This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Feb. 21 with Reporter Taylor Shupe.
News in :90 – Feb. 21, 2018
News in :90 – Feb. 19, 2018
The St. Paul teachers union is expected to vote on a tentative contract, and the president discusses a bipartisan bill to help improve the federal background check system for gun ownership. Director Sophie Carson has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Feb. 16, 2018
Coffee Bene reduces its library hours, Opinions Editor Sam Miner writes a response to the Florida shooting, and Catholic Studies founder Don Briel is in hospice. Designer Keely Gregory has today’s News in :90.
Coffee Bene changes hours for library location
The Coffee Bene location in the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library has reduced its hours significantly, now closing at 4 p.m. on weekdays.
News in :90 – Feb. 15, 2018
Authorities charged Nikolas Cruz with 17 counts of premeditated murder following Wednesday’s school shooting. St. Thomas first-year Joseph Sarne died Tuesday, Feb. 6 in a car crash and Mikaela Shiffrin made her Olympic debut. Photojournalist Sophie Ringold has today’s News in :90.
First-year student dies in car accident
St. Thomas first-year student Joseph Sarne died Tuesday, Feb. 6 after a rollover car accident on Interstate 35 near Duluth the prior Saturday.
US official: Florida high school shooter identified
A former Florida high school student is in custody after he allegedly opened fire at his former school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people.
Bylaws updated, clubs funded in Feb. 8 USG meeting
Updates to the USG voting system were among the four amendments to the organization’s bylaws approved at the most recent general council meeting. University Affairs Editor Solveig Rennan has a full update from the event’s proceedings.
News in :90 – Feb. 13, 2018
Former St. Kate’s student pleads not guilty to federal charges, a 16-year-old Sibley County native charged with felony gross negligence has reached a plea deal, President Donald Trump tries to eliminate federal support of the U.S. waterway cleanup, and Annie Youngblood is the Tommie Award winner.
AP: Minnesota woman ordered detained on terror, arson charges
Nineteen-year-old Tnuza Jamal Hassan of Minneapolis has been ordered detained by a federal judge after allegedly setting nine fires at St. Catherine University last month.
News in :90 – Feb. 12, 2018
President Trump unveils his new infrastructure plan, the Senate hosts a rare open debate on immigration policy, and stocks are rising. Reporter Samantha HoangLong has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Feb. 9, 2018
A St. Kate’s student is charged in connection with the fires set on campus last month, a new bill ends the federal government shutdown, and North Korea and South Korea have a show of diplomatic unity at the Olympics. Reporter Matthew Curry has today’s News in :90.
AP: Woman faces terror charge after fires at Minnesota campus
A Minnesota woman was charged Wednesday on one count of federal terrorism after being accused of encouraging two fellow college students to join a jihad months before she allegedly set several fires at St. Catherine University.
News in :90 – Feb. 8, 2018
A chair was stolen from U.S. Bank Stadium after the Super Bowl, the governor of North Dakota pays $37,000 for Super Bowl tickets, and Drake visits Miami. Reporter Althea Larson has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Feb. 7, 2018
An earthquake in Taiwan, SpaceX and the discovery of a 10,000 year old skeleton found in an English cave are all part of today’s News in :90 with chief story editor Emily Sweeney.