UPDATE: 9:01 p.m. April 23. This story has been updated to include the location of the new stadiums. The University of St. Thomas is creating new ballfields to make room for the baseball and softball teams on campus. Since the university has risen to Division I in sports, the university’s leadership team has decided to …
St. Thomas eSports Club hosts charity Smash Bros. tournament
The St. Thomas eSports Club hosted its biannual Smash Bros. tournament for the gaming-related charity Extra Life
Tommies head to capitol to advocate for pressing issues facing Minnesotans
Donna Ruiz, the daughter of immigrant parents who were able to afford necessary medical treatment thanks to Minnesota Care, was one of the nearly 100 young adults who attended the Day at the Capitol on April 11.
News in :90 – April 19, 2023
Federal investigators say BNSF railroad is analyzing a section of fractured rail after last month’s fiery derailment. Fox News agreed Tuesday to pay Dominion voting systems nearly $800 million in a settlement over election claims. India is on track to become the world’s most populous nation.
Fox, Dominion reach settlement over false election claims
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached a settlement Tuesday in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, averting a trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by promoting lies about the 2020 presidential election.
News in :90 – April 18, 2023
Police in New York have arrested two men for allegedly setting up a secret police station for a Chinese provincial police agency. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order containing more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers. Minnesota House Democrats rolled out their main tax bill of the session Monday, proposing nearly $3 billion in breaks for the largest tax cut in state history.
St. Thomas holds sixth annual Run for Ronald charity race
St. Thomas hosted the sixth annual Run for Ronald charity race for the Ronald McDonald House Charities on Saturday. Participants ran around campus twice before arriving at the finish line next to the Anderson Student Center.
Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man’s home to pick up his younger brothers.
St. Paul ordered to court for Summit Trail Plan, failed to comply in data practices statue
The City of St. Paul has been ordered to appear in court for allegedly violating a Minnesota Data Practices Act in its Summit Avenue Regional Trail Plan, according to Ramsey County court documents dated April 12.
How Facilities Management regulates heating during unpredictable Minnesota winters
There are two main heating, ventilating, and air conditioning plants on campus; one on the north campus and one on the south. The boilers are connected to pipes that run through tunnels and into every building on the north campus.
News in :90 – April 12, 2023
Police body camera video released Tuesday showed the chaotic moments of a mass shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville. Attorneys defending Fox withheld critical information about the role company founder Rupert Murdoch. Democrats announced Tuesday that they will hold their party’s 2024 national convention in Chicago, choosing the biggest liberal city in the Midwest.
Louisville shooter targeted bank co-workers, police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said.
News in :90 – April 11, 2023
A volcano erupted early Tuesday on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday. A student at a private southeastern Minnesota college faces multiple counts.
News in :90 – April 5, 2023
For the first time in history, a former U.S. president has appeared in court as a criminal defendant. A U.S. House speaker meeting with the president of Taiwan for a rare visit on American soil. A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday.
Trump charged with 34 felony counts in hush money scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records arising from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign, according to two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter.