Minneapolis estimated nearly 70,000 voters have cast their ballots as of noon.
AP: Voter turnout high by midday Tuesday
Rep. Ellison elected attorney general
Democrat Keith Ellison was elected Minnesota Attorney General despite a rough campaign due to domestic abuse allegations.
News in :90 – Nov. 6, 2018
A 10-year-old girl is charged in the death of an infant in Wisconsin, the migrant caravan arrives in Mexico City, and St. Thomas gears up for today’s elections. Business Manager Grace Hallen has today’s News in :90.
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.
Rep. Walz elected governor
Democrat Tim Walz has been elected Minnesota governor, defeating two-time Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson.
St. Thomas awarded grant, assistance to encourage young voting
The Campus Engagement Election Project awarded a grant and assistance to St. Thomas to help encourage students to vote. CEEP is a national nonpartisan project that connects with students from colleges and universities and engages them in federal, state and local elections.
News in :90 – Nov. 5, 2018
President Donald Trump looms large over Tuesday’s election, young driver inhaling chemical vapors strikes and kills three girl scouts and a mother and critically injures fourth girl, and Governors race in Georgia devolves into new chaos. Advertising Director Amanda Gasow has today’s News in :90.
News in :90- Nov. 2, 2018
A St. Thomas student dies after falling from a 10th-floor balcony, St. Thomas issues a bias motivated incident report, and thousands of Google employees protest sexual misconduct allegations. Public Relations Director Kate Smarjesse has today’s News in :90.
‘Bias-motivated Incident Report’ issued after poster discovered
The university issued its first “Bias-motivated Incident Report” after a poster declaring “It’s OK to be white” was found on the southeast corner of Cretin and Summit avenues.
UPDATE: First-year student dies in fall from apartment complex
First-year student Joia Simpson died early Thursday morning after falling from a 10th-floor balcony at The Bridges apartments in Dinkytown near the University of Minnesota campus. This story has been updated to include information from a Hennepin County Medical Examiner report.
News in :90 – Nov. 1, 2018
One of the largest crowds in St. Thomas history gathered to discuss a collective commitment to a new action plan to combat racism on campus Wednesday, the truck driver accused of gunning down 11 people in Pittsburgh Synagogue pleads not guilty Thursday, President Donald Trump says the number of military troops deployed to US-Mexican border could reach 15,000. Chief Story Editor/Social Media Manager Solveig Rennan has today’s News in :90.
Community meets in first step of anti-racism action plan
One of the largest crowds in St. Thomas history gathered to discuss a collective commitment to a new action plan to combat racism at the university Wednesday afternoon in the field house of the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex. All afternoon classes were canceled in order for students, staff and faculty to attend.
News in :90 – Oct. 31, 2018
The St. Thomas community joins for a discussion following last week’s sit-in, another round of funerals following the shooting in Pittsburgh starts, and the suspect in last week’s pipe bomb mailings faces a maximum of 48 years in prison. Production Editor Emily Sweeney has today’s News in :90.
Tensions rise at St. Thomas community discussion after sit-in
Tensions rose when more than 100 students, faculty, staff and community members joined administration members in a three-hour discussion following the sit-in demonstration against racism on campus. The Oct. 25 meeting in the Anderson Student Center’s Dorsey Way focused on President Julie Sullivan’s “Action Plan to Combat Racism.”
News in :90 – Oct. 30, 2018
All afternoon classes on Wednesday have been canceled due to a university wide meeting to discuss the recent racial slur on campus and 5,000 US troops have been deployed to the Southern border. Designer Jason Ortiz has today’s News in :90.