An investigation is underway into a fatal accident at a 3M plant in Alexandria. Authorities say a female employee got caught in some machinery during an overnight shift Tuesday.

The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration is trying to determine how the worker became trapped, the Agency said.

The plant, which began operations in 1967, provides industrial customers with coated abrasives for metal fabrication, automotive manufacturing and other uses.

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra will visit Minnesota. They will join Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and Mayors Jacob Frey (Minneapolis) and Melvin Carter (St. Paul) at a listening session at the University of Minnesota to highlight American Rescue Plan investments in child care.

St. Thomas seniors Thevni Lelwala, Kevyn Perkins and Adam Revoir have been selected as finalists for the 2022 Tommie Award, an annual honor given to a St. Thomas senior who “embodies the ideals of St. Thomas Aquinas through scholarship, leadership and campus involvement.”

Candidates were nominated online by students and faculty Nov. 3-23, and three finalists were chosen from the nominees. Students will vote via email Feb. 8-10 to determine the winner of the prestigious award.

Sam Larson can be reached at lars4378@stthomas.edu.