On Tuesday, millions of Americans marked the end of a bitterly divisive presidential campaign by voting.
America votes: Voices from the election
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.
Commuter train crashes into New Jersey station, more than 100 injured
A commuter train from New York barreled into a New Jersey rail station without stopping and crashed during the Thursday morning rush hour, injuring more than 100 people, some of them critically, authorities said.
Man stabs 8 in St. Cloud mall, praised by Islamic State
A man in a private security uniform stabbed eight people at a Minnesota shopping mall, reportedly mentioning Allah and asking at least one victim if they were Muslim before an off-duty police officer shot and killed him, authorities said.
Blast injures 29, rocks New York
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday a blast that injured 29 people in Manhattan was caused by some kind of bomb, but the attack didn’t appear to be linked to international terrorism.
U of M student injured after fall from balcony
A 19-year-old student has survived a fall from a fifth-floor balcony near the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus.
Voting changes bring early vote option and more
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota residents have more options than ever for casting a ballot in the general election, making it more convenient for those who can’t make it to the polls Nov. 8. For the first time, state residents can start casting absentee ballots in this year’s general election on Sept. 23 without …
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Confession in boy’s death solves case that haunted Minnesota
For nearly 27 years, one man knew where Jacob Wetterling was. Late last month, Danny Heinrich agreed to confess to killing the 11-year-old boy — setting in motion a flurry of difficult negotiations between defense attorneys, investigators and prosecutors that would put him behind bars for decades and finally unlock the secrets to a mystery …
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Officials: Remains of Minnesota boy missing since 1989 found
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a statement that “Jacob Wetterling’s remains have been located” and that the Ramsey County medical examiner and a forensic odontologist identified them Saturday.
Alexandria man killed by BCA agents identified
A man who died earlier this week after he was shot by agents from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension had apparently charged at authorities with a knife while they were working an undercover investigation into underage prostitution, police said Thursday.
Expert to Rio athletes: ‘Don’t put your head under water’
Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with dangerous viruses and bacteria, according to a 16-month-long study commissioned by The Associated Press.