Ray Ghansham Persaud, 20, who is accused of making several hoax bomb threats at the University of St. Thomas over the last six months, made his first appearance Tuesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.
A St. Thomas student, Ray Persaud, was charged for making three separate bomb threats in the past six months to the University of St. Thomas. TommieMedia’s Max Collier and Owen Landrud gathered St. Thomas students’ reactions.
A public visitation and vigil for Archbishop Emeritus Harry Flynn will be held Sunday evening at St. Mary’s Chapel, the Washington Post reports that President Trump ordered his staff to freeze millions in aid to Ukraine, and police fired tear gas and water cannons at rock-throwing students in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reporter Emilie Cleveland has today’s News in :90.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday an arrest and charge against St. Thomas student Ray Ghansham Persaud, 20, for hoax bomb threats against the university over the last six months, including the Sept. 17 incident.
John “Ozzie” Nelson, Jr. was the keynote speaker at the CAS’ second annual Convening the College event Monday night in the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium.
The Most Rev. Harry Joseph Flynn, archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at age 86.
In an effort to address food insecurity, St. Thomas students and the surrounding community will be able to receive a bag of groceries at the new Tommie Shelf every month.
Standardized math test scores have continued to decline for Minnesota students, Minnesota lakes in the northern part of the state have continued to be the source of a rare fungal infection, and 42,000 United Auto Workers continue their now two-week strike against General Motors. Reporter Mae Macfarlane has today’s News in :90.
Tommie running back Josh Parks scored four times in the first half Saturday to help No. 6 St. Thomas defeat the Hamline Pipers 74-14 at Klaus Field.
St. Thomas announced a schedule change for its intercampus shuttle due to traffic and road construction. The shuttle used to travel every 20 minutes, but will now make the trip every 30 minutes instead.
Two St. Thomas students in hijabs were singled out and asked for their student IDs before entering a campus shuttle on Wednesday, prompting a response from the Dougherty Family College dean and the suspension of the driver.
St. Thomas community members joined a international protest against climate change. Photojournalist Maxwell Collier captured photos at the sustainability club’s pre-strike on Monahan Plaza.
Young people are leading the global climate change protests, the death of a Minnesota woman is being investigated as a homicide, and St. Thomas Air Force ROTC students won full ride scholarship to medical school. Reporter Rachel Torralba has today’s News in :90.
Three St. Thomas Air Force ROTC students are among the 24 students across the U.S. awarded a full-ride scholarship to any medical school of their choosing.
A Minneapolis woman was rescued Wednesday afternoon from Lake Superior and a Saint Paul man was fatally shot Wednesday evening. Reporter Jacob Schneider has today’s news in :90.
