The St. Thomas football team entered its first Division I season in 2021 ranked 128th of 128 teams in the FCS. Fifteen months later, the No. 23 Tommies are undefeated in the Pioneer Football League, have clinched at least a share of the conference crown and are just one victory away from winning it outright. Cam Kauffman has the story.
St. Thomas U.S. Air Force ROTC students marched under the American flag in the Lower Quad on Friday, Nov. 11 in honor of Veterans Day.
St. Thomas junior exercise science major Julia Short has been conducting a study on the effects of concussions on simple, everyday tasks over the past four months on the St. Thomas campus. Miles Schiffer has the story.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans inched closer to a narrow House majority Wednesday, while control of the Senate hinged on a few tight races in a midterm election that defied expectations of sweeping conservative victories driven by frustration over inflation and President Joe Biden’s leadership.
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicole sent multiple homes toppling into the Atlantic Ocean and threatened a row of high rise condominiums in places where Hurricane Ian washed away seawalls and other remaining protections only weeks ago. Authorities in Volusia County ordered evacuations ahead of the storm and closed bridges as they assessed the damage Thursday.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison defeated Republican newcomer Jim Schultz in Tuesday’s election to win a second term in a race that turned largely on crime and abortion.
Sophomore wide receiver Andrew McElroy was named Pioneer Football League Offensive Player of the Week after his three-touchdown performance helped boost the St. Thomas football team to its 49-42 home victory over San Diego on Oct. 29. Karl Warner has the story.
The Associated Press called the Minnesota governor’s race for incumbent Democrat Tim Walz over Republican Scott Jensen at 10:26 p.m. on election night. TommieMedia’s election night coverage team has the story.
Control of Congress hung in the balance early Wednesday, with both parties notching victories in some of the most competitive races in a midterm election that centered on voter frustration over high inflation and the sudden rollback of abortion rights.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democrat Tim Walz sought a second term as Minnesota’s governor Tuesday against Republican Scott Jensen, a family physician who first grabbed attention with his vaccine skepticism before hammering Walz on economic and crime issues during the fall campaign.
Voters have become deeply discouraged about the state of America and its future, AP VoteCast shows, with high inflation and concerns about the fragility of democracy heavily influencing their decisions in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
St. Thomas students and Macalester-Groveland community residents lined up at the Groveland Recreation Center Tuesday to vote in the 2022 midterm elections. Sydney Labelle has the story.
St. Thomas students and St. Paul residents voted at St. Thomas’ McNeely Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 8 to participate in their civic duty as the importance of the midterm elections has grown stronger over the years. Joe LaPorte and Adam Mueller have the story.
St. Thomas athletics hosted a tipoff event called “Hoops Hysteria” for the men and women’s basketball teams Wednesday at Schoenecker Arena. Adam Mueller has the story.
Students across campus are preparing and educating each other to get ready for Election Day on Nov. 8. Manuela Hill-Muñoz, director of Innovation, Creative Content and Changemaking at St. Thomas, leads a group of students to educate voters and raise voter registration rates on campus as Election Day draws near.
