Nation Aug 27 Two children killed, 17 wounded during Mass in a Minneapolis Catholic school shooting A shooter opened fire with a rifle Wednesday through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the…
Nation Jul 26 Heat advisories, warnings issued for Southeast and Midwest as temperatures soar It's always hot in the summer in the U.S. Southeast, but even by the standards of Florida and the Carolinas, the steamy heat wave on tap for the region Saturday into the coming week is a little extreme.
Politics Jul 03 Man accused of killing former Minnesota House speaker due back in court after delay Prosecutors allege 57-year-old Vance Boelter carried out the June 14 attacks disguised as a police officer.
Politics Jun 28 Hortmans’ beloved dog Gilbert lay in state with slain Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse Gilbert the golden retriever was home with Democratic leader and Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband when a gunman fatally shot the couple and mortally wounded their beloved dog. And he was with them again Friday when the…
Nation Jun 28 WATCH: Funeral for slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and husband Mark Hortman “Melissa Hortman will be remembered as the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history. I get to remember her as a close friend, a mentor, and the most talented legislator I have ever known,” Gov. Tim Walz said in his eulogy.
Politics Jun 27 WATCH: Slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman lies in state at Capitol in St. Paul Hortman lay in state with her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever, Gilbert. Her husband was also killed in the June 14 attack, and Gilbert was seriously wounded and had to be euthanized. It was the first time a couple…
Politics Jun 17 Minnesota shooting suspect had a list of dozens of potential Democratic targets, prosecutors say All of the politicians named in his writing were Democrats, including more than 45 state and federal officials in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said.
Nation Jun 16 What to know about the shootings of 2 Minnesota lawmakers and the arrest of suspect Vance Boelter The search for Boelter was the "largest manhunt in the state's history," Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said.
Nation Jun 16 Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and ‘a true leader’ Friends and colleagues remembered her as grounded, kind and compassionate.
Nation Jun 16 Man accused of shooting Minnesota lawmakers had plans to kill others, officials say The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another crawled to officers in surrender Sunday after they located him in the woods near his home, bringing an end to a massive, nearly two-day search that put the entire…