In mid-June 2025, a rumor began to spread that Vance Boelter, the accused shooter of two Minnesota Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses on June 14, had once been appointed a member of the Governor's Workforce Development Board by Democratic Gov. Tim Walz. One of the targeted couples died.

Hours after the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, prominent conservative influencers spun unsubstantiated theories that the suspect was a left-wing extremist who targeted the Democratic-aligned leaders for voting against party lines, and did so with the blessing of the state’s top Democrat, Gov. Tim Walz.

A somber Gov. Tim Walz spoke about the work and legacy of State Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated at her home Saturday.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz implored “leading with grace and compassion” after a madman with a kill list targeted a pair of lawmakers and their spouses in his state — a different tune from two weeks prior, when he urged his fellow Dems to “be a little meaner” and “bully the s–t” out of people like President Trump.

Authorities have identified 57-year-old Vance Boelter as the suspect sought in connection with the shootings of Minnesota state lawmakers

The Minnesota State Patrol urged the public not to attend planned demonstrations across the state Saturday “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a post on X, following [the shootings of two s

Noem, who previously served as governor of South Dakota, defended the Trump administration’s decision to deploy thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines to address the protests in Los Angeles, using Minnesota as an example of what happens when a "bad governor" is in charge.

A Minnesota Republican lawmaker erupted at Governor Tim Walz at a heated House oversight hearing on sanctuary cities.