Monday’s vote was the first step in reversing the Prohibition-era law. Minnesota lawmakers have tried and failed for years to legalize Sunday sales but regularly fallen far short.
AP: Minnesota House votes to undo Sunday liquor sales ban
Judge declines to dismiss case against cop in man’s death
A Minnesota judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss charges against a police officer who shot and killed a black man during a July traffic stop, saying it’s fair and reasonable for the case to go to trial.
Men and women’s swim and dive sweep MIAC championships
Photographer Caroline Mackeen documented the women and men’s swim and dive teams’ victories in the MIAC championships.
Men’s hockey trounces St. Olaf to take MIAC championship
The St. Thomas men’s hockey team is the MIAC champion after trouncing St. Olaf 6-0 at the MIAC championship at the Northfield Ice Arena.
Men’s hockey beats St. Olaf with 1 second left in overtime
First-year forward Johnny Panvica scored the game winning goal for the St. Thomas men’s hockey team against St. Olaf with one second left in overtime on Friday night.
St. Thomas students robbed at gunpoint in home
Three armed suspects held three St. Thomas students at gunpoint Feb. 7 inside their home, and one of the students was beaten.
Immigrant workers, families to protest by staying home
Organizers in cities across the U.S. are telling immigrants to miss class, miss work and not shop on Thursday as a way to show the country how important they are to America’s economy and way of life.
Tommies topple Saint Mary’s to earn playoff bye
Forward Ryan Boll scored 17 points with 13 rebounds as the St. Thomas men’s basketball team defeated St. Mary’s 65-57 Wednesday at Schoenecker Arena.
Many liquor law violations in this week’s public safety briefs
Check out this week’s public safety briefs.
Budgets, club interaction discussed in first spring USG meeting
In its first meeting of the spring 2017 semester, the Undergraduate Student Government approved club budget requests, worked on ways to get on-campus clubs to interact with each other and discussed several in-house management issues.
St. Thomas, Sexual Violence Center team up to support sexual assault survivors
St. Thomas will work with the Sexual Violence Center, a local nonprofit, to form a closed support group for victim survivors of sexual violence later this month on Feb. 23.
Recycling bins with tracking chips hit the streets of St. Paul
Since mid-January, St. Paul residents and off-campus Tommies have used new blue recycling bins as a new city-wide initiative. Inside the bins, however, is more than just plastic and cardboard.
Minnesotans have mixed feelings about the lack of snow
A prolonged thaw at the end of January left residents of central and southern Minnesota shedding their parkas, bewildered by bare ground at the beginning of February.
Bruess to teach final classes at St. Thomas this spring
Spring semester is the last semester of teaching for long time Communications and Journalism and Family Studies professor Carol Bruess.
Thousands support refugees, immigrants in Minnesota Caravan of Love
Thousands incorporated the upcoming Valentine’s Day theme of love into a march through Minneapolis Saturday to show their support of refugees and immigrants in the United States.