Police on Sunday arrested a man they believe assassinated Melissa Hortman, the top Democrat in the Minnesota House, in one of ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Melissa Hortman’s influence at the Minnesota Capitol and her power as a Democratic leader to shape the ...

Vance Luther Boelter, suspect in the Minnesota shooting of Democratic leaders, was arrested after a two-day manhunt. Is he a ...

Colleagues described Representative Melissa Hortman as a skilled, conciliatory lawmaker who was at once steely and warm.

A suspect is in custody following targeted shootings that left one Minnesota lawmaker dead and another injured. Gov. Tim Walz ...

Vance Boelter is accused of shooting Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and state Sen. John Hoffman in “politically ...

The police quickly identified the suspect as Vance Luther Boelter, a 6-foot-1-inch-tall, 220-pound Caucasian man from Green Isle, Minnesota. Boelter was a well-known figure in conservative circles and ...

Tina Smith woke up Saturday to a barrage of text messages. The U.S. senator spent the evening before catching up with fellow ...

Vance Boelter, 57, had three semiautomatic rifles and two handguns, one in pieces, when he murdered a state lawmaker and her husband, authorities said.

The man suspected of shooting two influential Minnesota lawmakers, killing one, continues to elude investigators for a second ...

Melissa Hortman, once a teenager making chili cheese burritos and later a powerful Democratic leader in Minnesota's deeply divided Legislature, is being remembered for her compassion, resilience, and ...

Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.