2025 in Minnesota
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Minnesota.
Incumbents
State government
Events
- January 28 – 2025 Minnesota House of Representatives District 40B special election[1]
- March 17 – State Representative Justin Eichorn is arrested for allegedly soliciting a minor for sex. He resigns three days later.[2]
- March 29 – A SOCATA TBM-700 crashes into an unoccupied house in Brooklyn Park, killing everyone on board.[3]
- April 29 – Five people are shot in a vehicle in Minneapolis, four fatally. Police say the shooting is gang-related, and a member of the Native Mob is arrested.[4]
- May 26 – The Minnesota Frost win the 2025 PWHL Finals, beating the Ottawa Charge 2–1 in game 4.[5]
- June 14 – State Senator John Hoffman and State Representative Melissa Hortman and their spouses are shot in their respective homes in Champlin and Brooklyn Park by a gunman impersonating a police officer. Hortman and her husband are killed.[6][7]
- July 18 – State Senator Nicole Mitchell is found guilty of burglary. In April 2024, Mitchell broke into her estranged stepmother's home to retrieve belongings owned by her late father. A few days after the ruling, Mitchell announces she will resign from her office.[8]
- August 26 – One person is killed and six others are wounded in a mass shooting near Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Minneapolis.[9]
- August 27 – 20 people are shot at a church during a Christian school's mass in Minneapolis. Two children are killed. The shooter commits suicide at the scene.[10][11]
- September 15 – Five people are wounded in a mass shooting at a homeless encampment near the I-35W & Lake Street Metro station in Minneapolis, one of whom later dies from his injuries.[12] Later that same day, seven people are injured in a shooting at another homeless encampment in the city, including one woman who later dies of her injuries.[13] A drug dealer from Illinois is later charged in the second shooting.[14]
- November 4 –
- 2025 Minneapolis municipal election[15]
- 2025 Minneapolis mayoral election: Incumbent Jacob Frey wins reelection, beating State Senator Omar Fateh.[16][17]
- 2025 Saint Paul mayoral election: State Representative Kaohly Her wins the mayoral race, beating incumbent mayor Melvin Carter. She is the first woman and Hmong American to serve as mayor of Saint Paul.[18]
- November 21 – President Trump says the government will immediately strip all Somali immigrants in Minnesota of Temporary Protected Status. A study in August previous found there were 705 Somali people covered by TPS nationwide.[19]
- December 3 – ICE begins increased immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis.[20]
See also
References
- ^ "Index - Election Results". electionresults.sos.mn.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ LeSavage, Briggs (March 20, 2025). "Sen. Eichorn submits letter of resignation following prostitution of a minor charge". KBJR-TV. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Kilat (March 29, 2025). "Brooklyn Park plane crash: No surviving passengers, residents of home safe". KMSP-TV. Archived from the original on April 4, 2025.
- ^ Karnowski, Steve (May 2, 2025). "A fourth person dies from a Minneapolis mass shooting and the suspect is charged with murder". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "MINNESOTA WINS SECOND STRAIGHT WALTER CUP, PHILIPS VOTED ILANA KLOSS PLAYOFF MVP". PHWL. May 26, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ "Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, husband killed; Rep. John Hoffman and wife also shot". KTSP. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "Sources say two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot". KTSP. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "Minnesota lawmaker to resign after being convicted of felony burglary". NBC News. The Associated Press. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Baude, Emily; Reeve, Richard; Henry, Ben (August 26, 2025). "'Tragic and alarming': 1 dead, 6 injured in shooting next to Cristo Rey High School in Minneapolis". KSTP-TV. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ^ Lewerenz, Jennifer. "Multiple Casualties Reported at Minneapolis Church". KNSI. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ^ "Multiple people injured in Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis, police say". BBC News. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ^ "Minneapolis shooting near Lake Street transit station leaves 5 hurt". KMSP-TV. September 16, 2025. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
- ^ Hutchinson, Bill (September 16, 2025). "13 people hurt in 2 mass shootings at Minneapolis homeless encampments on the same day". ABC News. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ^ "Lake Street encampment shooting stemmed from dispute over drug territory, charges say". CBS News. WCCO. September 26, 2025. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Minneapolis, City of. "Elections calendar". vote.minneapolismn.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Karnowski, Steve (November 5, 2025). "Jacob Frey fends off democratic socialist's challenge to win 3rd term as Minneapolis mayor". The Associated Press. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ Winter, Deena (November 4, 2024). "Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey plans to run for re-election, and others might challenge him". www.startribune.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Cox, Peter (November 5, 2025). "Her makes history as first woman and Hmong American elected St. Paul mayor". MPR News. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ Offenhartz, Jake (November 22, 2025). "Trump pledge to 'immediately' end protections for Minnesota Somalis sparks fear and legal questions". The Associated Press. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ^ Gamboa, Suzanne; Ainsley, Julia (December 3, 2025). "Federal agents begin immigration operations in New Orleans and Minneapolis". NBC News. Retrieved December 3, 2025.