Minnesota
Lakeville North girls, Wayzata boys savor trip north for Hockey Day Minnesota
The Wayzata boys and Lakeville North girls hockey teams made the most of trips to Warroad for Hockey Day Minnesota, each leaving town with a victory.
Wayzata boys coach Pat O’Leary made it sound like the non-hockey portions of the annual event went well, too.
“It was awesome,” he said. “Warroad did a phenomenal job. The hotel, food, whole setup was great.”
Wayzata, ranked second in Class 2A, defeated Moorhead 5-2 on Saturday afternoon. The Trojans scored goals 2 minutes, 1 second apart in the second period, taking advantage of the game being played outdoors at the Warroad Athletic Complex and striking while the sun was difficult for Moorhead’s goalie.
“We wanted to get as many shots as we could,” O’Leary said. “… We got those two quick goals, it took the wind out of their sails and we took it from there.”
Carson Clark had three assists for Wayzata.
In the girls game, Class 2A, No. 7 Lakeville North held off Class 1A, No. 5 Warroad 4-3.
Lakeville North fell behind early, giving up a goal in the first minute to sophomore Taylor Reese. Reese also scored in the final minutes of the second and third periods, producing a hat trick.
“We responded [to that first goal] like a team that has been there before,” Lakeville North coach Buck Kochevar said. “I would have liked to have scored 10 seconds in on a 2-on-1, but we responded really well and didn’t get down. They’re never going to be perfect.”
Addie Bowlby tied it 1-1 with 1:57 left in the first period, and Lakeville North led 3-2 in the third period when ninth-grade Panthers goaltender Kaia Weiland made a save against Reese on a two-on-1 rush.
“That was turning,” Kochevar said. “She made that save with the sun in her eyes. We told the team to give her a tap and get going. We played just good enough in the third to get the victory.”
The Warroad boys, No. 1 in Class 1, defeated Roseau 6-2 in the other game of the day.
Minnetonka clamps down on Providence Academy in girls basketball
Minnetonka, ranked first in Class 4A girls basketball, turned its defense loose Saturday and defeated Providence Academy 73-48 in the Community Clash at St. Michael-Albertville High School. Providence Academy is ranked first in Class 2A.
The Skippers allowed only 14 points in the first half. They held Providence Academy guard Maddyn Greenway to 23 points; she’s averaging 32.7 points per game. Minnetonka coach Brian Cosgriff had a solution for her in Tori McKinney, a Skippers guard signed to play for the Gophers.
“It was a collective effort, but McKinney is the best defender in the state,” Cosgriff said. “It was a great matchup. Maddyn is really good offensively. McKinney is really good defensively. It was an exciting matchup.”
McKinney also scored 25 points, second on her team to Aaliyah Crump, who scored 27.
Numbers
5: Points by Aiden Grossklaus (three goals, two assists) in Woodbury’s 8-2 boys hockey victory over Forest Lake.
7: Points by Henry Lechner (four goals, three assists) in Holy Angels’ 5-4 boys hockey victory over Blake.
18: Seconds into overtime Easton Bosch scored in New Prague’s 5-4 boys hockey victory over Rochester Century/John Marshall.
51: Saves by Tegan Swanson in Eden Prairie’s 2-1 girls hockey overtime loss to Minnetonka.
60: Saves by Tyler Nesheim in Chaska’s 10-0 boys hockey loss to Minnetonka.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (WCCO News) – Vance Boelter, the man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, is set to be sentenced on federal charges later this summer.
According to court documents, the sentencing date is set for July 23 at 10 a.m. at the Minneapolis federal courthouse.
Earlier this month, Boelter, 58, changed his plea to guilty on six counts against him in the June 14, 2025 lawmaker shootings as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors.
Under the terms of the plea deal, Boelter’s recommended sentence will be two consecutive life terms followed by 40 years. The judge approved the plea deal and ordered an expedited sentencing.
The U.S. Department of Justice said it would not seek the death penalty against Boelter, which, according to a letter from U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen, was part of the proposed plea agreement.
In his guilty plea, Boelter admitted to fatally shooting the Hortmans, wounding state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, and attempting to shoot their daughter, Hope. The shootings prompted a massive manhunt that lasted 43 hours.
Following the guilty plea, theHoffman family released a statementthat said, “there is no justice when our family and our state will never truly heal.”
Boelter also faces state charges, including two counts of first-degree premeditated murder, four counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count each of felony cruelty to an animal and impersonating an officer. A guilty verdict for one of the first-degree murder charges carries a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office confirmed its case against him will move forward.
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The entirety of the Metro Transit Blue Line and parts of the Green Line will shut down for a few weeks this summer and be replaced by buses as crews work to swap worn track and outdated equipment.
The Blue Line will be offline from June 29 to Aug. 19. The west end of the Green Line — from West Bank to Target Field — will shut down between July 1 and July 26 and again between Aug. 16 and Aug. 19.
Metro Transit says buses will stop at or near the stations every 15 minutes. Some boarding locations will be moved to Hiawatha Avenue, and staff will help guide riders to their bus stops for the construction period.
Nearly every stop along the 22-year-old Blue Line will see improvement, Metro Transit says. The stations will be outfitted with real-time signs and shelter glass.
“We recognize that this needed maintenance work will be disruptive to riders, but once completed, the work we do this summer will help improve the customer experience for years to come,” said General Manager Lesley Kandaras.
The Green Line will be back in service for the beginning of August to accommodate summer events, such as Twins and Lynx games, the WWE Summer Slam at U.S. Bank Stadium and Noah Kahan and Ed Sheeran concerts.
We had another beautiful day across the region. Temperatures were still slightly below average. Winds will continue to be off the lake but our focus for tonight will be the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms across north-central Minnesota. The biggest threats will be hail, gusty winds and lightning.
Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday, mainly during the afternoon and early evening.
Strong or severe storms are not currently expected Wednesday. However, some of these pop up storms could produce some damaging winds.
A more summer-like pattern is expected for the end of the week into early next week with increasing moisture and temperatures.
Chances for storms are expected to return on Sunday and continue into the new week.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms redevelop later tonight with fog by sunrise, the low will be around 48. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
AM Fog with afternoon showers and thunderstorms with a high near 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with an east wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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