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.
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.
Senior quarterback Cade Sexauer threw one touchdown and ran for another in the No. 23 St. Thomas football team’s 23-0 win over Stetson Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium on senior day. 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.
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.
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.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democrat Tim Walz won a second term as Minnesota’s governor, fending off a challenge by Republican Scott Jensen, a family practice physician who grabbed national attention with his vaccine skepticism.
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.
Democrat Keith Ellison faced a tough re-election as Minnesota’s attorney general on Tuesday, with a Republican political newcomer who saddled Ellison with the blame for rising crime.
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.
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.
The U.S. Drought Monitor reported on Oct. 21 that over 78% of Minnesota is experiencing abnormally dry to severe drought conditions following its driest September on record, prompting extra irrigation efforts at St. Thomas to keep plants on campus hydrated enough to survive the winter, according to Director of Facilities Management Mandy Yang. Anya Capistrant-Kinney has the story.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco judge on Tuesday ordered the man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home, beating her husband and seeking to kidnap her, to be held without bail.
St. Thomas’ Undergraduate Student Government met on Oct. 20 to discuss improving the 2025 strategic plan, including new athletic facilities, and a new club proposal.
