Here's the latest news from across the state to start your day.
WEATHER
🌧️ There will be some ongoing morning storms that will move in and fizzle out, then some midday sun with temperatures warming up.
⛈️ There’s an enhanced risk (level 3 of 5) for severe storms Monday afternoon and evening. All severe threats are possible: isolated tornadoes and, in particular, large hail with damaging winds.
Authorities have taken 57-year-old Vance Boelter into custody in Sibley County. He's the suspect in the targeted fatal shootings of Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman and her spouse, and the shooting of state Sen. John Hoffman and his spouse.
During her two decades in elected office, Melissa Hortman positioned herself as a consensus builder and DFLer willing to work with Republicans. “Everybody liked her and respected her on both sides of the aisle,” said former GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
NEWS ROUNDUP
🧑🏻⚕️ State Senator Hoffman awake after surgery for multiple gunshot wounds. Hoffman’s wife says he is stable but not “out of the woods” after the couple was shot Saturday at their home in Champlin. "He took 9 bullet hits. I took 8 and we are both incredibly lucky to be alive,” Yvette Hoffman said on Sunday.
🔍 Suspect in Hortman’s assassination visited international hotspots, has ties to private security firms. Boelter is listed as the CEO of Red Lion Group, which is based in Congo, and he’s listed as a part of the leadership team at Praetorian Guard Security, which provides armed home security in the Twin Cities.
🕯️ Grief, anger prevail in reactions to killing of House DFL leader Hortman. Gov. Tim Walz said “our state lost a great leader, and I lost the dearest of friends. Speaker Hortman was someone who served the people of Minnesota with grace, compassion, humor and a sense of service.”
📄 Friends say Minnesota shooting suspect was deeply religious and conservative. Friends told the AP that they knew Boelter was religious and conservative, but that he didn't talk about politics often and didn't seem extreme.
🪧 Amid warnings from state officials following shootings, crowds show up for ‘No Kings’ rallies in Minnesota. State officials urged people to not attend planned “No Kings” protests across Minnesota. Despite the warning, an estimated 25,000 - 30,000 people showed up at the Capitol on Saturday afternoon
🪖 Tanks and flyovers: Army celebrates its 250th year, Trump celebrates his 79th. The U.S. Army celebrated with a massive military parade that overtook the streets and skies of Washington, D.C. Also celebrating on Saturday was President Trump, who has long dreamed of holding such a display.
✈️ Death toll from plane crash in India climbs to 270 as search teams find more bodies. Search and recovery teams continued scouring the site of one of India's worst aviation disasters for a third day after the Air India flight fell from the sky and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state.
🎧 Neuroscientist Emily Falk links choice to change in ‘What We Value.’ If you’ve spent time this week doomscrolling on your phone — even though you know it’s not good for you, that it ramps up anxiety and you’d be better off taking a walk or just going to bed — Emily Falk’s new book is for you.
