Judge lifts temporary gag order in Vance Boelter state case
A judge lifted a temporary gag order that had been installed for Vance Boelter's state case, saying that it is no longer necessary.
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A judge lifted a temporary gag order that had been installed for Vance Boelter's state case, saying that it is no longer necessary.
As Minnesota continues to deal with the fallout of major fraud, Hennepin County can point to something they did right.
Wednesday's decision bars both sides from speaking about the case until the issue can be settled in a court hearing next week.
Vance Boelter, the man convicted on federal charges for last year's deadly attacks on Minnesota lawmakers, made a court appearance Friday in his state case.
One of the big races in the Twin Cities in November is the contest for Hennepin County Attorney.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office is asking for a sentencing reduction for a man convicted for his role in the 2011 drive-by shooting death of a 13-year-old boy.
Small businesses lost hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue during Operation Metro Surge and Minnesotans stepped up to help them out. But as Frankie McLister reports, nearly half of the applications to one of those taxpayer-funded recovery efforts were fake.
As the attacks on America on Sept. 11, 2001, unfolded, many feared the White House could be next. A Minnesota man who worked there that day said he was told to run for his life.
Vance Boelter, who received two life sentences in federal court for killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in what officials describe as a politically motivated attack, pleaded not guilty to the state charges against him Wednesday during his second appearance in state court.
Vance Boelter, the man sentenced by a federal court to two life terms and an additional 40 years for killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, is planning to rely upon the defenses of "justifiable taking of life" and "double jeopardy" in the state case against him, court documents filed on Friday said.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced that it has declined to file felony charges related to an incident involving far-right instigator and pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang at Minneapolis City Hall.
Hennepin County prosecutors on Monday morning elaborated on charges filed against four people last week, including former Anoka County Assistant Attorney Andrea Sampson, for allegedly running a "sprawling" sex trafficking scheme over the course of several years.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Tuesday announced he is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the extradition of an immigration agent accused of shooting a man in Minneapolis.
A 30-year-old man charged in a Medicaid fraud scheme is linked to several people accused of running a sex trafficking operation in Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to court documents.
The Minnetonka Police Department says an officer's unoccupied vehicle hit and injured a burglary suspect Monday morning near George Floyd Square in south Minneapolis.
A Hennepin County deputy who pleaded guilty to domestic assault in February received a stay of adjudication at his sentencing Friday, according to court records.
The Hennepin County sheriff says she is being threatened with arrest for how her office handled the Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge in Minnesota earlier this year.
Vance Boelter made his first court appearance for state charges against him. This comes just weeks after he received a federal life sentence. Jason Rantala has the details.
The Hennepin County attorney is asking the governor of Texas to sign the extradition paperwork for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a man in the leg in north Minneapolis in January, according to a letter sent by Mary Moriarty.
Vance Boelter is back in court Monday. This time, in Hennepin County. Boelter is already sentenced in federal court for killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark, and their dog, Gilbert, and for attempting to kill state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. Their daughter, Hope, was also there that night and called for help. Despite his federal conviction, state charges press on. Beret Leone is live from the Hennepin County government center as the state court process begins.
The man responsible for the lawmaker attacks last summer will already spend life in prison, But that is not stopping the state from having its day in court.
The man sentenced for killing Mark and Melissa Hortman will make an appearance in Hennepin County District court.
Charges have been filed against a man accused of committing two sexual assaults in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, a week apart.
The investigations into the ICE killings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti and the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis have entered a critical stage.
The investigations into the killings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti and the shooting of Julio Sosa Celis have entered a critical stage. For the first time since the shootings, the Hennepin County Attorney now has evidence shared by federal investigators in the cases. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriary joins Esme Murphy on WCCO Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m.
