A Minnesota man plans to plead not guilty to charges he killed the top Democratic leader in the state House and her husband​ after wounding another lawmaker and his wife​, his attorney said.

Periods of religious zealotry and an unsettled professional career were intertwined for years before he was accused of murder ...

Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson said the indictment includes a "notice of special findings," which he says is the first step in seeking the death penalty.

New reporting from the Minnesota Star Tribune raises serious questions about the police response to last month’s targeted ...

The federal government assigned a public defender, Kimberly Sharkey, who is an experienced death penalty attorney based in ...

Prosecutors in the case of Vance Boelter, the man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses last month, ...

A grand jury indicted the man accused of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses on six federal charges Tuesday, moving the case forward as prosecutors signal the death penalty is on ...

Boelter faces six federal charges in a political assassination that left Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, dead, ...

3:35 a.m.: Brooklyn Park police arrive at the home of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and encounter the gunman. They see him shoot ...

Boelter was accused of shooting to death Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their dog, and shooting and injuring State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.

Authorities have identified a suspect in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers on Saturday, June 14, as a 57-year-old man named Vance Luther Boelter, they announced in a press conference on ...

The man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses – killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband – was indicted by a federal grand jury.