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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Alleged Hortman killer worked at U of M eye bank until day before shootings

9:00 AM

The man accused of killing former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark worked briefly at the University of Minnesota until the day before the June 14 attacks. According to documents obtained by MPR News, Vance Boelter worked as a recovery technician until June 13.

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‘I'm just flabbergasted’: How a Texas woman’s hunting boot got a second life in Minnesota
9:00 AM
Morning Edition
Red Wing Shoes are known for boots so sturdy that customers wear them for decades. One pair, nearly 80 years old, is kept in the store archives.
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Leonard Peltier talks freedom, future after nearly 50 years in prison
Yesterday
Native News
After spending most of his life behind bars, Leonard Peltier now lives in a home on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa reservation in North Dakota. He says he has no regrets but still harbors resentment over his imprisonment.
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Walz and other officials tour storm damage in Beltrami County
Updated at 11:09 PM
Minnesota News
State and local officials surveyed damage from weekend storms that lashed Bemidji and neighboring communities.
- In BemidjiStorm relief efforts continue, thousands still without power
- Weekend tornadoesKill 6 in North Dakota and New York, toss trees and train cars
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Man charged in North Shore tunnel crash that injured two construction workers
5:11 PM
Crime, Law and Justice
A Wisconsin man is charged with drug possession and criminal vehicular operation after a crash that seriously injured a construction worker in a tunnel on the North Shore.
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Remembering longtime Minnesota Capitol reporter Bill Salisbury who died at age 80
4:53 PM
Morning Edition
Longtime, legendary Minnesota political reporter Bill Salisbury has died at the age of 80 after a career that spanned more than a half-century. Colleagues and friends remember him as a determined reporter who was fair, accurate and unfailingly respectful.
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Trump holds a press conference at the NATO summit
1:11 PM
International
The news conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. ET at the conclusion of the summit in the Netherlands as the world watches to see whether a ceasefire between Israel and Iran will endure.
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