Robert K. Vischer was inaugurated Friday as the University of St. Thomas’ 16th president after a nationwide search to fill the office. Vischer’s selection followed his year-long tenure as interim president after the departure of his predecessor, Julie Sullivan. Sullivan was in attendance during the inauguration and wished Vischer well in a video recording.
Biden homes in on policy as Trump indictment gets attention
FRIDLEY, Minn. (AP) — President Joe Biden ventured to suburban Minneapolis on Monday to talk about factory jobs and contrast his agenda with “the last guy who had this job.” The “last guy,” as Biden calls Donald Trump, was simultaneously touching down in New York to become the first former president to be arrested.
AP: Minnesota’s Klobuchar says she had breast cancer; doing well
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced Thursday that she has been treated for breast cancer that was found in February and the treatment “went well.”
News in :90 – Sept. 9, 2021
Sen. Amy Klobuchar has been treated for breast cancer, a Ramsey County attorney will no longer prosecute felony charges from low-level traffic stops and President Joe Biden is toughening COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers. Production Editor Mae Macfarlane has today’s News in :90.
AP: Jim Klobuchar, columnist and US senator’s father, dies at 93
Jim Klobuchar, a longtime Minnesota newspaper reporter and columnist and the father of U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Joe Biden wins Minnesota in presidential primary
Former Vice President Joe Biden won Minnesota, his seventh state on Super Tuesday. He also won Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Virginia as of 12:01 a.m. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker, Chief Video Editor Taylor Shupe and Design Manager Reid Neeser have the story.
News in :90 – March 3, 2020
Amy Klobuchar ends her presidential campaign one day before Super Tuesday, the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise and Keanu Daley receives the 2020 Tommie Award. COlumnist Kayla Mayer has today’s News in :90.
Amy Klobuchar is ending her Democratic presidential campaign, plans to endorse Joe Biden
Amy Klobuchar is ending her Democratic presidential campaign and plans to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden. The Minnesota senator’s decision to leave the race came just 18 hours before Super Tuesday in 14 states, including Minnesota.
News in :90 – Feb. 13, 2020
The final Tommie-Johnnie football game will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium, a fire destroyed a Lake Minnetonka home and Amy Klobuchar is fighting for the Democratic nomination ahead of Super Tuesday. Web manager Sara Thibault has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Feb. 11, 2020
Eight buildings lost power on the St. Thomas campus, the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex flooded and Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke in New Hampshire. Reporter Joey Swanson has today’s News in :90.
OPINION: Democrats need a moderate candidate in 2020 election
Candidates Joe Biden and Amy Klobuchar have both positioned themselves in relatively moderate stances, but it all depends on who you talk to. Columnist Grace Hallen argues the election of a radical democratic candidate will only splinter party lines further.
News in :90 – Feb. 11, 2019
Amy Klobuchar announces her run for President, a 16-year-old boy takes control of an airplane and women and rap win big at the Grammys. Ad Director Kleio Vrohidis has today’s News in :90.
AP: Dems’ 2020 field now includes Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday joined the growing group of Democrats jostling to be president and positioned herself as the most prominent Midwestern candidate in the field, as her party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White House.
News in :90 – Nov. 27, 2018
A man accused of threatening teenagers with a gun inside a McDonald’s in Eden Prairie is released from jail, Minnesota wildlife officials and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar push congress for more funding to monitor Chronic Wasting Disease in the deer herd and Minnesota state colleges and universities seek more state funding as the state sees …
Sens. Smith, Klobuchar win Senate seats
Tuesday’s election was a rarity in Minnesota, with two U.S. Senate seats on the ballot. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar won her third term over little-known challenger state Rep. Jim Newberger.