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In the wake of the horrific shootings of two lawmakers in Minnesota, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he’s talked to ...

We’re hearing from the grown children of Melissa and Mark Hortman for the first time since Saturday’s tragic shooting by the ...

His face and name have now been shared nationwide. Investigators say Vance Boelter, 57, is the shooter who targeted two ...

From a legislator in downtown Minneapolis to a veteran Ohio congresswoman, many lawmakers included in the suspected Minnesota ...

Federal and state officials in Minnesota have announced murder and stalking charges against Vance Boelter, the man accused of assassinating Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband in ...

FLORIDA - Florida is pushing forward with a new privacy law that would conceal the home addresses and phone numbers of ...

"The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else.” ...

The suspected Minnesota gunman facing state and federal charges for allegedly shooting two state lawmakers and their spouses ...

New information from the FBI reveals the events leading up to the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses ...

Gov. Tim Walz returned Monday to the Minnesota Capitol for the first time since a gunman fatally shot Rep. Melissa Hortman ...

Gov. Tim Walz called the event a “politically motivated assassination," with the attack marking the latest such incident over ...