Students and faculty celebrated the Catholic feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe Thursday afternoon in Fr. Dorsey Way on the second floor of the Anderson Student Center.
Officer testifies on Day 3 of trial over Daunte Wright death
A patrol sergeant who was backing up other officers after Daunte Wright was pulled over took the stand Friday as prosecutors resumed their case in the manslaughter trial of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter.
Jussie Smollett convicted of staging attack, lying to police
CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was convicted Thursday on charges he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself nearly three years ago and then lied to Chicago police about it.
Girlfriend: Daunte Wright was ‘just gasping’ after shooting
The woman who was riding with Daunte Wright when he was pulled over by police testified Thursday about the chaos right after an officer shot him, saying she screamed at Wright trying to get a response but that he “wasn’t answering me and he was just gasping.”
St. Thomas booster clinics fill up in ‘days’ after no email announcement to students
St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being announced Nov. 29 that it would begin offering COVID-19 booster shots, filling up all the time slots in “a matter of days,” according to The Center for Well-Being Director of Operations Luis de Zengotita.
Prosecutor: Cop who killed Daunte Wright violated training
A prosecutor at the manslaughter trial of the Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright told jurors Wednesday that Kim Potter violated her training and “betrayed a 20-year-old kid.”
COVID-19 UPDATE: Positive cases hit semester high
Forty-one positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week of Nov. 27, which is the highest number of cases reported in the fall semester.
US plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing t o protest Chinese human rights abuses, the White House confirmed Monday, a move that China has vowed to greet with “firm countermeasures.”
President Sullivan speaks, new club approved and finance update given at Dec. 2 USG meeting
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan discussed campus updates, an accessibility club was approved and finance updates were overviewed at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting Thursday, Dec. 2 at the Iversen Center for Faith’s Schoenecker Hall.
Jury for officer’s trial in Daunte Wright death reaches 11
Jury selection moved forward Thursday in the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s shooting death, with the 10th and 11th jurors seated ahead of opening statements next week.
Omicron confirmed in Minnesotan man who attended NYC anime convention
Just a day after the U.S. announced its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus had been detected in California, health officials announced Thursday it was found in a man who attended an anime convention in New York City in late November.
Student kills 3, wounds 8 at Oxford High School in Michigan
A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school, killing three students, including a 16-year-old boy who died in a deputy’s patrol car on the way to a hospital, authorities said.
At the end of Native American Heritage Month, St. Thomas works to share Indigenous history
November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate Native American people, culture and history and to cultivate a sense of belonging for a group that has often been denied inclusion in the United States.
Attorney: Potter to testify at trial in Daunte Wright death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot Daunte Wright will testify at her trial, her attorney said Tuesday as jury selection began with potential panelists being questioned closely about their attitudes on policing, protests and the Black Lives Matter movement.
COVID-19 UPDATE: 15 new positive cases
Fifteen positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the Center for Well-Being during the week of Nov. 22.