Gov. Tim Walz woke around 4 a.m. Saturday to a call from his chief of staff, who delivered the news: Two Minnesota lawmakers, including one of the governor’s closest political friends, had been shot ...

U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson called the killings “political assassinations.” Local lawmakers expressed their dismay over this past weekend's tragic shootings and said there is no place for violence. “I ...

Following the assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker and attacks on other officials, U.S. senators discussed increasing ...