Paul Walsh
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Patrol: Street racers’ crash in Twin Cities leaves driver dead, passenger near death
Three drivers in all were going more than 100 mph in a 45 mph zone before two of them crashed, according to new court filing from the State Patrol.
June 22, 2025
Prison term for killer in Eat Street drive-by shooting in Mpls.
The shooter used a "ghost gun," which is difficult to trace, and received an over eight-year prison sentence.
June 21, 2025
Maple Grove man shot dead, another wounded in shooting after fireworks display in downtown Minneapolis
Police were pursuing a suspect and motive in the shooting, which erupted shortly after midnight Friday.
June 21, 2025
Guns by the dozens, cash, disguises: Court filing lists what investigators found in suspect’s home
The items were seized from the home of Vance Boelter while the manhunt was in its early stage, according to a court filing by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
June 20, 2025
Our reporters answered your questions about political shootings in Minnesota
Reporters Paul Walsh and Jeff Day answered questions in a live Q&A on Friday.
June 20, 2025
Charges: Man with DWI history kills passenger in northwestern Minnesota motorcycle crash
The injured woman spent her 24th birthday in the hospital and later died.
June 20, 2025
Vikings legend Adrian Peterson reportedly gets in fistfight in Texas social club
The reported scuffle continues his long run of being in the midst of trouble.
June 20, 2025
Hunt is on for whoever shot woman found dead in Richfield apartment
Police said 22-year-old woman was found during a welfare check.
June 19, 2025
Worker recounts North Shore tunnel crash that left him stranded high above badly injured crewmate
The driver and one of the workers were airlifted in critical condition, the patrol said.
June 19, 2025
Man convicted of back-to-back carjackings in Shakopee and Bloomington is sentenced to prison
One driver he targeted was “a 16-year-old girl with just a few months of experience driving a car,” prosecutors noted. He stabbed the second victim.
June 18, 2025
![Seven visitors from Tajikistan, led by Friendship Force of Minnesota-Twin Cities and the Open World Leadership Center, visited Chief U.S. District Judge John Tunheim as the group continues a weeklong visit in Minnesota to discuss countering extremism. The group, was seen in Tunheim's US District Courthouse office, along with the official seal Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Minneapolis, MN.]](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/DHLA52X3E5PFRRJCT4L7DT76R4.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Here are all the guns that charges say suspect brought to assassination
Charges say 5 guns were found in the SUV that Vance Boelter abandoned after he allegedly shot two state legislators and their spouses.
June 17, 2025
2 men charged in shooting outside Twin Cities home that paralyzed aspiring college football player
There are now three men charged in connection with the shooting in Brooklyn Park.
June 17, 2025
