Eagan standoff ends with suspect's death by suicide, police say
Authorities say a standoff in Eagan, Minnesota, on Sunday that prompted a shelter-in-place alert ended with a suspect in a domestic assault dying by suicide.
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Authorities say a standoff in Eagan, Minnesota, on Sunday that prompted a shelter-in-place alert ended with a suspect in a domestic assault dying by suicide.
Vance Boelter, the man who admitted in court to shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses on June 14, 2025, was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive life sentences followed by 40 years.
Residents of Sibley County are encouraged to lock their doors and secure their vehicles, adding that law enforcement will be going to area residences to ask to search properties.
Police first responded to a call of a shooting at Hoffman's home in Champlin at around 2 a.m. Saturday, Drew Evans, the superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said in the briefing.
For the second straight day, law enforcement officials are searching for 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings early Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz said. Authorities have also identified a suspect who is still at large.
Despite warnings from officials urging people not to attend the "No Kings" rally in St. Paul on Saturday due to safety concerns tied to the targeted political shootings of two state lawmakers, thousands made their way to the state Capitol to protest the Trump administration.
The U.S. Supreme Court this week sided with a Minnesota family in providing an even playing field for disability lawsuits against school districts.
The Minneapolis school district says it's cutting 400 positions, including approximately 116 teachers, as it deals with a $75 million shortfall.
Minnesotans have seen plenty of rain this week, and more is on the way for parts of the state, bringing the risk of flash flooding.
According to University President Rebecca Cunningham, the vandals oppose the sale of university property to the aerospace company North Wind.
A motorist who struck and hurt three officers during a traffic stop late Thursday night in St. Paul, Minnesota, is now in custody, police say.
Community members held meetings across the metro in response to a wave of violence that has left the Somali community shaken and ready for solutions.
It's been 32 years since the brutal murder of Jeanie Childs in Minneapolis. The case went unsolved for decades until DNA and new technology led cold case investigators to her killer. It also caught the attention of college professor Lisa Andrews.
Osseo Area Schools said that lowering the legal standard could expose the country's understaffed public schools to more lawsuits if their efforts fall short, even if officials are working in good faith.
