Prosecutors are moving forward with their case against the man accused of killing former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. Vance Boelter, 57, is charged in a six-count criminal complaint with the murder of the Hortmans early on June 14 and with shooting and wounding DFL State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette earlier the same night. Boelter is also charged with stalking the lawmakers.
A Minnesota Department of Education employee no longer works there after a conservative news site reported on a prior conviction of criminal sexual conduct.
And boaters can expect to see extra law enforcement officers on Minnesota waterways Friday and through the holiday weekend.
Go deeper with the latest edition of the Minnesota Today newsletter.
Prosecution moves forward after alleged Hortman assassin waives hearings
Minnesota education agency employee out after sex-crime conviction surfaces
Law enforcement warns boaters to drive sober this holiday weekend
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