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🌱 How did police handle the Champlin attack on Sen. Hoffman?

Champlin, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How did police handle the Champlin attack on Sen. Hoffman?
  • Champlin couple’s shooter just pleaded guilty—what that means for the community

Also on today's calendar: Champlin Father Hennepin Festival | Twin Cities and 5 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 74, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Sunshine, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Minnesota lawmaker shootings: Vance Boelter's 43 hours on the run expose mistakes in law enforcement response (kentucky.com) — This in-depth timeline reconstructs how the Champlin shooting at Sen. John Hoffman’s home unfolded and how law enforcement responded, minute by minute. It highlights missed opportunities, the massive manhunt that followed across the metro, and subsequent security changes that still affect Champlin and neighboring communities today.
   

• Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Minnesota Lawmaker and Spouse (ntd.com) — Champlin residents are closely tied to this case, as the gunman’s first stop was the Hoffmans’ Champlin home, where both were gravely wounded in a politically motivated attack. Nearly a year later, he has now pleaded guilty in federal court and is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison, bringing some legal closure to a crime that shook nearby neighborhoods.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Looking for someone who knows plumbing.
    Our outdoor spigot has a very very slow leak constant leak, and when turned on the water sprays everywhere. We are unable to attach and use a hose… (Nextdoor Brittany Park)
  • Goodwill-Easter Seals of Minnesota posted a job opening for Donations Processor - Champlin, MN - (Part Time) in Champlin. Apply here.
  • Government Jobs posted a job opening for Police Clerk in Champlin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Champlin here.

🗞 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)

Brooklyn Park

  • Major Highway 169 Intersection Project to Close 109th Avenue in Brooklyn Park Through September (town.news)
  • Brooklyn Park Police Reel in the Fun at Kids Fishing Event (ccxmedia.org)
  • Boelter pleads guilty – faces life without parole (americanexperiment.org)

Minneapolis

  • Former KARE 11 Star Reveals Her Next Move After Retirement (patch.com)

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-- 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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Champlin

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Champlin

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.