For the entire month of September, St. Thomas sophomore Wyatt Amdahl is walking shoeless, acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire began his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, and a homeless man in Duluth pleaded guilty to starting a fire that destroyed the Adas Israel Synagogue. Reporter Mia Laube has today’s News in :90.
A Minneapolis woman was rescued Wednesday afternoon from Lake Superior and a Saint Paul man was fatally shot Wednesday evening. Reporter Jacob Schneider has today’s news in :90.
Police near Minneapolis shot and killed a driver following a chase, a group of marchers protesting the shooting shut down part of I-494 for about a half-hour on Sunday night, thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong on Monday, and a fire has gutted a historic synagogue in downtown Duluth. Production Editor Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
About 10 inches of snow has fallen in Duluth, Minnesota Thursday morning, Pope Francis issued a law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up, and a BBC DJ was fired Thursday after using a picture of a chimpanzee in a tweet about the royal baby’s birth. Chief Story Editor Samantha HoangLong has today’s News in :90.
Northern Minnesota has long been known for its mining history. Videographer Charlie Siddons recaps the federal government’s decision to reopen mineral exploration around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and reactions to the decision.
University Affairs Editor Solveig Rennan argues in a column that, while the removal of Huckleberry Finn from a Duluth school district curriculum isn’t necessarily bad, teachers should be consulted when deciding what books should be used.
Minnesota Olympians return home to a celebration in Duluth, Parkland High School students return to the school, and corporate sponsors drop partnerships with the NRA. Design Manager Christine Hastings has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas first-year student Joseph Sarne died Tuesday, Feb. 6 after a rollover car accident on Interstate 35 near Duluth the prior Saturday.
Dominic Ondoro finished in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 6 seconds. He beat second-place finisher Christopher Kipyego by 2 minutes, 51 seconds.
This is News in :90 for Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013.
