I'm going to get ahead of some uninformed outrage. The second-degree murder charges against Vance Boelter are all that can be brought against him *right now.* Prosecutors can charge him with first-degree premeditated murder, but that requires a grand jury indictment, not just a criminal complaint.

Reminder that these are people too - in today’s shooting in MN, my kids’ favorite English teacher lost both her parents.

Am I just easily affected or does anyone else immediately love the new Jeopardy champ if they seem unabashedly thrilled with their win?

The editorial calendar in Minnesota in late Oct/early Nov is Halloween Blizzard of ‘91 to the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. (With elections in between). Kind of reassuring that despite newsroom turnover and slashes and the world glowing red, that will never change.

Hi all! Just signed up. I’m a writer, Minnesotan, mother and social media lurker more than poster, but that will likely (hopefully) change in a less toxic place. Nice to meet you!