Jeff Day

1 week ago | dailyitem.com | Jeff Day |Ryan Faircloth |Jeffrey Meitrodt

MINNEAPOLIS — In a rambling, conspiratorial letter addressed to the FBI, alleged assassin Vance Boelter claimed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz instructed him to kill U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar so that Walz could run for the U.S. Senate, according to two people familiar with the contents of the letter. The letter is the clearest evidence yet of Boelter’s mindset after the targeted violence against Minnesota politicians last week.

1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Christopher Vondracek |Jeff Day

MINNEAPOLIS - Shooting suspect Vance Boelter's two-day evasion from authorities ended Sunday night in a field in Sibley County, where he surrendered amid drones and SWAT teams. The arrest marked the end of an intense manhunt that had left Minnesotans across the state on edge. Boelter, 57, was accused of posing as a police officer and assassinating state House DFL leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in the middle of the night Saturday, as well as shooting state Sen.

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Jeff Day |Sydney Kashiwagi

By Jeff Day and Sydney Kashiwagi - The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS) Tina Smith woke up Saturday to a barrage of text messages. The U.S. senator spent the evening before catching up with fellow Democratic leaders at the party's annual fundraising dinner, including longtime DFL legislative leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.