St. Paul police are investigating a fatal stabbing in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood.

Officers responded to 911 calls about a man down in front of a residence at 11:30 p.m. Monday. They found the man, who’d been stabbed multiple times, at Sixth Street near Birmingham Street.

St. Paul Fire Department medics took the 19-year-old victim to Regions Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No one was under arrest as of Tuesday afternoon, and investigators are working to identify a suspect and determine what led to the stabbing, said Sgt. Toy Vixayvong, a St. Paul police spokesman. He said the victim was not connected to the residence he was found near.

Officers did not locate a weapon, Vixayvong said. The department’s Forensic Services Unit processed the scene and police were looking for cameras in the area.

The police department will release the man’s name after it’s confirmed by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about the homicide to call them at 651-266-5650.

The homicide was the second of the year. As of March 31 last year, there were six homicides in St. Paul.

— Mara H. Gottfried

Injured hockey coach returns home from rehab

A high school hockey coach and Lakeville police officer who was critically injured at a practice has returned home about two months since he was hospitalized.

A CaringBridge post on Monday thanked everyone for their prayers, donations, calls, texts and messages.

“We could not have made it through the last two months without your love and support,” the message said. “Jason is home, and for that, we are forever grateful.”

Jason Jensen, a goalie coach for Chanhassen Boys Hockey, along with the nearby Holy Family Catholic High School boys’ and girls’ hockey teams, was coaching the Holy Family girls’ team on Jan. 31 when a player “lost an edge” and accidentally ran into him, causing him to fall to the ice backward and hit his head, according to a coach and a GoFundMe for Jensen’s medical expenses.

Jensen, 44, sustained a traumatic brain injury. He was initially on a ventilator and heavily sedated at the hospital; he underwent surgery and, after his condition approved, went to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago and continued his recovery, according to CaringBridge updates.

“After weeks of hard work, he is beyond excited to return home,” a post last week said. “… While he’s making huge strides, his journey isn’t over yet.” He will continue outpatient care.

In addition to his career as a Lakeville police officer, where he’s been a lieutenant overseeing investigations, he is “a loving husband and father” who has devoted his time to a number of hockey players, the GoFundMe said.

— Mara H. Gottfried

U.S. Bank exec’s death in plane crash confirmed

U.S. Bank executive Terrance “Terry” Dolan, 63, of Edina, was officially identified as the pilot flying the small plane that crashed into a Brooklyn Park house last weekend, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office announced Tuesday.

The day after the crash, U.S. Bank had said the Minneapolis-based company believed that Dolan, its vice chair and chief administrative officer, had been piloting the plane, a single-engine Socata TBM7.

The crash occurred about 12:20 p.m. Saturday near 109th Avenue North and Noble Parkway. One of the two occupants of the house was home at the time and was able to escape without injury. No one else was killed or injured besides Dolan. The house was destroyed by the plane nose-diving into the roof and the subsequent fire.

One neighboring home suffered damage to its siding and some homes had debris from the crash in their yards.

Dolan was flying back to Minnesota from Naples, Fla. After a stop in Des Moines, Iowa, he departed for the Anoka County-Blaine Airport, which is a few miles from the crash site.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.

— Kristi Miller

Senate DFLers condemn Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons

A politically divided Minnesota Senate passed a resolution Tuesday condemning President Donald Trump’s pardons of the participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection that sought to keep Trump in office.

The resolution, SR15, authored by Sen. Ron Latz, DFL-St. Louis Park, states that the Senate expresses “condemnation of President Trump’s pardon of criminal participants of the January 6 insurrection who had been found guilty of violent crimes.”

The resolution passed with all 34 Democrats voting yes and 22 Republicans voting no. The resolution will be sent to Trump, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the secretary of the U.S. Senate and the clerk of the U.S. House. Republican Sen. Andrew Lang of Olivia said he was prohibited from voting on the resolution under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

On Jan. 20, the day he began his second term in the White House, Trump issued a proclamation to commute the sentences of 14 individuals and pardon “all other individuals convicted of offenses” related to the Jan. 6 Capitol assault that Trump summoned as Congress met to certify President Joe Biden’s November 2020 election. Roughly 1,600 people were charged in the insurrection, and 1,300 of those were convicted.

Latz said during March 27 debate on the resolution that the pardons by Trump served as a “green light” for violent attacks on police officers,

elected officials and “our democracy.” Some 140 law enforcement officers were injured on Jan. 6.

— Forum News Service

Lindell considering bid for governor next year

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has announced he is considering a run for Minnesota governor, saying “nobody wants Tim Walz.”

Lindell teased the bid during a Monday evening broadcast on his streaming show, LindellTV. The Mankato native is the founder of Chaska-based MyPillow and a prominent supporter of President Donald Trump and his 2020 election conspiracy theories.

“I’m going to tell you right now, I’m considering running for governor in the state of Minnesota, because right now we have a voice that could be big …,” Lindell said during the broadcast Monday. “I live here in Minnesota. Everywhere I go, nobody wants Tim Walz. They don’t … You would not want Walz, you would want anything but him. You know, that’s what I’m hearing all over the state of Minnesota.”

In late February, Walz’s office said that he’s mulling a third term as governor. Walz was first elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022. Las year, he was the Democratic vice presidential nominee. The last Minnesota governor who served three terms was DFLer Rudy Perpich, who left office in 1991. Perpich’s terms were not consecutive.

There have not been any official bids announced for the 2026 race.

— Forum News Service

Parents not charged in child’s firearm death

Criminal charges will not be filed against the parents of Rudy Sweere, a 3-year-old rural Wadena boy who died from an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound in December, according to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office.

On Dec. 29, dispatchers were notified of the shooting in northwestern Minnesota, and law enforcement, emergency medical services and rescue personnel responded, finding the child with a gun

shot wound to his head. The boy was transported to a hospital, where he later died of his injuries.

According to the sheriff’s office, an investigation into the incident revealed that the residence had childproof safety mechanisms in place, including secured doors and cabinets. The incident occurred in a room where the child was not permitted unsupervised access. However, a door equipped with a childproof mechanism was inadvertently left partially ajar for a brief period, allowing the child to enter. The handgun was stored in a closed drawer.

“After a thorough review of the evidence, the Otter Tail County Attorney’s Office determined there is no reasonable likelihood of a successful prosecution,” the sheriff’s office said. “As such, no charges will be filed.”

— Forum News Service

Giants Ridge skier killed in accident

Authorities have identified a northern Minnesota skier who died in a weekend accident at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.

Christian Richard Hufnagle, 21, of International Falls, was pronounced dead at the Aurora hospital, according to the Gilbert Police Department.

The agency, which handles calls for Biwabik, reported that first responders were called to the hill for an injured skier Saturday. The release did not indicate the nature or time of the accident or the skier’s injuries.

Giants Ridge Ski Patrol staff brought Hufnagle off the slopes, and he was transported to the nearby hospital, but lifesaving measures were unsuccessful.

— Forum News Service