Hayley Feland

5 days ago | alphanews.org | Hayley Feland

Minnesota Democrats reacted with anger and frustration to a recent ruling of the Supreme Court, which upheld Tennessee’s law banning sex-change procedures for minors. “Speechless today,” Rep. Leigh Finke, DFL-St. Paul, wrote on Bluesky after the decision was announced.

1 week ago | alphanews.org | Hayley Feland

As Minnesota continues to grapple with the fallout from the tragic shootings that killed one state legislator and severely injured another, more information about the alleged assassin, Vance Boelter, is coming to light. Boelter was captured Sunday after a 43-hour manhunt and charged in the assassinations of Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. The 57-year-old suspect was also charged in the attempted assassinations of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.

2 weeks ago | alphanews.org | Hayley Feland

The Minnesota State Patrol is asking the public not to attend the planned “No Kings” protests that were set to take place across the state today in the wake of the deadly shootings that happened Saturday morning. Early this morning, Sen. John Hoffman, DFL-Champlin, and Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, were shot in their homes in what authorities have called a “targeted” attack. The spouses of both lawmakers were also shot. Tragically, Rep.

2 weeks ago | alphanews.org | Hayley Feland

Protesters gathered outside Sherburne County jail on Wednesday, demanding the release of Isabel Lopez, 27, who was being held after being federally charged for assaulting law enforcement while they were serving a warrant in Minneapolis. “No good cops. No bad protesters. Every prisoner is a political prisoner,” the protesters chanted. 🚨 Minnesota leftists are now protesting for woman to be released after she assaulted federal agents conducting a drug and human trafficking raid in Minneapolis.

2 weeks ago | alphanews.org | Hayley Feland

Former Republican Minnesota Sen. Justin Eichorn is asking a federal judge to throw out an indictment against him for soliciting a minor for sex, arguing in a new motion that the case represents “vindictive and selective prosecution” motivated by his holding political office. Eichorn was arrested March 17 after allegedly arranging a meeting with a person he believed to be a 16-year-old girl. The supposed girl ended up being an undercover Bloomington police officer.