North Korea’s missile launch Wednesday suggests underwater testing for the first time in three years, the Minnesota Historical Society is holding public hearings across the state on whether to rename historic Fort Snelling, and students at Winona State University have a new housing option at a local assisted living facility. Photojournalist Tina O’Malley has today’s News in :90.
A local militant Islamic State group took responsibility for the Easter Day bombings in Sri Lanka, Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday, and the MIAC President’s Council met as scheduled Thursday to consider bylaw changes. Reporter Alex Panos has today’s News in :90.
The Saudi Arabian government revoked the citizenship of Osama Bin Laden’s son, President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un fail to make a trade deal, Bryce Harper landed the largest contract in baseball history after signing with the Philadelphia Phillies, and Samantha Hoanglong and Kat Barrett host this week’s episode of Tommie Media’s Top stories. Reporter Rae Beaner has today’s News in 90.
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.
President Donald Trump was greeted in Hanoi, Vietnam for a second meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, Interstate 35 in Owatonna reopened early Tuesday morning after a blizzard left a foot of snow, and Australian Cardinal George Pell is the most senior Catholic cleric ever to be charged with child sex abuse. Reporter Alex Panos has today’s News in :90.
President Donald Trump may try to persuade North Korean leader, the Environmental Protection Agency sees budget cuts and columnist Maddie Peters argues foreign language should be offered in elementary schools. Reporter Carly Noble has today’s News in :90.
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.
Iran chastises the U.S. for pulling out of the nuclear deal, an E. coli outbreak has reached Minnesota, and three Americans detained in North Korea for over a year are heading home. Director Sophie Carson has today’s News in :90.
TommieMedia’s latest episode of Top Stories, an explosion in Superior, Wisconsin, George H.W. Bush hospitalized and a meeting between North and South Korean leaders are all part of today’s News in :90. Reporter Kat Barrett reports.
President Donald Trump confirms a secret meeting with Kim Jung Un happened, a St. Thomas junior is pursuing her passions in fashion, and former first lady Barbara Bush dies at 92. Production Editor Noah Brown has today’s News in :90.
A pedestrian bridge collapses at a university in Florida, a former women’s hockey coach wins a near $3.75 million lawsuit against the University of Minnesota-Duluth, and North Korea’s foreign minister meets with Sweden’s prime minister. Video Editor Luke Moe has today’s News in :90.
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.
The United States is considered the land of the free, but American journalist Laura Ling had to experience the loss of her freedom a world away before she truly appreciated its value.
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014.
