For the past three years, St. Thomas has held a day of service in the spring to get students to volunteer. This year, the effort expanded into an additional fall day of service.
Service day expands scope with hunger focus
News in :90 – Oct. 2nd, 2017.
This is News in :90 for Monday, Oct. 2nd, 2017.
AP: At least 50 killed as gunman opens fire at Las Vegas concert
A gunman perched on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel-casino unleashed a hail of bullets on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 50 people as tens of thousands of concertgoers screamed and ran for their lives, officials said Monday. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Neighborhood staple St. Clair Broiler closes after 61 years
After 61 years of serving burgers, beers and malts to its loyal customers, the St. Clair Broiler shut its doors on Sept. 30.
News in :90 – Sept. 29th, 2017
TommieMedia Director Lauren Andrego reports on a heroin conviction, cows in Indonesia and a grandmother who joined her grandson in jail for today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 28, 2017
This is News in :90 for September 28, 2017.
AP: ‘Nothing, nothing.’ Aid lags in hurricane-torn Puerto Rico
Some Puerto Ricans say they have not seen anyone from the Puerto Rican government, much less FEMA, since the Hurricane Maria tore up the island Sept. 20, killing at least 16 people and leaving nearly all 3.4 million people in Puerto Rico without power.
News in :90 – Sept. 27, 2017
Xcel Energy announces plan for a South Dakota wind farm, and reading educators receive a boost from the U.S. Department of Education. Sports editor Noah Brown has today’s News in :90.
More than 100 students petition Scooter’s for wontons
Scooter’s removed cream cheese wontons from its menu at the beginning of the fall semester, spurring sophomore Elizabeth Stephenson to start a Change.org petition to bring them back.
Five Twin Cities state parks offer best fall colors
Designer Christine Hastings takes a look at the best places to see the fall colors near the Twin Cities.
News in :90 – Sept. 26, 2017
The is News in :90 for Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: By the numbers
Design Editor Carrie Tronvold breaks down the statistics of the Obama Administration’s 2012 immigration program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
News in :90 – Sept. 25, 2017
Tommies help with drone-based conservation research, and the university gets its first drum line. Designer Brie Bourdage has today’s News in :90.
Student starts drum line with hope of future St. Thomas marching band
Sophomore Dylan Barrett is founding St. Thomas’ first drum line in an effort to build his vision for a university marching band.
St. Thomas students pioneer drones in prairie research
Two St. Thomas monitored prairie restoration with drones, specifically looking at areas affected by ash and burn spots on the southeast border of Minnesota and Wisconsin.