A North Dakota man has been charged after he allegedly emailed violent threats to a federal prosecutor and cited the weekend fatal shooting of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband. Charles Dalzell, a 46-year-old from St. Thomas, was arrested on Monday by FBI agents and charged with interstate threats and threats against a … Read more
Israel and Iran exchange attacks for a fifth day. Prosecutors provide chilling details in the shootings of Minnesota lawmakers. And Senate Republicans release their proposals for Trump’s agenda bill, with some differences from the House-approved version. Here’s what to know today. Israel and Iran trade attacks as Trump departs G7 summit to focus on the … Read more
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., said Monday that she confronted Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah over his social media posts about the suspect in shootings that took the life of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband. Smith said she confronted Lee after his “cruel” posts from Sunday, in which he included a photo … Read more
WASHINGTON — The targeted shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers has renewed an urgent debate on Capitol Hill as members of Congress raise alarm bells about their safety amid escalating political rhetoric and violent threats. Law enforcement officials have begun holding a series of security briefings with groups of congressional lawmakers that will continue into … Read more
As a massive manhunt for Vance Boelter continues, authorities are piecing together a profile of the alleged gunman accused of killing a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another in two separate “politically motivated” shootings on Saturday morning. State Rep. Melissa Hortman of Brooklyn Park and her husband, Mark, were killed in one shooting, and State … Read more
World·Breaking Two Minnesota lawmakers — a senator and a state representative — and their spouses were shot in their homes early Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz says were politically motivated shootings. Former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband have died, he says. Gov. Tim Walz said the Saturday shootings were targeted The Associated … Read more
There have been “targeted shootings” in eastern Minnesota, according to Gov. Tim Walz. “I’ve been briefed this morning on an ongoing situation involving targeted shootings in Champlin and Brooklyn Park,” he wrote on X Saturday morning. “The Minnesota Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement are on the scene. We will share more information … Read more