ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Governor Tim Walz is expected to sign a bill that passed in the Senate Wednesday. It would impose tougher criminal penalties for people who impersonate police and follows the political attacks on lawmakers last summer. Last June, former House Speaker Melissa Hortman was assassinated, along with her husband Mark. State Senator John Hoffman and his…
Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman testifies before the Senate Finance Committee. 5/12/26.ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) —Minnesota’s Senate Finance Committee votes to pass a bill that would make impersonating law enforcement a felony. The bill was authored by Sen. John Hoffman. Hoffman and his wife were shot by a man impersonating a police officer. The same man is also accused of using…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — The Minnesota Legislature begins its session, convening for the first time since last June. For many lawmakers walking into the Capitol was a bit different, as security has been amplified since the shooting that killed former speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman. Sen. John Hoffman who was shot and injured, shared his condolences…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX 9) — Rep. Melissa Hortman’s son and daughter are asking President Donald Trump to remove a conspiracy video suggesting Gov. Tim Walz was involved in Hortman’s assassination. The video was shared Saturday afternoon on Truth Social. It pulls from a conspiracy theory that mostly leans on the fact that the accused gunman, Vance Boelter, was appointed by…
Vance BoelterMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys in the case of a man charged with killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband said Wednesday that prosecutors have turned over a massive amount of evidence to the defense, and that his lawyers need more time to review it. Federal prosecutor Harry Jacobs told the court that investigators have provided substantially all…
State Sen. John Hoffman, DFL-Champlin, gives a thumbs-up to Democratic National Committee members as he takes the stage in his first public appearance since he was shot nine times in June. (Photo by Madison McVan/Minnesota Reformer)MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — In Sen. John Hoffman’s first major public appearance since he and his family were the survivors of attempted political assassinations…
Vance BoelterMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted a Minnesota man Tuesday on charges that he fatally shot a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounded a state senator and his wife while he was allegedly disguised as a police officer. The indictment handed up lists murder, stalking and firearms charges against Vance Boelter. The murder…
(FOX9) Sen. John Hoffman of Champlin, Minnesota has been released from the ICU after he was shot several times on June 16. He will be moving to a rehab facility to continue his recovery. His wife, Yvette, was released from the hospital a few weeks ago after she was shot alongside her husband. Vance Boelter is accused of shooting and…
Members of the Legislative Management Committee conduct a meeting at the Capitol on June 26, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota lawmakers plan to hold a security hearing with the North Dakota Highway Patrol and Capitol Security to discuss the safety concerns of legislators after Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark,…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Tim Walz announced that Representative Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert will lie in State on Friday, June 27th. The Hortman’s and Gilbert were killed in a targeted attack at their home earlier this month. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were wounded in an attack at their home…
