Gov. Dan McKee said that President Donald Trump was very "empathetic" on the phone as they talked about the university shooting.

At the University of Rhode Island (URI), where final exams are supposed to end this Wednesday, Dec. 17, all in-person exams have been canceled for today, Monday, Dec. 15. Online exams will take place as planned, and all in-person exams will be rescheduled, the school said in a campus-wide alert.

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has been among the most visible public officials in the wake of a mass shooting at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine others.

FBI Director Kash Patel was quick to tout the FBI's role in bringing a person of interest in, but now that person has been released.

Rhode Island Congressman Seth Magaziner donated blood Monday and shared that the Rhode Island Blood Center needs more donations.

Canisius Golden Griffins (5-6, 0-2 MAAC) at Rhode Island Rams (7-4) Kingston, Rhode Island; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Canisius faces Rhode Island after Kahlil Singleton scored 20 points in Canisius' 70-43 win against the Maine Black Bears.

Rhode Island is known to have some of the tougher gun laws in the country, even though the law passed this year banning the sale of assault-style rifles has not yet gone into effect. Regulations on firearms purchases and possession have been added to the law piece by piece over the decades and can be read here.