News in :90 – Feb. 9, 2022

An investigation is underway into a fatal accident at a 3M plant in western Minnesota, first lady Jill Biden and Health and Human Service Secretary Xavier Becerra are visiting Minnesota Wednesday and St. Thomas seniors have been selected as finalists for the 2022 Tommie Award. Sports Editor Sam Larson has today’s News in :90.

2022 Tommie Award Finalists

St. Thomas seniors Thevni Lelwala, Kevyn Perkins and Adam Revoir have been selected as finalists for the 2022 Tommie Award, an annual honor given to a St. Thomas senior who “embodies the ideals of St. Thomas Aquinas through scholarship, leadership and campus involvement.”

Top Stories – March 18, 2021

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.

News in :90 – March 10, 2021

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.

Pascale Kunda wins Tommie Award

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.

News in :90 – Feb. 27, 2019

St. Thomas first-year Miranda Mead was diagnosed with cancer in 2015. In northwestern Minnesota, a woman was accused of setting fire to her restaurant for insurance money. President Donald Trump met with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Wednesday in hopes to curb North Korea’s pursuit of Nuclear weapons. At St. Thomas, this is the first year all three Tommie Award finalists were first-generation college students and students of color. Reporter Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.