Minnesota killings

(Newser) - The man suspected of killing one Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, two law enforcement officials said, bringing an end to a nearly two-day search that put the state on edge. Vance Boelter was arrested Sunday evening. The arrest was confirmed to the AP by law...

(Newser) - On Day 3 of her tenure as Minnesota House speaker, Melissa Hortman turned off the mute button that her predecessor had used to silence legislators. "She's like 'I don't need that. I can use the gavel,'" Sen. Amy Klobuchar said, per Politico . "She...

(Newser) - The Minnesota state senator and his wife who were shot multiple times at close range on Saturday are both out of surgery, and their family is hopeful they will survive, reports KARE11 . The outlet spoke to Matt Oleg, a nephew of lawmaker John Hoffman, 60, and wife Yvette, and he...

(Newser) - The manhunt continues Sunday morning for 57-year-old Vance Boelter, the suspected gunman behind Saturday's killings in Minnesota. As more details filter out about the shootings and the suspect, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Boelter texted two housemates who lived with him at a rented residence in north Minneapolis....