Melissa Hortman, slain Minnesota lawmaker, attended BU and Harvard
Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker who was gunned down in what is described as a politically motivated attack, earned degrees at Boston University and Harvard.
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Matt Schooley is a digital producer at CBS Boston, producing content for WBZ-TV, CBS News Boston, and cbsnews.com. Matt has been a member of the WBZ news team for the last decade.
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Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker who was gunned down in what is described as a politically motivated attack, earned degrees at Boston University and Harvard.
Defense attorneys for Karen Read abandoned their plans to blame two other men for John O'Keefe's death ahead of Friday's closing arguments in the high-profile trial.
Karen Read's defense rested its case Wednesday after a crash expert said that he does not believe John O'Keefe was hit by a vehicle.
Jurors in the high-profile Karen Read trial could begin deliberations as early as Friday as defense attorney Alan Jackson called his final witness on Tuesday.
For the second time in a week, Judge Beverly Cannone denied Karen Read's attorneys' request for a mistrial after they accused the prosecution of misconduct.
Some town workers in Lynnfield, Massachusetts have been put on leave after they were allegedly caught on video making racist remarks.
A person ended up in the hospital Thursday after a car hit a tractor-trailer, sending large metal plates flying onto I-95 in Burlington.
No testimony is taking place Thursday in Karen Read's Massachusetts trial.
Snowplow driver Brian "Lucky" Loughran was called to the stand Wednesday, asked on cross-examination about influence from an online blogger covering Karen Read's case.
Karen Read's attorney asked for a mistrial with prejudice, accusing the prosecution of acting improperly, but the request was denied.
The Karen Read trial continued on Monday as the defense called witnesses for a second day inside Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Here's what to know about Karen Read's attorney Alan Jackson as the defense gets the case Friday.
The prosecution rested its case Thursday after dozens of witnesses in the Karen Read trial as her defense attorneys will now begin calling witnesses.
The Karen Read trial was back in a Massachusetts courtroom as the prosecution called its final witness then rested its case.
Judson Welcher, a crash reconstruction expert called by the prosecution, was back on the stand for a second day of testimony in the Karen Read trial.