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‘Governor didn’t ask’: Donald Trump explains why flags stayed up after Minnesota lawmakers’ murders; blame put on Tim Walz

Flags not lowered for murdered Minnesota lawmakers; Trump blames governor Tim Walz US President Donald Trump said Monday he would have lowered US flags to half-staff after the assassination of Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman if governor Tim Walz had requested it. Although, at the time, he dismissed reaching out to Walz as a […]

Minnesota: Helicopter crashes near Airlake Airport, bursts into flames, leaving no survivors; FAA and NTSB launch probe

Minnesota plane crash (Pic credit: X) A helicopter crashed and caught fire Saturday afternoon near a suburban airport in the Minnesota Twin Cities, with authorities confirming there are no survivors. The downed aircraft, identified as a Robinson R66, was discovered around 2:45 pm local time west of Airlake Airport, according to a statement from the […]

Minnesota church shooting: Did Trump administration cuts weaken security? Critics blame lost funding for missed red flags

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) Weeks before a gunman opened fire at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, killing two children and injuring 18 others, the Trump administration cut funding for a Minnesota program intended to prevent acts of mass violence, according to documents cited by the New York Times.In July, the Department of Homeland Security […]

Minneapolis mayoral polls: Candidate Omar Fateh loses key endorsement; Minnesota Democrats revoke support | World News

Omar Fateh (left), Mayor Jacob Frey (right) The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party has withdrawn its endorsement of state senator Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis mayoral race, citing irregularities at last month’s city convention. Fateh, a 35-year-old Somali American and democratic socialist, had stunned party insiders in July by winning more than 60% of delegate support, […]

Hack alert: St Paul hit by coordinated digital attack; Minnesota calls in National Guard

Minnesota called in the National Guard after a “deliberate, coordinated, digital attack” hit the city of St Paul, severely disrupting public services and forcing a complete shutdown of municipal information systems.St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter confirmed during a press conference on Tuesday that the city had initiated a full shutdown of its information systems as […]

US politics: Minnesota senator Nicole Mitchell to resign after burglary conviction; Democrats risk losing one-seat majority

Minnesota state Senator Nicole Mitchell will be stepping down from her post by early August after being convicted on felony burglary charges, her lawyer confirmed on Monday. The Democratic lawmaker, who was found guilty last week of first-degree burglary and possessing burglary tools, will remain in office until 4 August to complete her legislative duties […]

Board Member. Preacher. Assassin? The twister Life of Vance Boelter—the alleged Minnesota shooter | World News

Vance Luther Boelter was arrested Sunday following the largest manhunt in Minnesota’s history. The suspect in a brazen double shooting that left one Minnesota lawmaker dead and another seriously wounded had previously served alongside one of his victims on a state workforce board—raising fresh questions about motive, access, and the disturbing turn from public service […]

Minnesota murders: ‘Tim Walz instructed to kill Amy Klobuchar’, accused Vance Boelter writes to FBI in ‘incoherent letter’

Minnesota murders accused Vance Boelter claimed in an incoherent letter Tim Walz instructed him to kill Amy Klobuchar. The accused of the Minnesota political assassinations, Vance Boelter, wrote a ‘deranged’ letter addressed to the FBI in which he claimed that Governor Tim Walz instructed him to kill Senator Amy Klobuchar. The Minnesota Star Tribune reported […]

Crowdfunding hate: Shiloh Hendrix raises $790K after racist slur on child; donors post Nazi symbols

Shiloh Hendrix, a white woman from Minnesota, who went viral after she was caught on camera using a racial slur sgainst a 5-year-old child at a park on 28 April, has received unexpected support—more than $790,000 in online donations. The money came through GiveSendGo, a platform known for hosting fundraisers linked to far-right causes. Her […]

‘Stuff of nightmares’: Minnesota murders accused Vance Boelter ‘stalked victims like prey’; chilling details emerge

Vance Luther Boelter visited two other houses the same night he allegedly killed Melissa Hortman and her husband. 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter, who was arrested for killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and wounding another lawmaker and his wife, used to stalk his victims like prey and fired at them in cold blood, acting […]