Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other border sector.

When Sandy Pappas thinks of John Hoffman, she thinks of the gregarious officemate who keeps snacks at the ready for visitors. A longstanding state senator from St. Paul, Pappas was horrified to learn that the Champlin senator and his wife Yvette had been shot multiple times early Saturday morning by a masked gunman.

President Trump said Tuesday that he won't call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers because it would "waste time."

Gilbert, the golden retriever trained by murdered Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman, had to be put down after the shooting that killed her and husband Mark at their home.

Minnesota man Vance Luther Boelter has been charged in the killings of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. Boelter is accused of using GPS tracking and online databases to target more than 45 officials,

"I wanted him to know how much pain that caused me and the other people in my state," Democratic Sen. Tina Smith said, referring to GOP Sen. Mike Lee.

Vance Boelter, who was arrested overnight near his farm in Green Isle, Minnesota, is facing federal charges and state charges, including first-degree murder, officials said.

He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.