Steve Karnowski, Author at The Rapid City Post

Bullet holes mark the front door of the house of Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife who were shot earlier in the day, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Champlin, Minn. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, shot 9 times by a man posing as an officer, leaves the hospital

July 8, 2025

A Minnesota state senator who was shot nine times during an attack in June has been moved to a rehabilitation facility. John Hoffman’s family issued a statement Monday night that saying he was out of the hospital but has a long road to recovery. Hoffman and his wife were attacked in their home by a man posing as a police officer. Authorities allege the gunman was Vance Boelter. They say he also killed former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband. Prosecutors have called it an assassination. Boelter is charged with murder and attempted murder. Federal authorities may pursue the death penalty.

Pictures of Mark and Melissa Hortman are set up inside the sanctuary at the Basilica of St. Mary's during funeral services for Mark and Melissa Hortman in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)

Man charged with killing former Minnesota House speaker is due back in court after delay

July 2, 2025

The man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, is due back in court after a week’s delay. Prosecutors allege 57-year-old Vance Boelter carried out the June 14 attacks disguised as a police officer. Authorities say he also targeted other Democrats. Boelter’s lawyer argued that he’d been sleep-deprived due to harsh jail conditions, and won a delay in proceedings last week. Boelter could face the federal death penalty, though no decision has been made. The attacks have been described as a political assassination and a threat to democracy.

A memorial for Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark is seen at the state Capitol, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman to lie in state as suspect faces court date

June 26, 2025

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman will lie in state at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda on Friday. Hortman, her husband, and their dog were killed in a June 14 attack. The public can pay respects from noon to 5 p.m. A private funeral is set for Saturday. The suspect, Vance Boelter, who’s charged with murder and attempted murder, is due in federal court Friday. Prosecutors allege he targeted multiple Democrats in what they call a political assassination. Boelter could face the federal death penalty. His wife has expressed shock and sympathy for the victims, calling the violence a betrayal of their beliefs.

A candlelight vigil for former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were fatally shot, at the state Capitol, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Nikolas Liepins)

Minnesota lawmaker shot to death at home will lie in state at Capitol ahead of funeral

June 24, 2025

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, will lie in state in the state Capitol Rotunda on Friday, a day ahead of their funeral. Hortman will be the first woman and one of fewer than 20 Minnesotans accorded the honor. The Hortmans were shot to death in their home in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park early on June 14 in what authorities say was a politically motivated killing. Before that, authorities say, the suspect, Vance Boelter, wounded another Democrat, Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife, Yvette, who lived a few miles away in Champlin.

This booking photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office shows Vance Boelter in Green Isle, Minn., on June 16, 2025. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Man charged with killing prominent lawmaker could face a rarity for Minnesota: the death penalty

June 17, 2025

The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face the death penalty, something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump administration. The state abolished capital punishment in 1911, and its last execution was a botched hanging in 1906. But federal prosecutors announced charges against Vance Boelter on Monday that can carry the death penalty. Boelter is accused of fatally shooting former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home early Saturday. Authorities say he also shot and wounded another Democrat, Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife, Yvette,

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump administration moves to lift Biden-era mining restrictions near Boundary Waters in Minnesota

June 12, 2025

President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to lift restrictions on copper-nickel mining that the Biden administration imposed near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota. The decision was announced Wednesday by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. It threw a lifeline to the proposed Twin Metals Minnesota mine near Ely. Democratic administrations have tried to kill the project because of the threat of acid mine drainage into the country’s most-visited federally designated wilderness area. Trump promised during a campaign stop in Minnesota last year that he would reverse the moratorium.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s next move: Energizing Democrats in South Carolina and California

May 30, 2025

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will seek to energize activists at Democratic state conventions in South Carolina and California on Saturday. The party’s 2024 vice presidential nominee is working to keep up the high national profile he gained when Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate. Walz will keynote the South Carolina gathering in Columbia, traditionally a showcase for national-level Democrats and White House hopefuls. South Carolina held the first Democratic presidential primary of the 2024 campaign, and the state hopes for a repeat in 2028. But the national party organizations haven’t settled their 2028 calendars yet.

FILE - An aerial view of Dingucha village in Gandhinagar, India, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)

Men face prison for human smuggling after an Indian family of 4 died on the US-Canada border

May 27, 2025

Two men face sentencing in Minnesota on human smuggling charges more than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to cross into the U.S. along a remote stretch of the Canadian border in a blizzard. Federal prosecutors have recommended nearly 20 years for the alleged ringleader, Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, at his sentencing Wednesday. And they’re seeking nearly 11 years for the driver who was supposed to pick them up, Steve Anthony Shand. They’ll be sentenced at the federal courthouse in the northwestern Minnesota city of Fergus Falls, where they were tried and convicted on four counts apiece in November.

Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo sits for a portrait in Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

Ex-Minneapolis police chief recalls ‘absolutely gut-wrenching’ moment of seeing George Floyd video

May 23, 2025

Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says he wishes he had moved faster to change the culture of his department before the murder of George Floyd, which happened five years ago Sunday. Arradondo, the city’s first Black police chief, told The Associated Press he also wishes he had done more to elevate the community voices demanding change. He recently published a book, “Chief Rondo: Securing Justice for the Murder of George Floyd.” He closes it with a letter to Floyd’s daughter, Gianna in which he says something she hasn’t heard from the former officers convicted in Floyd’s death: “I’m sorry.”

Steve Karnowski.

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, shot 9 times by a man posing as an officer, leaves the hospital

Man charged with killing former Minnesota House speaker is due back in court after delay

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman to lie in state as suspect faces court date

Minnesota lawmaker shot to death at home will lie in state at Capitol ahead of funeral

Man charged with killing prominent lawmaker could face a rarity for Minnesota: the death penalty

Trump administration moves to lift Biden-era mining restrictions near Boundary Waters in Minnesota

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s next move: Energizing Democrats in South Carolina and California

Men face prison for human smuggling after an Indian family of 4 died on the US-Canada border

Ex-Minneapolis police chief recalls ‘absolutely gut-wrenching’ moment of seeing George Floyd video

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