Vance Luther Boelter worked for a Minnesota-based private security firm and he touted experience in Eastern Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East.

During her two decades in elected office, Melissa Hortman positioned herself as a consensus builder and DFLer willing to work with Republicans. “Everybody liked her and respected her on both sides of the aisle,” said former GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

• Grief, anger prevail in reactions to killing of House DFL leader Hortman

State officials on Saturday urged people to not attend dozens of planned “No Kings” protests across Minnesota, as the suspect in the fatal shooting of a longtime state lawmaker earlier in the day remained at large — though crowds still showed up for the rallies.

The new law aims to educate boaters about safety and environmental impacts, including preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species and shoreline erosion. 

The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim and alarming spike in political violence. One lawmaker and her husband were killed while a second one and his wife were gravely wounded.

Words of sadness and outrage poured into Minnesota Saturday from across the nation on news that Minnesota House Democratic Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed at their home in what officials say appears to be a politically motivated shooting.