19 cases rising in many places, governments are facing a hard choice of pushing on with the cheap and easy to use AstraZeneca vaccine or suspending it due to high reports of dangerous blood clots. Minnesota men’s basketball coach, Richard Pitino was fired on monday. Designer Max Osborne has today’s news in :90.
Nine positive COVID-19 tests were reported by the Center for Well-Being last week, an increase of four from the previous week. Angeline Terry and Lauren Dettmer have the story.
Gov. Tim Walz on Friday announced he is easing several coronavirus restrictions, citing rising vaccinations and declining COVID-19 cases.
Jury selection for the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death resumed Friday and St. Thomas graduate Mohamed Malim created Epimonía, a business designed to help support refugees in the United States. Designer Rabia Malik has today’s News in :90.
Executive director of the Center for Well-Being Madonna McDermott joins TommieMedia’s Angeline Terry on In Depth to discuss COVID-19 on campus and the rollout of the vaccine.
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.
The St. Paul Saints are introducing fans to a new level of Minor League Baseball after being named the Twins’ Triple-A affiliate for the upcoming 2021 season, starting play April 6. Sports Editor Olivia Paradise has the story.
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.
