Amy Klobuchar announces her run for President, a 16-year-old boy takes control of an airplane and women and rap win big at the Grammys. Ad Director Kleio Vrohidis has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Feb. 11, 2019
AP: Dems’ 2020 field now includes Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday joined the growing group of Democrats jostling to be president and positioned herself as the most prominent Midwestern candidate in the field, as her party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White House.
News in :90 – Feb. 8, 2019
Arizona has considered allowing cameras extended care facility rooms after a woman was raped unconscious and later gave birth in phoenix. Cameras in patients’ rooms has been a controversial topic due to infringing on patient privacy. Many families have asked for the implementation of cameras to ensure the safety of their loved ones, regardless of …
News in :90 – Feb. 7, 2019
St. Paul Police Department began a pilot program last week, President Donald Trump’s call for a ban on late-term abortions is unlikely to prevail in Congress, and an apartment building collapsed in Istanbul, Turkey Wednesday killing six. Assignment Editor Ava Diaz has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Feb 6, 2019
President Trump delivers his second State of the Union address, a suspect is arrested after shooting a school bus driver in Minneapolis and Trump plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Sports Editor Matthew Curry has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Feb. 5, 2019
Donald Trump will call for optimism and unity in his State of the Union address tonight, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam still has not indicated whether he will step down, and attorneys for 21 Savage said Monday that the rapper was being wrongly held by federal immigration authorities. Chief Story Editor Samantha HoangLong has today’s News in :90.
AP: Painting looted by Nazis returned to Jewish heirs in Germany
Officials have returned a painting looted by the Nazis to the heirs of a Jewish French politician and resistance figure who was executed during World War II.
AP: Trump, Democrats taking border wall fight to prime-time TV
Delivering his first Oval Office address tonight, President Donald Trump is stressing humanitarian concerns at the U.S.-Mexico border as he tries to convince the American people he must get funding for his long-promised border wall before ending a partial government shutdown.
AP: Heavy snow blamed in 3 fatal Midwestern accidents
A powerful winter storm that caused whiteout conditions and treacherous roads in parts of the Upper Midwest is blamed in at least three fatal accidents, officials said.
Housing selection process to favor underclassmen
St. Thomas Residence Hall Association announced in an email this November that it will reserve 150 more beds in on-campus housing for current first-year students returning for fall 2019. St. Thomas plans to move towards a two year on-campus residency requirement as they renovate and restructure campus housing in the next ten years.
Upper Quad renovations to improve student experience
In an attempt to move the university toward the two-year on-campus residency requirement and make new opportunities for first-year students, St. Thomas announced three renovation projects for the upper quad. The St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel will be expanded and two new dormitories will be added.
News in :90 – Dec. 14, 2018
7-year-old Guatemalan girl dies in Border Patrol custody, Spanish prosecutors charge pop star Shakira with tax evasion, ThreeSixty Journalism hopes to change the representation of racial narratives in local news. Assignment Editor Emily Sweeney has today’s News in :90.
Truth and transformation: Changing racial narratives in media
Through a statewide conference in March titled Truth and Transformation: Changing Racial Narratives in Media, ThreeSixty Journalism hopes to change the representation of racial narratives in local news. The project is funded by the Kellogg Foundation and involves a number of partners but is spearheaded by Minnesota Public Radio.
News in :90 – Dec. 13, 2018
Michael Cohen is sentenced to three years in prison, accused secret agent Maria Butina has taken a plea deal, and St. Thomas acapella groups came together to record a music video. Sports Editor Matt Curry has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas a cappella groups sing out against hate
In response to recent hate crimes and racial incidents on campus, St. Thomas a cappella groups collaborated to create a music video project called We Stand For. Cadenza and the Summit Singers recorded the song “If You’re Out There” by John Legend and then invited students, clubs and other community members to come to OEC auditorium and write on a sign what they stood for.