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CBS News
05-07-2025
- CBS News
Brooklyn Park police seek help finding endangered missing 17-year-old girl
Police in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, are asking for the public's help in finding an endangered missing 17-year-old girl. Carissa Rose Lindstrom was last seen leaving on foot from the 6900 block of Brunswick Avenue North in Brooklyn Park on Friday around 3 p.m., according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Officials describe Lindstrom as 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and 150 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. She was wearing glasses, gray sweatpants, a blue sweater and carrying a brown book bag when last seen. Carissa Lindstrom, 17. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Anyone with information about Lindstrom is asked to call the Brooklyn Park Police Department at 763-493-8222.
South China Morning Post
14-06-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Minnesota former house speaker and husband killed in political shooting
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a politically motivated assassination. A second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded. 'We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence,' Walz said at a press conference on Saturday. 'Those responsible for this will be held accountable.' The wounded lawmaker was identified as state Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, was first elected in 2012. He runs Hoffman Strategic Advisors, a consulting firm. He previously served as vice chair of the Anoka-Hennepin School Board, which manages the largest school district in Minnesota. Hoffman is married and has one daughter. Hortman was the top House Democratic leader in the state Legislature and a former House speaker. She was first elected in 2004. Both Hoffman and Hortman represented districts located north of Minneapolis. Drew Evans, superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said that authorities were actively searching for a suspect. Officials said the suspect was dressed as a law enforcement officer.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: former House speaker and husband killed in politically motivated shooting
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a politically motivated assassination. A second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded. 'We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence," Walz said at a press conference Saturday. 'Those responsible for this will be held accountable.' The wounded lawmaker was identified as state Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, was first elected in 2012. He runs Hoffman Strategic Advisors, a consulting firm. He previously served as vice chair of the Anoka Hennepin School Board, which manages the largest school district in Minnesota. Hoffman is married and has one daughter. Hortman was the top House Democratic leader in the state Legislature and a former House speaker. She was first elected in 2004. Both Hoffman and Hortman represented districts located north of Minneapolis. Drew Evans, superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said that authorities were actively searching for a suspect. Officials said the suspect was dressed as a law enforcement officer. Autopsies will be done to determine extent of injuries, but Hortman and her spouse died from gunshot wounds, Evans said. Public Safety Commissioner Bob Johnson said the suspect was posing as a law enforcement officer. 'Suspect exploited the trust of our uniforms, what our uniforms are meant to represent. That betrayal is deeply disturbing to those of us who wear the badge with honor and responsibility,' he shootings happened at a time when political leaders nationwide have been attacked, harassed and intimidated during a time of deep political divisions. GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released the following statement. 'I am horrified and heartbroken by last night's attack on two patriotic public servants," Giffords said. 'My family and I know the horror of a targeted shooting all too well. An attack against lawmakers is an attack on American democracy itself. Leaders must speak out and condemn the fomenting violent extremism that threatens everything this country stands for.' Giffords was shot in the head in 2011 by a gunman who killed six people and injured 12 others. She stepped down from Congress in January 2012 to focus on her recovery.
CBS News
10-06-2025
- CBS News
Police seek help finding missing 28-year-old Forest Lake resident
Police in Forest Lake, Minnesota, are asking for help finding 28-year-old Aspen Ambrose. According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Ambrose, who is also known to some as Ashley Babcock, was last seen leaving their apartment on or around May 30. Aspen Ambrose, 28, was last seen around May 30. WCCO Ambrose is described as approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and 180 pounds, and is known to stay in hotels in Minneapolis. Anyone with information on Ambrose's whereabouts is asked to call the Forest Lake Police Department at 651-439-9381.
CBS News
09-06-2025
- CBS News
Missing central Minnesota man may be endangered, authorities say
Minnesota lawmakers return to Capitol for special session, and more headlines Minnesota lawmakers return to Capitol for special session, and more headlines Minnesota lawmakers return to Capitol for special session, and more headlines Authorities in central Minnesota are seeking the public's assistance in locating a man they say may be endangered after he went missing over the weekend. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says 29-year-old Phillip James Iverson, of Spicer, has not been seen since Saturday. Phillip James Iverson, 29, has been missing since Saturday. Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office Iverson is described as 6 feet tall and 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information about Iverson is asked to call the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office at 320-235-1260 or 911.
