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🌱 How did police missteps shape Brooklyn Park’s darkest night?

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Brooklyn Park! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How did police missteps shape Brooklyn Park’s darkest night?
  • What could Sen. Hoffman’s hospital bill mean for Brooklyn Park care?
  • Brooklyn Park home central to shocking plea in lawmaker shooting case

Also on today's calendar: 5k Fun Run x Heavy Rotation Brewing Co | 2026 MN Brewery Running Series and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy at times with sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 75, low: 51.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, breezy and nice, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Minnesota lawmaker shootings: Vance Boelter's 43 hours on the run expose mistakes in law enforcement response (kentucky.com) — Brooklyn Park residents are at the center of this detailed reconstruction of the 2025 shootings that killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband at their neighborhood home and triggered a massive manhunt. The piece scrutinizes how Brooklyn Park police and other agencies responded, highlighting delays, missed chances to catch the suspect sooner, and subsequent security changes meant to better protect officials and nearby communities.
   

• Minnesota Senate bill seeks changes to hospital surcharges and Medicaid payment rates (northhennepinnews.com) — A new Minnesota Senate bill from Sen. John Hoffman would temporarily suspend certain hospital surcharges and reset how Medicaid hospital rates are calculated starting July 2026, potentially affecting care funding statewide. For Brooklyn Park, the article also notes Hoffman’s earlier bills seeking tax and construction-materials exemptions and special tax-increment rules that could support local athletic facilities, clean water projects, and development financing.
   

• Minn. man pleads guilty to charges in lawmaker shooting case (thedailyrecord.com) — A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty in federal court to murdering former state House speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding another lawmaker and his wife, in a politically motivated shooting spree. Part of the rampage unfolded at the Hortmans’ home in Brooklyn Park, and he now faces two life sentences plus 40 years, with state charges still pending.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hey everyone, if you're feeling down and alone and no one has said I Love you yet this morning.
    Well, I Love you, and here's a huge hug. I hope this make your day! (Nextdoor Tessman)
  • A piece of my Life's story, I grew up with nothing, and I mean nothing at all.
    Bounced around from family members houses slept on the floor. yes, the floor. All my friends and cousins had nice things that I never could have… (Nextdoor Tessman)

🗞 Nearby News

Osseo

  • Greg Gard jumps to offer 7-foot recruit from Minnesota ahead of the Golden Gophers (badgerofhonor.com)
  • Osseo Middle School tests only eighth-graders in 2024-25 science MCA (northhennepinnews.com)

Champlin

  • Vance Boelter Pleads Guilty to Killing Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and Husband, Plus 2nd Attack (usmagazine.com)

Maple Grove

  • Alcohol and drug abuse Medicaid payments top $820,000 in Maple Grove for 2024 (northhennepinnews.com)
  • What a Sanford Health-North Memorial Merger Could Mean for Patients, Robbinsdale Community (ccxmedia.org)
  • 4 Your Weekend: Chalkfest, Interact's 30th anniversary and Northeast Vintage Block Party (cbsnews.com)

Ok Brooklyn Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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