Nine people were sent to the hospital Monday morning after an active shooter was reported on the Ohio State campus.
Terrorism suspected in car-and-knife attack at Ohio State
Trump signals end to Clinton investigations
fter a campaign filled with Donald Trump’s denunciations of “Crooked Hillary” Clinton, the president-elect declared Tuesday that “I don’t want to hurt the Clintons; I really don’t,” and a top adviser said he had no interest in pursuing further investigations.
Pipeline protester seriously injured; conflicting accounts
A New York woman seriously hurt protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline faces multiple surgeries and could lose an arm, her father said Tuesday, and protesters and law enforcement gave conflicting accounts about what might have caused the explosion that injured her.
Minnesota officer charged with manslaughter in Castile death
A Minnesota police officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of a black man in a St. Paul suburb, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Archdiocese adds money for abuse victims to bankruptcy plan
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has filed an updated bankruptcy plan with more money for victims of clerical sexual abuse.
Lighter sentences for 2 men in Islamic State case
Two men who cooperated with authorities investigating a Minnesota conspiracy to join the Islamic State group in Syria were rewarded with lighter sentences Monday by a federal judge, who told one of the men he hoped his lenience wasn’t a mistake.
Trump victory works against DFL in Minnesota
Donald Trump’s blitz across the U.S. electoral map pressed Hillary Clinton in Minnesota, with the race not called for Clinton until Wednesday morning.
Ballot measures broach hot issues; Florida OKs medical pot
In all, there were more than 150 measures appearing on statewide ballots.
Long lines, machine snags, but major voting problems scant
Voters around the country faced long lines, occasional broken machines and some hot tempers Tuesday, but as the polls began closing from east to west, there were no signs of the large-scale fraud, intimidation or hacking some had feared in the run-up to the presidential election.
America votes: Voices from the election
On Tuesday, millions of Americans marked the end of a bitterly divisive presidential campaign by voting.
Minnesota officials make final case to voters
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democrats and Republicans didn’t let up on the eve of Election Day, hosting rallies and contacting voters across the state on Monday in hopes of pushing their candidates over the top in the presidential race on down the ballot.
St. Thomas alum sells old-growth forest to preservation group
An environmental group says it will preserve 240 acres of rare old-growth forest in northeastern Minnesota after buying it from explorer and St. Thomas alum Will Steger.
Minnesota’s Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in literature
Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”
St. Thomas alum Cupich named Cardinal by Pope Francis
Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich, a St. Thomas alumnus from the class of 1971, was named one of 17 new cardinals by Pope Francis on Sunday.
Hurricane Matthew rips into Florida
Hurricane Matthew scraped Florida’s Atlantic coast early Friday, toppling trees onto homes and knocking out power to a half-million people but sparing some of the most heavily populated stretches of shoreline the catastrophic blow many had feared.