The St. Thomas Queer Straight Alliance and the LGBTQ Staff and Faculty Association jointly held a candlelit vigil at Iversen Center for Faith on Friday, Nov. 18 in honor of Trans Day of Remembrance. Miles Schiffer has the story.
SLIDESHOW: 8.4 inches of snow falls on St. Paul
Photographer Sebastian Yang captured Tuesday’s 8.4-inch snow storm on camera.
St. Thomas kicks off Christmas season with tree lighting ceremony
St. Thomas students, faculty and staff gathered in the atrium of Anderson Student Center Monday to light the school Christmas tree in the annual tree-lighting ceremony. Miles Schiffer has the story.
Caruso wins PFL Coach of the Year
In his team’s second year of Division I, St. Thomas football coach Glenn Caruso received the Pioneer Football League Coach of the Year award for his team’s remarkable 10-1 record and undefeated conference season. Cam Kauffman has the story.
LGBTQ Nightclub shooting suspect facing murder, hate crime charges
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Court records show the man suspected of killing five people and injuring others at a gay bar in Colorado Springs is facing murder and hate crime charges.
St. Thomas football downs Butler, claims PFL title outright
INDIANAPOLIS – Senior quarterback Cade Sexauer and his fellow senior teammates came to St. Thomas as Division III football players, never expecting to be on a DI team–let alone a Division I conference championship team. Cam Kauffman has the story.
St. Thomas football wins PFL outright, beats Butler 27-13
INDIANAPOLIS – Senior quarterback Cade Sexauer ran in two touchdowns in the St. Thomas football team’s 27-13 road win over Butler Saturday, securing the Tommies’ outright win of the Pioneer Football League title. Cam Kauffman has the story.
Special teams propels St. Thomas football to 14-0 halftime lead over Butler
INDIANAPOLIS – Sophomore defensive back Yusuf Leak recovered a blocked 49-yard field goal, returning it for a 66-yard touchdown and pulling the St. Thomas football team to a 14-0 halftime lead over Butler. Cam Kauffman has the story.
St. Thomas enjoys big jump to FCS after boot from D3 league
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sixteen months ago, as St. Thomas prepared to complete an unprecedented jump up in competition, one set of just-for-fun national power rankings pegged the Minnesota Catholic school as dead last among the 128 teams for its rookie season in the Football Championship Subdivision.
Starbucks workers strike at more than 100 US stores
Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike Thursday in their largest labor action since a campaign to unionize the company’s stores began late last year.
Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest. The announcement comes just a week after an underwhelming midterm showing for Republicans and will force the party to decide whether to embrace a candidate whose refusal to accept defeat in 2020 pushed American democracy to the brink.
Russian missiles cross into Poland during strike on Ukraine
A Russian missile barrage on the Ukrainian power grid sent the war spilling over into neighboring countries Tuesday, hitting NATO member Poland and cutting electricity to much of Moldova.
Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies, becoming the latest major drug industry player to promise major support to state, local and tribal governments still grappling with a crisis in overdose deaths.
Suspect in deadly U.Va. shooting taken into custody
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The suspect in a shooting at the University of Virginia that killed three members of the football team was taken into custody Monday, more than 13 hours after he allegedly gunned down fellow students in a bus as they returned from a school field trip, authorities said.
St. Thomas men’s basketball crushes St. Francis Brooklyn 84-48
First-year guard Andrew Rohde put up 20 points in the St. Thomas men’s basketball team’s 84-48 crushing defeat of St. Francis Brooklyn Sunday at Schoenecker Arena.