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CBS News
07-08-2025
- CBS News
10 people arrested in Twin Cities sex trafficking sting, 3 people rescued
Charges are expected to be filed soon against nearly a dozen people who authorities allege attempted to solicit minors in the Twin Cities. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) says agents and investigators went undercover and posed as a minor or as a sex buyer at the end of July. While undercover, they communicated with a total of 10 suspects, who were arrested as they arrived at an arranged meeting place. All 10 people are being held at the Ramsey County Jail for probable cause felony solicitation of a minor for prostitution, according to the BCA. The suspects, who were all arrested between July 30 and Aug. 1, range in age from 24-45. In addition, the agency says three people, all identified as females, were found during the potential sex trafficking operation. Their ages weren't immediately provided. Drew Evans, superintendent of the BCA, says the agency will stay "in lockstep with our law enforcement partners to rid our state of this reprehensible sex crime and support victim/survivors." Anyone who suspects a trafficking situation should call the BCA at 877-996-6222 or email can also call the Day One Hotline at 866-223-1111 or contact them online if you or someone you know is being trafficked. Survivors and victims of human trafficking can call 888-373-7888 to reach the National Human Trafficking Hotline, or text HELP to 233733. If you know of a child who may have been a victim of exploitation, call the National Center for Missing or Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 or visit the website.
Yahoo
31-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Indiana football position preview: Hoosiers figuring out pieces on talented offensive line
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football opens fall camp on July 30 as Curt Cignetti and crew look to build on the foundation they laid with an historic run to the College Football Playoffs. The Hoosiers were once again active participants in the transfer portal, but they also retained many of the key faces behind last year's success. We're taking a position-by-position look at their roster this week that continues with a breakdown of the team's offensive line. More: 'We are really playing for postseason opportunities': Indiana football's recent scheduling moves explained Meet Indiana football's offensive line Returning: Carter Smith (R-Jr), Drew Evans (R-Jr), Bray Lynch (R-Jr), Adedamola Ajani (R-Fr), Austin Leibfried (R-Fr), Evan Lawrence (R-Fr), Mitch Verstegen (R-Fr) Transfers: Kahlil Benson (R-Sr), Pat Coogan (R-Sr), Zen Michalski (R-Sr) Early enrollees: Matt Marek, Baylor Wilkin Fall enrollees: Evan Parker More: Indiana football: New turf installed at Memorial Stadium, Mellencamp Pavilion gets a makeover Can Indiana football returning starter Drew Evans avoid a setback? Cignetti told reporters at Big Ten Media Days that Evans was cleared for fall camp from the Achilles injury he suffered at the end of last season. The coaching staff will monitor his workload as he returns to practice after missing spring camp. Will IU look to have Evans back in the starting lineup at left guard for Week 1 against Old Dominion? Or will the Hoosiers give him additional time to work back into form for the Big Ten opener against Illinois a few weeks later? Adedamola Ajani, who spent spring camp with the first-team offense, would benefit from the game reps while taking the pressure off Evans who is coming back from an injury that can take up to 12 months to fully recover from. More: 'Phenomenal': Indiana football's season ticket sales for 2025 reach historic levels Will Indiana football have a moment of Zen this fall? Zen Michalski stands out among IU's transfer class, but not because he's a former top rated-prospect — the Floyd Central grad was the No. 2 ranked recruit from Indiana in the 2021 signing class — or because he played for the national champs last season. Michalski's lack of experience as a fifth-year senior makes him an outlier. He has one career start under his belt and played just 260 snaps with all those reps coming at left tackle. He gave up four quarterback pressures (two sacks) in that lone career start against Nebraska last season. Will a change of scenery and change of position to right tackle help Michalski unlock the potential he showed as a preps player? Indiana offensive line coach Bob Bostad has drawn rave reviews from Cignetti, but the success he's had with transfers has mostly come from players he previously coached (Evans and Trey Wedig). Where does Kahlil Benson fit into Indiana football's plans? Benson is the most experienced of Indiana's offensive lineman having played in 33 career games and 1,828 career snaps, with the bulk of those coming in Bloomington. He was one of two former Hoosiers (Louis Moore) who transferred back to the program after spending a year away. Cignetti envisioned Benson competing at right tackle since that's where he played for Bostad in 2023, but that's not set in stone. Will his experience give him an edge over Michalski? Or will IU shake things up and have Benson compete for playing time at guard? The uncertainty surrounding Benson's spot on the two-deep given his experience is one of the bigger storylines of fall camp. More: Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti: Opposing team offered Hoosiers player $1.5 million to transfer Predicted depth chart for Indiana's offensive line First team: Carter Smith (LT), Drew Evans (LG), Pat Coogan (C), Bray Lynch (RG), Kahlil Benson (RT) Second team: Evan Lawrence (LT), Adedamola Ajani (LG), Matt Marek (C), Austin Leibfried (RG), Zen Michalski (RT) More: 'I've watched it countless times': Indiana football not done learning from CFP loss to Notre Dame Indiana football position preview roundup Wide receivers Tight ends Running backs Secondary Defensive line Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek and read all his coverage by clicking here. This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Indiana football 2025 position preview: Offensive line
Gulf Today
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Today
Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers caught
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, bringing an end to a massive, nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge. Vance Boelter was arrested Sunday evening. Former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in their Brooklyn Park home early Saturday in the northern Minneapolis suburbs. Sen. John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, were injured at their Champlin home, about 9 miles (about 15 kilometers) away. "One man's unthinkable actions have altered the state of Minnesota," Gov. Tim Walz said at a news conference. Boelter was arrested in a rural area in Sibley County, southwest of Minneapolis. "Where he was ultimately taken into custody was in a field," said Drew Evans, superintendent of Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. He said authorities believe Boelter acted alone. This unlocated handout photo shows Vance Boelter, the suspected killer. AFP A criminal complaint unsealed Sunday night says Boelter, 57, faces two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder in the deaths of the Hortmans and the wounding of Hoffman and his wife. The Hoffmans were attacked first at their home in Champin early Saturday. After police in nearby Brooklyn Park learned of that shooting, they sent patrol officers to check on the Hortmans' home. Brooklyn Park police officers arrived just in time to see Boelter shoot Mark Hortman through the open door of the home, the complaint says. It says they exchanged gunfire with Boelter, who fled inside the home before escaping the scene. The complaint indicates the shooting at the Hoffmans' home was called in by their adult daughter. Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, speaks during a press conference at the State Emergency Operations Center in Blaine, Minnesota, on Sunday. AP Mark Bruley, Brooklyn Park Police Chief, said the search for the suspect involved 20 different SWAT teams. "There's no question that this is the largest manhunt in the state's history," he said. Earlier Drew Evans, superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said authorities found a car very early Sunday they believed Boelter was using, a few miles from his home in Green Isle, in the farm country about an hour west of Minneapolis. He also said they found evidence in the car that was relevant to the investigation, but did not provide details. Authorities named Boelter as a suspect, saying he wore a mask as he posed as a police officer, even allegedly altering a vehicle to make it look like a police car. Evens confirmed that investigators found a cowboy hat near the vehicle and believe it belonged to Boelter. The superintendent also said authorities interviewed Boelter's wife and other family members in connection with Saturday's shootings. He said they were cooperative and were not in custody. More than 100 law enforcement officers including SWAT teams searched the area, including nearby homes, Evans said. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a press conference in Blaine, Minnesota. AP The earlier search happened in rural Sibley County, roughly 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Minneapolis, where Boelter had a home with his wife and five children. Residents in the area received an emergency alert about the located vehicle that warned them to lock their doors and cars. The shootings come as political leaders nationwide have been attacked, harassed and intimidated amid deep political divisions. Lawmakers said they were disturbed by the attacks as Twin Cities residents mourned. Brightly colored flowers and small American flags were placed Sunday on the gray marbled stone of the Minnesota State Capitol along with a photo of the Hortmans. People scrawled messages on small notes including, "You were our leader through the hardest of times. Rest in Power." Pam Stein came with flowers and kneeled by the memorial. An emotional Stein called Hortman an "absolute powerhouse" and "the real unsung hero of Minnesota government." Authorities have not yet given details on a motive. A list of about 70 names was found in writings recovered from the fake police vehicle that was left at the crime scene, the officials said. The writings and list of names included prominent state and federal lawmakers and community leaders, along with abortion rights advocates and information about healthcare facilities, according to the officials. Evans clarified that while he described the materials on Saturday as a "manifesto," the papers were not a political or ideological treatise. He said it was more of a notebook, listing lawmakers and other people, with various thoughts mixed in. He declined to give details. A Minnesota official told AP lawmakers who had been outspoken in favor of abortion rights were on the list. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. The attacks prompted warnings to other state elected officials and the cancellation of planned "No Kings" demonstrations against President Donald Trump, though some went ahead anyway, including one that drew tens of thousands to the State Capitol in St. Paul. Authorities said the suspect had "No Kings" flyers in his car. Boelter is a former political appointee who served on the same state workforce development board as Hoffman, records show, though it was not clear if or how well they knew each other. Around 6am on Saturday, Boelter texted friends to apologize for his actions, though he didn't say what he had done. Flowers and hand-written sit at a memorial outside the Minnesota State Capitol in honour of Democratic state assemblywoman Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, after a gunman killed them, in St. Paul, Minnesota, US, on Sunday. Reuters "I'm going to be gone for a while. May be dead shortly, so I just want to let you know I love you guys both and I wish it hadn't gone this way," he wrote in messages viewed by AP. On Sunday evening, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar shared a statement from Yvette Hoffman expressing appreciation for the outpouring of public support. "John is enduring many surgeries right now and is closer every hour to being out of the woods," Yvette Hoffman said in a text that Klobuchar posted on social media. "He took 9 bullet hits. I took 8 and we are both incredibly lucky to be alive. We are gutted and devastated by the loss of Melissa and Mark." On social media, Gov. Tim Walz remembered Hortman on Sunday as, "The most consequential Speaker in state history." Hortman, 55, had been the top Democratic leader in the state House since 2017. She led Democrats in a three-week walkout at the beginning of this year's session in a power struggle with Republicans. Under a power-sharing agreement, she turned the gavel over to Republican Rep. Lisa Demuth and assumed the title speaker emerita. Hortman used her position as speaker in 2023 to champion expanded protections for abortion rights, including legislation to solidify Minnesota's status as a refuge for patients from restrictive states who travel to the state to seek abortions - and to protect providers who serve them. The couple had an adult son and an adult daughter. Hoffman, 60, was first elected in 2012 and was chair of the Senate Human Services Committee, which oversees one of the biggest parts of the state budget. He and his wife have one adult daughter. Associated Press
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Suspect who terrorized Minnesota's political leaders after deadly shooting found crawling in rural field
The suspect wanted in the slaying of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, as well as in the injury shooting of a state senator and his wife, was found Sunday night armed and crawling in a field in a sparsely populated stretch of Minnesota, authorities said. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Vance Boelter's capture at a news conference after saying Saturday that the suspect's alleged crimes included a "politically motivated assassination." Despite being armed, authorities said, Boelter was taken into custody without incident and no injuries were reported. Boelter is in custody and has been charged in connection with the murders and the attempted murders, Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said at the news conference. Evans added that his team was in contact with the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office who he said were examining whether to bring their own additional charges. Law enforcement numbering nearly 200 — including members of 20 regional and local SWAT teams — descended on eastern Sibley County, about an hour outside Minneapolis, starting Sunday morning. But the suspect may have taken advantage of rural terrain to remain hidden most of the day, authorities said. It was without doubt the biggest manhunt in the state's history, said Police Chief Mark Bruley of Brooklyn Park Police Department said. The governor expressed relief that the suspect had been apprehended after collaborations from federal, state and local law enforcement that concluded when Minnesota State Patrol officers put their handcuffs on him. "After a two-day manhunt, two sleepless nights, law enforcement have apprehended" the alleged shooter, Walz said. "This cannot be the norm. It cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences," he added. Authorities allege Boelter tried to kill state Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, at their home in Champlin at roughly 2 a.m. Saturday before fatally shooting state Rep. Melissa Hortman, a 55-year-old Democrat, and her husband, Mark, in nearby Brooklyn Park. In a statement released by the Hoffman family following Boelter's arrest, Yvette Hoffman thanked law enforcement for the suspect's capture. "John and I are both incredibly lucky to be alive," the statement read. "We continue our healing journey and are humbled by the outpouring of love and support our family has received from across the state and our nation." Authorities said Boelter left behind a notebook with a hit list of other politicians as well as those who have been vocal in support of abortion rights. The names included those of Hoffman and Hortman near the very top, said Democratic Party executive Ron Harris, a fellow Minnesotan. Evans said the list also included politicians based in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Iowa. Boelter emerged as the suspect as police covered locations familiar to him and spoke to people associated with the married 57-year-old. The hunt was jolted into renewed action about 6:30 on Sunday morning when his car and cowboy hat were found not far from his residence in Green Isle in the eastern portion of Sibley County, authorities said. A Buick Regal associated with the suspect as well as his cowboy hat, found at the side of a road in a wooded area about three miles from the residence, drew a massive manhunt, authorities said. But the trail seemed to get cold through nightfall as there was no sign of the suspect for more than ten hours despite evidence he had spoken to people while on the run, Evans, the criminal apprehension superintendent, said at a news conference earlier in the day. Boelter remained somewhat of a mystery even as authorities spoke to his wife and relatives following a Sunday traffic stop, during which they cooperated fully with investigators, Evans said. There was no evidence, he said, the suspect ever previously threatened the lawmakers he shot or anyone else on that list. Warrants for his arrest included a state warrant alleging he committed second-degree murder and a federal warrant alleging he was on the run to avoid prosecution. It wasn't clear if the suspect has obtained legal counsel. Officials say Boelter impersonated law enforcement to get close to the lawmakers' at their suburban Twin Cities homes before opening fire. Police in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, conducting a welfare check at the Hortmans' residence encountered a man in front they believe is Boelter and dressed as a police officer, with a police-style SUV, emergency lights on, in the driveway, Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said on Saturday. It was apparent the home had taken fire before the officers' arrival, he said, and when the suspect realized police had arrived, he opened fire and exchanged rounds with them before fleeing through the home and escaping out back, he said. No other injuries were reported, but inside that home was the slain couple, authorities said. A statement of probable cause filed in support of charges reflected in the state warrant stated the suspect was seen on security video earlier at Hoffman's home, shortly after 2 a.m., presenting himself at their door as a police officer, wearing a mask over his face, and using a Ford SUV that had the appearance of a marked patrol vehicle. The couple's daughter was not struck and called 911. Walz cited the daughter, Hope, as he spoke Sunday night, calling her actions "heroic." Authorities said they found three semiautomatic rifles and two 9mm handguns in the abandoned SUV. Also inside, they said, was the notebook with the alleged hit list. At the news conference, Evans said a local police officer reported seeing a man running into the woods, and authorities, including SWAT teams and a state public safety helicopter overhead, rushed the area. They called for the suspect to surrender and captured him as a crawled on a field, he said. Detectives were interviewing the suspect overnight, Evans said. In video circulating online the suspect describes himself as a married father of five from Green Isle who works for two funeral homes. He said he previously worked for three decades in the food industry and once traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo to partner with farmers and fishermen there to help them stimulate their food supply system. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Yvette Hoffman was well enough to text updates, including that her husband has had to undergo multiple operations since the shooting in which she said he was struck by nine rounds and eight others hit her. She said the state senator is 'closer every hour to being out of the woods," according to Klobuchar. Later, Walz said Hoffman emerged from the last of many immediate operations he needed and was recovering. Walz said the shootings will nonetheless have a deep impact on Minnesota politics, with the loss of Hortman presenting a double-edged sward of political violence and the loss of a leader who he described as ardently effective and compromising. "Melissa Hortman was the core of who our values were," the governor said. "It's not about hatred. It's not about mean tweets. It's not about demeaning someone. It's leading with grace and compassion and vision and compromise and decency. That was taken from us." This article was originally published on
France 24
16-06-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Suspected killer of Minnesota Democratic lawmaker arrested after two-day manhunt
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, bringing an end to a massive, nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge. Vance Boelter was arrested Sunday evening. Former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in their Brooklyn Park home early Saturday in the northern Minneapolis suburbs. Sen. John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, were injured at their Champlin home, about 9 miles (about 15 kilometers) away. 'One man's unthinkable actions have altered the state of Minnesota," Gov. Tim Walz said at a news conference. Boelter was arrested in a rural area in Sibley County, southwest of Minneapolis. 'Where he was ultimately taken into custody was in a field,' said Drew Evans, superintendent of Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. He said authorities believe Boelter acted alone. A criminal complaint unsealed Sunday night says Boelter, 57, faces two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder in the deaths of the Hortmans and the wounding of Hoffman and his wife. The Hoffmans were attacked first at their home in Champin early Saturday. After police in nearby Brooklyn Park learned of that shooting, they sent patrol officers to check on the Hortmans' home. Brooklyn Park police officers arrived just in time to see Boelter shoot Mark Hortman through the open door of the home, the complaint says. It says they exchanged gunfire with Boelter, who fled inside the home before escaping the scene. The complaint indicates the shooting at the Hoffmans' home was called in by their adult daughter. Mark Bruley, Brooklyn Park Police Chief, said the search for the suspect involved 20 different SWAT teams. "There's no question that this is the largest manhunt in the state's history,' he said. Earlier Drew Evans, superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said authorities found a car very early Sunday they believed Boelter was using, a few miles from his home in Green Isle, in the farm country about an hour west of Minneapolis. He also said they found evidence in the car that was relevant to the investigation, but did not provide details. Authorities named Boelter as a suspect, saying he wore a mask as he posed as a police officer, even allegedly altering a vehicle to make it look like a police car. Evens confirmed that investigators found a cowboy hat near the vehicle and believe it belonged to Boelter. The superintendent also said authorities interviewed Boelter's wife and other family members in connection with Saturday's shootings. He said they were cooperative and were not in custody. More than 100 law enforcement officers including SWAT teams searched the area, including nearby homes, Evans said. The earlier search happened in rural Sibley County, roughly 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Minneapolis, where Boelter had a home with his wife and five children. Residents in the area received an emergency alert about the located vehicle that warned them to lock their doors and cars. The shootings come as political leaders nationwide have been attacked, harassed and intimidated amid deep political divisions. Lawmakers said they were disturbed by the attacks as Twin Cities residents mourned. Brightly colored flowers and small American flags were placed Sunday on the gray marbled stone of the Minnesota State Capitol along with a photo of the Hortmans. People scrawled messages on small notes including, 'You were our leader through the hardest of times. Rest in Power.' Pam Stein came with flowers and kneeled by the memorial. An emotional Stein called Hortman an 'absolute powerhouse' and 'the real unsung hero of Minnesota government.' Authorities have not yet given details on a motive. A list of about 70 names was found in writings recovered from the fake police vehicle that was left at the crime scene, the officials said. The writings and list of names included prominent state and federal lawmakers and community leaders, along with abortion rights advocates and information about healthcare facilities, according to the officials. Evans clarified that while he described the materials on Saturday as a 'manifesto,' the papers were not a political or ideological treatise. He said it was more of a notebook, listing lawmakers and other people, with various thoughts mixed in. He declined to give details. A Minnesota official told AP lawmakers who had been outspoken in favor of abortion rights were on the list. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. The attacks prompted warnings to other state elected officials and the cancellation of planned 'No Kings' demonstrations against President Donald Trump, though some went ahead anyway, including one that drew tens of thousands to the State Capitol in St. Paul. Authorities said the suspect had 'No Kings' flyers in his car. Boelter is a former political appointee who served on the same state workforce development board as Hoffman, records show, though it was not clear if or how well they knew each other. Around 6 a.m. Saturday, Boelter texted friends to apologise for his actions, though he didn't say what he had done. 'I'm going to be gone for a while. May be dead shortly, so I just want to let you know I love you guys both and I wish it hadn't gone this way," he wrote in messages viewed by AP. On Sunday evening, US Sen. Amy Klobuchar shared a statement from Yvette Hoffman expressing appreciation for the outpouring of public support. 'John is enduring many surgeries right now and is closer every hour to being out of the woods,' Yvette Hoffman said in a text that Klobuchar posted on social media. 'He took 9 bullet hits. I took 8 and we are both incredibly lucky to be alive. We are gutted and devastated by the loss of Melissa and Mark.' On social media, Gov. Tim Walz remembered Hortman on Sunday as, 'The most consequential Speaker in state history.' Hortman, 55, had been the top Democratic leader in the state House since 2017. She led Democrats in a three-week walkout at the beginning of this year's session in a power struggle with Republicans. Under a power-sharing agreement, she turned the gavel over to Republican Rep. Lisa Demuth and assumed the title speaker emerita. Hortman used her position as speaker in 2023 to champion expanded protections for abortion rights, including legislation to solidify Minnesota's status as a refuge for patients from restrictive states who travel to the state to seek abortions — and to protect providers who serve them. The couple had an adult son and an adult daughter. Hoffman, 60, was first elected in 2012 and was chair of the Senate Human Services Committee, which oversees one of the biggest parts of the state budget. He and his wife have one adult daughter.
