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July 17, 2025

Minnesota Senator Tina Smith Hospitalized in Washington, DC

(Learfield News/Washington, DC) — Her staff says U.S. Senator Tina Smith spent the night at George Washington University Hospital. A statement from her office Wednesday evening said, “while at work at the Capitol today, Sen. Smith started to not feel well. She went to the Capitol physician who recommended she undergo more thorough examination at […]

July 17, 2025

Boelter Plans to Plead Not Guilty in State Lawmakers Shootings

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — The man charged in the killings of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shootings of Senator John Hoffman and his wife plans to plead not guilty. The attorney for Lance Boelter says he’s expected to enter a not guilty plea at a federal arraignment hearing on September […]

July 16, 2025

Testimony Resumes in Senator Mitchell’s Burglary Trial

(Learfield News/Detroit Lakes, MN) — Testimony continues today (Wed) in Becker County in the burglary trial of state Senator Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury. Jurors were shown officer body cam footage Tuesday from Mitchell’s arrest after the April 2024 break-in at her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes. She tells police, “I just wanted to get a […]

July 16, 2025

Grand Jury Indicts Boelter on Six Charges in Political Shootings

(Learfield News/Minneapolis) – A federal grand jury has handed down a six-count indictment against the man accused of the political assassinations of Democratic Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, along with the shootings of state Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. The six counts include murder, attempted murder, and stalking charges. All […]

July 14, 2025

Jury Selection Begins in Senator Mitchell’s Burglary Trial

(Learfield News/Detroit Lakes, MN) The burglary trial of state Senator Nicolle Mitchell gets under way in Becker County today (Mon) after several delays. The Woodbury Democrat is charged with first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools for an April 2024 break-in at her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes. Jury selection begins this morning. Mitchell pleaded […]

July 10, 2025

960 Pounds of Meth Seized in Minneapolis

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — A seizure of nearly one thousand pounds of methamphetamine in Minneapolis, estimated to be worth one point seven million dollars, is being heralded as one of the state’s largest drug busts. The Ramsey County Violent Crime Enforcement Team, federal partners, and St. Paul police say they were investigating a drug trafficking […]

July 9, 2025

Nominations Open for “Coolest Thing Made In Minnesota” Contest

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Nominations are now open for the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce’s “Coolest Thing Made In Minnesota” contest. Spokesperson Anne Yoder says Minnesota companies have a long history of innovation, and the contest is a great way to show off those businesses. Any product that is manufactured in Minnesota is eligible for […]

July 8, 2025

Senator Hoffman Released from Hospital ICU Moved to Rehab Facility

(Learfield News/Champlin, MN) — State Senator John Hoffman of Champlin is out of the hospital intensive care unit and in a rehabilitation facility. His family announced Monday that he was moved to transitional care and shared a picture of him leaving the hospital. Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot multiple times on June 14th […]

July 7, 2025

Boelter Held Without Bail/”Looking Forward to Court”

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — A federal judge has ruled that Vance Boelter will remain in custody without bail ahead of his trial for the murder and attempted murder of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. Boelter appeared in court Thursday, facing charges that he fatally shot State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, […]

July 3, 2025

Federal Court Hearing Continues for Accused Lawmaker Assassin Boelter

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The federal court hearing for Vance Boelter of Green Isle continues today (Thurs) in St. Paul. The detention hearing was delayed Friday for the man charged in the killings of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shootings of Senator John Hoffman and his wife. Boelter’s defense […]

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